Updates at the foot of the post. Sony CEO Howard Stringer has confirmed that Sony will be releasing an Android tablet this year, telling theNikkei newspaperthat its Honeycomb-powered device will launched in the US by the “end of the summer”. It’s possible that the tablet Stringer references confirms the existence of a PlayStation Certified Tegra 2-powered tablet that features a special “wrap” design. Engadgetsuggests the new tablet could have a 9....

Opera Softwarehas been chosenby electronics giant Sony to deliver its powerful browsing technology for its new Sony BRAVIA televisions and Blu-ray Disc players as the company looks beyond mobile and the desktop to power consumer electronic devices within the home. The partnership will see Opera deliver a more interactive browsing experience, utilising the company’s own Opera Devices Software Developer Kit (SDK) which is cross-platform, supports all major browsing standards, whilst running on Internet-connected TV’s and Blu-ray players....

Lawsuits against Japanese electronics giant Sonyhave revealedthat the company laid off a number of employees responsible for network security, two weeks before attacks brought down the PlayStation Network. In the lawsuit, Sony is accused of spending heavily on protecting its corporate data, neglecting to inject the money needed to secure consumer information. In the weeks sinceSony suffered attacksand then slowly brought services back online, the company has been named in a number of additional lawsuits from customers unhappy with their details being stolen....

Sony Corp says that the initial attack on the PlayStation Network was possibly caused by a crackdown on users who were circumventing DRM, provoking the hackers. CEO Howard Stringer told shareholders that it was targeted for protecting its intellectual property,according to Reuters. In April,attackers procured the personal information of 77 million PlayStation Network users, including credit card details. Nobody has taken credit for the attack, although groups like LulzSec continued torepeatedlyattackother Sony departments repeatedly over the following months....

Despite Sony Ericsson’s evident commitment to Google’s operating system, the company was rumoured to be investing into the Windows Phone ecosystem and tipped to release smartphones running Microsoft’s new mobile operating system. However, in a recent interview with theWall Street Journal, Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg poured water on speculation that his company was to develop Window Phone-powered smartphones, clearly pointing out that the Microsoft platform “isn’t as good” as Google’s Android software, which it currently uses:...