Sony pulled ahead early on in this particular race, but it has to prove there’s a more ambitious plan down the line — If anything, it’s even harder to believe that it’s already been three years since the release of the PlayStation5, than it is for the release of the Xbox Series S|X despite the small, 9-day difference. There’s a reason for that: Sony’s latest home entertainment system spent more than two out…

The company’s top product marketing exec for Bravia on the current state, trends and the future of the TV market — Sony Europe is heavily promoting its latest and greatest Bravia televisions — particularly its flagship A95L model, which has been making headlines everywhere over the past month or so — in preparation for the commercially important last six weeks of the year and, while attending such an event, yours truly…

Microsoft’s home entertainment systems struggled for three long years — can they make a comeback during the next three? — It’s hard to believe it’s been three years already since Microsoft’s pair of home entertainment systems, the Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X, hit the market. See, in gaming console terms — in typical ones anyway — three years is almost half the lifespan of such systems… but…

The company would have people still on Intel hardware or early M1 adopters upgrade now, but it’s not that simple — here’s why — So Apple’s “Scary Fast” press event is done and over with — the only scary thing about it being how accurate all the information leaks leading to it actually are — and now the first reviews of what was revealed there are out. …

All ten most popular handsets globally split between these two manufacturers, everyone else seemingly fighting for scraps — One would have thought that, with over 30 or 40 different manufacturers building and offering smartphones around the world nowadays, most sales would be spread across the portfolios of at least a few of those, if not more. But… no: according to a detailed report recently published by Counterpoint Research…

It was an arduous journey for Microsoft but, in truth, the hard part is only just beginning — here’s why — It’s been 21 months since Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard but, after getting approved by British regulator CMA, the company has finally closed the deal. At $68.7 billion not only is this the most expensive acquisition ever made in the gaming market, but the biggest ever in…

It’s getting harder than ever to recommend Apple’s smallest tablet… but there may be an easy fix for that — Funny thing about all those Apple product rumors: if they seem to persist for long, then they’re probably true… and this may well be the case regarding the iPad Mini, the company’s smallest tablet currently available. Rumors that started circulating earlier in the year came back for another round in…

The widely known — and quite popular — free upgrade loophole officially closed by Microsoft after seven years… so now, options? — Evidence of this was widely reported on last month, but it’s now official: going forward, Microsoft will be blocking Windows 7 and Windows 8 keys from activating a copy of Windows 11 or Windows 11. This has long been a popular way to legally use Windows 10 without paying for…

New chassis, more storage and an optional optical drive improve on Sony’s original design, but no price cut… yet — So the rumors were true and the August Twitter leak was accurate: Sony will be launching two redesigned PlayStation5 models that will gradually replace the existing ones while offering more storage space and consumer choice in the process. The overall design of these new PS5 models is similar, but their…