The devastating earthquake in Kumamoto last month is wreaking havoc to the camera industry, as the Sony imaging sensor factory situated in that prefecture is still closed, and its closure is effecting manufacturers such as Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and even Sony themselves.  

Is this the thing that will change imaging forever? Sony recently filed a patent for an intriguing new device that can revolutionize how you take your photos forever in the future. The contact lens camera puts all the inner workings of a camera – lens, sensor, storage – into a working unit that is small enough that you can put it on your eyes directly!

The recent Japan earthquake may impact smartphone manufacturers as Sony's imaging sensor production facility was involved in the earthquake.

When Sony revealed their three new camera-centric Xperia X series at the MWC 2016, words went around that Sony had actually replaced the Xperia Z series with those new smartphones. Well, turns out that it was true. As news just came yesterday that Sony Mobile is indeed discontinuing the Xperia Z series, here's what they have to say:-

Sony Corporation revealed many new products during CES 2016 planned for this year, the products revealed by Sony Electronics (SEL) President and COO Michael Fasulo were the X93D series of BRAVIA 4K LCD TV, new Sony audio products, three new camcorder series, and two new Life Space UX products which can be found below. 

Sony Corporation President and CEO Kazuo Hirai stated, “From the choices we’re making to be differentiated and unique, to the curiosity that drives our passion to face challenges, to our commitment as enablers of creativity, it is clear that the philosophical and strategic pillars are in place to continue to build a stronger, better, more profitable Sony. Providing kando continues to be the core focus and goal of our business.”

If you’ve bought a Hi-Res audio system already and wondered how you can bring out the best of it. Sony is here to give you some helpful tips to have a wonderful entertainment experience at home. Whether it’s your TV, subwoofer or sound bar, here are 4 ways to maximize the sound quality without having to spend an extra money.

Qualcomm has just issued a press release detailing some of the key features of its top end processor, theSnapdragon 810. The chip maker also revealed some of the companies which will incorporate this SoC inside their upcoming devices. There are officially two flagship phones which currently use Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, LG's high-end LG G Flex 2 and the recently announced Xiaomi Mi Note Pro. The chip maker also revealed the names of the smartphone manufacturers who will use this processor which includes Sony, OPPO and Motorola, thereby confirming at least one aspect of their upcoming flagship devices. However, these three weren't the only names brought up by Qualcomm as the press release also revealed that one of Microsoft's smartphones will also use this processor. Given the high-end placement of the chip, it is likely that the phone will be the next Lumia flagship. This is quite surprising as Lumia devices are generally not known to come with the latest Snapdragon chipsets. It is still not known what Microsoft device will feature this chip, but it would most likely come with the new Windows 10 operating system. Expect more details at MWC 2015 to be held in Barcelona next month. 

When it was first announced in June, the Sony SmartWatch 2 was estimated to arrive in September but according to UK retailer Clove, Sony supposedly said it would be released on 15 July 2013, but with the date now passed Clove have come back and received news from Sony that the new release date would 9 September 2013. Apparently Clove has already put out orders (or pre-orders in this case) for the smartwatch but will keep the money and ship out the SmartWatch when it arrives.