Sony Vaio
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Sony Vaio P
Reviews Sony's upscale Atom-powered Vaio P has the components of a cheaper machine, but the design of a more expensive one. The end result will be a useful travel PC for some and a conversation piece for others.
Tags: Battery, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mouse Button, operating system, Notebook, Mouse, Sony VAIO P, VAIO P, Sony Vaio, Microsoft Windows
Sony Vaio VGN-BZ11MN
Reviews The Vaio VGN-BZ11MN is a cost-effective 15.4in. Centrino 2 notebook. It's solidly built if somewhat uninspiring, and you may want to opt for its £100 more expensive stablemate to get a higher-resolution screen.
Tags: Intel Corp., Google Inc., Lid, Graphics, Notebook, Screen Resolution, Touchpad, VAIO VGN-BZ11MN, Hinge Mechanism, BZ11XN
Sony Vaio VGN-TT11WN/B
Reviews This is an attractive ultraportable with a high-quality screen, a good keyboard and integrated mobile broadband. But for the (high) asking price we'd expect a larger hard drive, a better webcam, more USB ports and better graphics performance.
Tags: Battery, Graphics, Notebook, Mouse, Connectivity Feature, VAIO VGN-TT11WN/B, TT, VAIO TT VGN-TT11WN/B, TT11WN/B, Sony Vaio
My new Windows notebook is a MacBook Pro
Blogs I suffered one year of sleep, hibernate and boot problems with my Sony Vaio VGN-AR69GU laptop. The last time I applied a...
Report: Sony laptops can't use Windows 7 XP mode
News Sony intends to enable Intel's Virtual Technology, which supports Windows 7's "XP mode", only on select Sony Vaio models in future, says U.K. newspaper.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Intel Core 2 Duo, Sony Vaio, Microsoft Windows XP, Laptop Computer
Sony reorganizes as president steps down
News Howard Stringer becomes president as well as CEO and chairman as a major reorganization puts Vaio PC and PlayStation divisions into the same business group.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Development/design, Personal Computers, Leadership, Apple Inc., Mobile, TV, Sony Playstation, Video, Sony Vaio
Windows 7 location smarts spark privacy debate
News news analysis A new interface paves the way for more software makers to more easily make use of location information, although the move also raises potential privacy issues.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Privacy, Location-based services, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Application, Location, Privacy, Microsoft Windows 7, Service
Sony Vaio VGN-Z11WN/B
Reviews Beautifully designed and reassuringly robust, the 1.5kg Vaio Z11 marries a decent-sized 13.1in. screen with good portability and integrated 3G/HSDPA. It's not flawless, but if you can afford it, buy it.
Tags: Battery, Mode, Graphics, Notebook, Graphics Subsystem, Brightness Adjustment, VAIO Z11WN/B, Sony Vaio, performance, Wi-Fi
Sony to ship Google Chrome browsers on Vaios
News Google deal with Sony will see all the hardware vendor's American Vaio-brand PCs equipped with Chrome browser in tandem with Internet Explorer.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet User, Sony Vaio, Apple Safari, Web browsers, Sony Corp.
Google reforms Chrome for Snow Leopard
News Mac version of the browser still lags its Windows sibling, but is getting more mature.
Tags: Mac OS, Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Sony Vaio, program manager, Google News, search bar, Google Gmail
Sony recalls about 438,000 Vaio laptops
News Japanese consumer electronics giant says irregularly positioned wires near the notebook hinge, or dislodged screws inside the hinge, can cause short circuits and overheating.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Battery, Electronics, Notebook, Sony Vaio, Laptop Computer, retail company, U.S., blog, spokesman
Sony sees big slump in income
News Gains on the PlayStation side cannot offset woes facing other parts of the company's consumer electronics operations.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Hardware, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Yen, Sales, Sony Vaio, software, net income, revenue, Income
Sony: Our innovation is back
News Drive to be more contemporary is helping company shed its image as one "ridiculed for its software development", says its chairman and CEO Howard Stringer.
Tags: Innovation, Personal applications, Software engineering/development, Consumer Technology, Development/design, Personal Computers, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Innovation
Toshiba Portégé R500-10U
Reviews Nothing beats the Toshiba Portégé R500-10U for sheer lightness. It lets itself down slightly due to its flimsy feel, and the battery life could be a bit longer, but it's still an astonishing product.
Green Dam delay: How long will it last?
News Postponement allows Chinese government to finetune initiative and resolve confusion, experts say. One vendor reportedly has started selling PCs with filtering software.
Tags: Business applications, Web sites, Regulations, PC Company, Asia-Pacific, content filtering, Government, phone, China, Internet
