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Sony Brings PlayStation Characters To A Live Action Spot

Game characters from Kratos to Sweet Tooth come to life in the latest Sony campaign.READ»

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Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival

This and more news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

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Spanish Police Arrest Sony PSN Hacktivists, But It Won't Stop The Attacks: Expert

Spain has pulled off a Net security coup and arrested three men suspected of the attacks on Sony's PlayStation Network among others. The thing is, those arrested are local Anonymous hacktivists, which is equivalent to whacking a hornet's nest.READ»

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iFive: Clinton On Google Vs. China, Sony Hacked Again, RSA Security "Keys" Hacked, Weiner's Tweets, Sony PS Vita Revealed

Welcome to Tuesday, the day after the Sony, Apple, and Microsoft press blow-outs where we all try to work out what happened. For starters, here's the early news:READ»

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iFive: LimeWire Pays Out For Piracy, Square Hires Apple Engineer, Cisco's Worst Job Cuts, Sony's Sales Suffer, Winklevii Sued

Friday! iFive's speedy news summary! (Today seems like a good day for gratuitous exclamation points!)READ»

PlayStation's Prolonged Shutdown, Goodbye Friendster, A "Condom" For Facebook, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

PlayStation's Jack Tretton on 3-D Games and the Gamification of Business

The President of Sony Computer Entertainment America talks with Fast Company about the relative value of games and gaming systems, how games help reach consumers, and what it's like to work for PlayStation. READ»

Comparing the iPhone's Three Hottest Rivals: Samsung, Sony, and HP

Three new smartphones have recently been revealed, each trying to capture a different consumer. Can any of them dethrone the iPhone?READ»

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iFive: Sony's NGP, Nintendo Profits Down, Twitter Hires Bing Scientist, Google Managing White Space, Nokia's Gloomy Finances

Before you head in to work, let us help get you up to speed on the early tech and innovation news with this quick read: READ»

VUDU Adds 3-D Streaming to Your Increasingly Dimensional Life

Only about 20% of TVs sold this year will support the feature, but Walmart, the company behind this video-streaming service, thinks that is going to change--and fast. READ»

Best Buy CEO on Black Friday Battles: Kindle vs. Nook Color, Samsung Galaxy vs. iPad, Wii vs. Xbox Kinect

Brian Dunn knows what gifts are going to be hot this holiday season. The big ticket items this year will be smartphones, tablets, and motion gaming.READ»

Infographics: Happy 15th Birthday, PlayStation

Except for maybe the Game Boy, Sony's PlayStation is the most recognizable brand in gaming--and today, it turns 15. These infographics celebrate PlayStation as well as giving some insight into gamer snack preferences (spoiler: pizza).READ»

Obama on "iPods, iPads, Xboxes, and PlayStations": "Information Becomes a Diversion"

At a commencement at Hampton University, President Obama warned the students that our gadgets have turned information into a "diversion" and "distraction." I feel his pain, but I'll have to disagree (after I read about the history of Goldfish crackers on Wikipedia).READ»

Sony Announces PlayStation Move, Its Wii-Baiting Motion Controller

Sony gave a brief tech demo of its motion controller at the E3 show last year (and discussed it with us just a few weeks ago), but a lot of the particulars were left unknown. Today, they demonstrated the newly-dubbed PlayStation ...READ»

How to Steal Your Boyfriend Back From the PlayStation

A vest embedded with sensors turns massages into a gaming interface.READ»

PS3 Sales Rocketing, Leaving Nintendo Lost in the Dust?

We knew it was likely to happen, we just didn't realize how big the effect was going to be: According to some reports, the PS3 make-over and price drop has resulted in sales rocketing 1000%. Is Sony beating its gaming rivals? The ...READ»

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Why Did Sony Take So Long to Revamp the PS3?

There's been much hand-wringing about the PS3's price and the fact it needed a cheap revamp ever since it launched in 2006. But here's the thing--Sony didn't drag its feet on the issue at all, especially if you look at the PS2's ...READ»

Three Reasons You Will Buy a PlayStation3 Slim

To no one's surprise, Sony pulled the wrappers off its skinnied-down PlayStation 3 games console yesterday, the PS3 Slim. It's been long expected, and comes with a much-needed price cut. But will you buy it? Here's three reasons you ...READ»

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Augmented Reality Game Plus Facebook Equals Gaming for the Future?

Social networking and augmented reality are the tech buzzwords du jour--but what happens when you mix the two up? You get the casual game Cannonballz from Zugara. And it's a little taste of how gaming might go in the future. The ...READ»