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Instead Of Fixing A Man’s Laptop, Sony Sends Him 7 Broken Computers For Him To Fix

3:20AM September 22, 2011 | Casey Chan

Joe Litwin was waiting for a box to ship his broken Sony Vaio laptop in for repairs. Normal enough, right? One thing: the box never came. Instead, other Sony customers looking for repairs began shipping their broken computers to Litwin’s home. What the? More »


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Sony Recalls Over 500,000 Vaio Laptops

11:02PM June 30, 2010 | Brian Barrett

It’s a rough day to be a major laptop manufacturer. First comes news that Dell knowingly sold busted products, and now Sony is recalling 535,000 Vaio laptops that could get hot enough to burn your skin. More »


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Sony Outfits Vaio Z And Y Series Laptops As MiFis

1:01AM June 18, 2010 | Brian Barrett

It’s not just phones that can act as personal hotspots anymore. Sony’s Vaio Z and Y series laptops will soon start shipping with Share My Connection (SMC), which turns your notebook into a MiFi for up to five devices. More »


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Sony Promises A New “Ultra Mobile” VAIO

9:40PM April 28, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

After the VAIO P and VAIO W, it seems Sony isn’t quite done in the “ultra mobile” scene. Sony Japan’s got a teaser page on its site, complete with a worrying paperclip. Will it be pre-loaded with Microsoft Word? More »


Gaming

PS3 Remote Play Soon To Be On Sony VAIO Laptops

10:11PM April 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

PS3 firmware updates have been in the headlines recently thanks to the OtherOS uninstall, but there was also that attractive 3D gaming business too. It’s not all bad at Sony – unless you don’t own a VAIO laptop, anyway. More »


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Sony Vaio E-Series Adds 14- And 17-Inch Blu-ray Sporting Models

9:31PM March 22, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

A couple of extra sizes of the E-series Vaio range first announced in February have been shown off today: a more portable 14-incher and desktop-hog 17-incher. Both have Blu-ray drives, and the 17-inch model has a Core i5 chip. More »


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Sony Launches Vaio E Series Today: Core i5 Notebooks

1:50AM February 3, 2010 | Brian Barrett

There may be only one build of the Sony Vaio E notebook you can buy today, but your colouring options are equal parts expansive and aggressive. Even beyond the plumage, though, you’re looking at a nice little set-up. More »


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Sony Vaio UX Becomes A Killer Hackintosh UMPC

10:35PM November 23, 2009 | Danny Allen

Not only can this 2007 model UX490 quad-boot into OS X, Windows 7, XP Pro and Vista Business, but its specs have been overhauled. A voice-capable HSPA modem has been added, plus a faster CPU and larger solid-state hard disk. More »


Sony Recalls 69,000 Vaio AC Adaptors Because Of Shock Hazards

6:12AM October 29, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Sony is recalling around 69,000 VGP-AC19V17 AC Adaptors used in Vaio all-in-one desktop computers (VGC-LT series and VGC-JS2 series) and docking stations (VGP-PRBX1 and VGP-PRFE1). More »


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Sony VAIO X Reviewed: Hot To Touch, But The Battery Rocks

10:40AM October 21, 2009 | Chris Jacob

The crazy-light Sony VAIO X got the review treatment over at Laptop Mag. Their opinion is what you’d expect: it’s a reeeealy thin netbook, and their test results reveal Sony wasn’t kidding with those battery life claims. More »