…sleek, Sony PlayStation 3. Throw in a game review or 2, T3 magazine’s 3 Most Wanted gadgets of the week and your chance to win an Xbox 360 and this episode should have something of interest for everyone. Watch Cyber Shack next Tuesday after the News and Sports Tonight to…

Since Sony has decided to move ahead with the new design for the PS3 controller, the naming boffins over at Sony have also been busy creating a name for the controller, dubbed the “Sixaxis”. As noted on the official Japanese site, “Sixaxis” refers to the oft-referenced six axes of motion…

Toshiba and Fujitsu have joined a growing list of computer makers recalling Sony batteries in the latest blow to consumer confidence in Sony’s reputation as a manufacturer. The two personal computer manufacturers joined others that have recalled Sony batteries including Dell, Apple and Lenovo. Toshiba said on last week it…

Sony says it will cut the price of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 video game console in Japan by 20 per cent, trying to remain competitive in the next-generation console war with Microsoft and Nintendo. Before all the Sony fans get excited, there’s been no mention the final pricing for the…

With recent news of the Nintendo Wii release in Japan, the US, and the UK, the Australian release date and price has been finally unveiled. Since Sony has declared a delay for the release of PlayStation3 till March 2007, PS fans were left with a bitter taste in their mouth….

With Sony in damage control over their massive battery recall regarding Dell and Apple notebooks, another report of a notebook catching on fire is doing the rounds. Apparently, an IBM Thinkpad notebook user was seen throwing down his notebook at LAX, with numerous onlookers reporting that the notebook instantly caught…

The Sony Playstation 3 will not release in Australia in time for Christmas this year. With reports of a shortage of the blue laser diodes that are needed for both Blu-ray and HD-DVD, Nichia, the company that makes 80% of the world’s blue laser diodes is having problems getting the…

…come in as little as six months. And speculation intensified as the company branched into selling music videos from Sony BMG via Google Video, and offering a new dedicated music search function. But in the wake of a cool reception to Google video sales, and in the face of a…

…events and small meetings between media, retail and development. Update: Next Generation, one of the first sites to break this news this past weekend, has posted a story covering ten reasons why E3 collapsed. According to Next Generation, the presidents of the North American industry’s four biggest companies–Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony…

European antitrust officials are investigating the licensing strategies of the companies behind HD-DVD and Blu-ray. The European Commission is curious to know whether the licensing terms of the rival next-generation DVD formats could break EU competition rules. HD-DVD was created by Toshiba, while Blu-ray was developed by a Sony-led consortium…