http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/06/sony.shows.oled.mobile.electronics.prototypes/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/sonyolednotebookintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />At CEATEC, Sony is showing off three portable consumer electronics prototype products that use its flexible OLED technology. Conspicuously missing was an OLED TV from the electronics giant, such as its 21-inch OLED prototype shown off earlier in the year. The non-functioning VAIO notebook Sony did showcase was behind a Plexiglas case and was not powered on. It also was seen before, and sports a 0.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/06/sony.shows.oled.mobile.electronics.prototypes/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/01/sony.updates.psp.to.610.firmware/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/psp-610.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In sync with today's launch of the PSP Go, Sony today launched its version 6.10 firmware update. The patch gives all PSPs a new SensMe feature which, much like most Walkman players, sorts music by an automatically generated mood or genre, such as "extreme" or "dance." In a special twist for PSPs, though, SensMe can use the clock to set the mood by the particular time of day. The interface is als... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/01/sony.updates.psp.to.610.firmware/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/sony.walkman.a840.and.s740/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/sonywalkmana840.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony on Wednesday unveiled a new Walkman line that appears tailored to compete with and beat the new iPod nano in terms of sheer features. The A840 is not only the first Sony player to be almost as thin as its Apple counterpart, at 0.28 inches thick, but has an even larger 2.8-inch display that uses OLED. The swap gives it better color reproduction than the iPod's LCD and supplies a long 29 hour... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/sony.walkman.a840.and.s740/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/11/walkman.s740.spotted.in.japan/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/sonys740intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new Walkman model has been spotted at a Sony dealer convention in Japan, according to a Friday report. Called the S740, the player noted by Engadget appears to be a more expensive and highly featured model than the recently introduced Walkman S540 in North America. Details are scarce, but it has the control layout of the S540 but no stereo speakers built into the front of the portable audio play... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/11/walkman.s740.spotted.in.japan/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/first.time.sony.leads.in.four.years/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/sonywalkmans730-reviewsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony's Walkman players overtook Apple's iPods in market share for the first time in Japan in over four years, according to a study by BCN. Although Apple held the lead as recently as a month ago, a sudden surge in the Walkman's popularity and a corresponding drop in the iPod's has led to Sony just edging out Apple with 43 percent of the market versus 42.1 percent. The upset ends an unprecedented... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/first.time.sony.leads.in.four.years/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/sony.walkman.s540/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/sonywalkmans540.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony today updated its Walkman players in the US with updates to its staple non-touch models. As rumored, the S540 series has its own stereo speakers to let users play music or video without headphones. Its display is larger than in the past, now up to 2.4 inches, and users can now record both voice through a microphone as well as the built-in FM radio.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/sony.walkman.s540/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/22/sony.s.series.image.leak/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/sonysml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The next generation of Sony's S-Series Walkman may have been exposed in a leaked press photo posted on Sony Insider. The image, allegedly provided by a credible source, shows several players sporting several different colors including pink, blue, black and red. The design appears to have been refined, keeping the same button configuration but with a larger screen similar to the company's X-Series.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/22/sony.s.series.image.leak/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/19/sony.walkman.x1000.review/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/sonywalkmanx1000-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony has spent much of the past few years regaining ground it lost from its one-time dominance of portable audio. The latest wave of this involves touchscreen players: nearly a year and a half after the iPod touch, the first touchscreen Walkman has arrived. In the X1000 series, Sony is not only looking to compete with the best touchscreen players but to overcome these competitors' mistakes. We hop... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/19/sony.walkman.x1000.review/ Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/14/sony.walkman.e440.and.b140/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/sonywalkmane440.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony on Tuesday upgraded its Walkman players with a Europe-first launch of one model and expansion of a second model into the continent. The E440 series is a significant update to Sony's core Walkman player with a larger, easier-to-reach button layout and a new Clear Audio engine that both improves stereo separation and bass response. An FM tuner with radio recording and a long 30-hour battery l... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/14/sony.walkman.e440.and.b140/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/01/walkman.30th.anniversary/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/sonywalkmanx-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Versions of the Sony Walkman have now been on sale for 30 years, notes Agence France-Presse. The first version of the product went on sale July 1st 1979, based on the sketches of engineer Nobutoshi Kihara, and sold 30,000 units in two months. By 1989 cumulative Walkman sales had exceeded 50 million, and today, numbers are said to be over 385 million. The company has since lost much of its groun... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/01/walkman.30th.anniversary/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:35:00 GMT