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• Sony launches online store for PS3 and PS Vita users

  Sony has launched an online store which will allow PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PC users to buy games and videos online.

• Quickflix signs deal to steam movies on PSN

  Online movie rental company Quickflix (ASX:QFX) has signed a deal to provide its streaming service on Sony's PlayStation Network.

• Mobile game on! Xperia Android 'PlayStation phone' arrives

  Mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson has announced its Xperia Play Android will be available from Telstra and Optus from June 8.

• Sony issues FAQ to clear up PSN WTF

  Sony has issued a frequently asked questions (FAQ) guide for its customers following weeks of non-service for its PlayStation Network (PSN) due to repeated hacking attacks.

• Hacker group 'Anonymous' sets sights on Sony

  A press release attributed to looseknit cyberactivist group Anonymous has targeted Sony in response to the corporation's legal action against hacker George Hotz (GeoHot) and Alexander Egorenkov (Graf_Chokolo).

• Sony rolls out PS3 3D Blu-ray support, grief reporting

  Sony's long-promised 3D Blu-ray update for the PS3 rolls out today, sooner than originally expected, and all it'll cost you is the time it takes to apply a firmware update.

• PlayStation 3 will be ready for 3D by October

  PlayStation 3 owners will finally be able to watch movies in 3D by October, Sony CEO Howard Stringer promised during his speech Wednesday at the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin.

• Sony: The PS3 can do 3D 1080p, but probably shouldn't

  The PS3 can do 3D 1080p, but it probably shouldn't. That's what Sony's telling 3D developers, anyway, in what amounts to an unofficial cap trotted out in warning because the company is worried frame rates at high-def's current pinnacle resolution will head south.

• White is the new black for Sony's updated PS3

  Microsoft just flipped its bevel-edged, cream-colored Xbox 360 to piano black, and now Sony's shifting its matte-sable slimline PS3 into the ivory zone.

• PS3 update will add PlayStation Plus, Facebook integration

  Sony's monolithic cell-powered console is getting a new software update via firmware that's planning to bring some significant additions and tweaks to the Playstation 3 user experience--namely, the addition of the subscription-based PlayStation Plus service and a version of Facebook customized for the PS3.

• Sony launches 3D TVs, gaming

  Sony's plans for 3D entertainment begin coming together on Thursday as the company kicks off sales of 3D televisions and begins offering 3D games for its PlayStation 3 console.

• PlayStation 3 OS changes affect Air Force

  Late last year, we brought you a story reporting that the U.S. Air Force commissioned a $2 million purchase for thousands of PlayStation 3 consoles in order to create a supercomputer capable of running complex military programs, with the PS3's cell processor and ability to run alternative operating systems were cited as major factors in the decision.

• Hey Sony, don't mess with Linux, says PS3 lawsuit

  When Sony nerfed Linux support for the PS3 in early April, we knew it was only a matter of time before someone pulled a pack of lawyers out of their pocket.

• Sony to begin worldwide 3D TV launch in June

  Sony will begin selling 3D TVs in Japan on June 10 and worldwide at about the same time, it said Tuesday. A firmware upgrade to its PlayStation 3 console that adds 3D support and other 3D-compatible home electronics products will also be available to coincide with the television launch.

• Sony blames leap year glitch for PlayStation troubles

  Sony has restored service to the PlayStation Network by resolving a glitch in the internal clock of some PlayStation 3 consoles that recognized 2010 as a leap year and wrongly added a Feb. 29 to the clock.