Xperia 1 III leads the charge for Sony’s new camera-focused phones

Sony has three new smartphones to show off: the flagship Xperia 1 III, the more compact Xperia 5 III, and the more affordable Xperia 10 III. As is traditional for Sony handsets, the devices are particularly appealing in the camera and display departmen… Continue reading Xperia 1 III leads the charge for Sony’s new camera-focused phones

Digital PlayStation 3 Purchases May Only Live As Long As Your PRAM Battery Without Sony Servers

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Word of Sony shutting down PlayStation storefront servers for PS3 this summer spread like wildfire on the internet Monday. The discourse in comment sections were filled with anti-DRM rhetoric and …read more Continue reading Digital PlayStation 3 Purchases May Only Live As Long As Your PRAM Battery Without Sony Servers

Sony releases smart speakers that immerse you in all-around sound

Sony offered a glimpse of its first 360-degree audio speakers back at the online-only CES 2021 expo in January, with two units based around the company’s 360 Reality Audio spatial audio tech that’s reported to create “ambient room-filling sound that im… Continue reading Sony releases smart speakers that immerse you in all-around sound

Sony reveals PlayStation 5 VR controllers

Just a few weeks after confirming that a VR system for the PlayStation 5 is in development, Sony has now shown off the controllers. Wearing their inspiration on their sleeves (almost literally), the new designs look lightyears ahead of the PS4’s clunky… Continue reading Sony reveals PlayStation 5 VR controllers

OctoML raises $28M Series B for its machine learning acceleration platform

OctoML, a Seattle-based startup that offers a machine learning acceleration platform build on top of the open-source Apache TVM compiler framework project, today announced that it has raised a $28 million Series B funding round led by Addition Captial. Previous investors Madrona Venture Group and Amplify Partners also participated in this round, which brings the […] Continue reading OctoML raises $28M Series B for its machine learning acceleration platform