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Photo: John Bogna / GizmodoI’ve been a Nikon shooter since I picked up my first DSLR, the entry level D3300, in 2016. At the time, it came down to price: Canon and Nikon were about the same quality as far as still images went, and mine was the cheaper kit. But I liked the ease of the menu system and the results I got from the camera, so I kept on using Nikon cameras. I’ve since upgraded to the D750, and loved it for the past few years.Fast forward to now and the Nikon mirrorless system. The company’s new Z30 is a compact,…

Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted in a recent tweet that the Cupertino company has used Sony image sensors in the iPhone for over a decade. This is a rare confirmation from Apple regarding the specific components featured on its devices. Specifications for the company's iPhone models usually only include the camera resolution, aperture, and other generic information. There have been several rumours over the years suggesting that Sony was providing camera sensors for the iPhone. Even the iPhone 15 is expected to include a…

Sony has yet to take them up on the offer Microsoft’s attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been nothing if not messy, and now the newest concession Xbox’s parent company is making is to extend somewhat of an olive branch to Sony in the form of the Call of Duty franchise. More specifically, Microsoft would reportedly allow Sony to put Call of Duty in the PlayStation Plus subscription service for the first time. Bloomberg reports that Sony is yet to take this offer. The easiest explanation for Microsoft’s…

Sony is expanding its Android 13 presence. The company has started rolling out Android 13 to the Xperia 5 IV, Xperia PRO-I, Xperia 1 III, and Xperia 5 III. These four devices follow the Xperia 1 IV, which received the update last month.Android 13 is now rolling out to the Xperia 5 IV, and more devicesThe update started out in select regions, but it will quickly spread to other markets, so be on the lookout. At the moment, though, the Xperia 5 IV is getting the update in southeast Asia and Japan.The update is rolling out…

According to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, Sony’s strategy for growth is to make Xbox “smaller.” In a recent interview spotted by EuroGamer, the Microsoft Gaming CEO touched on the Activision Blizzard acquisition and Sony’s attempts to block the deal. The Xbox boss said that “Sony is trying to protect its dominance on the console. The way they grow is by making Xbox smaller.” Spencer pointed the finger at Sony for being anti-competitive with their games, focusing on the fact that Sony titles are rarely…

Apple Inc said it had invested more than $100 billion in its Japanese supply network over the last five years, as its chief executive officer Tim Cook visited the epicentre of the country's semiconductor industry. Cook said in a tweet he visited Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan, home to factories of many semiconductor and leading technology firms, including one under construction by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC). In a statement, Apple said it had boosted its spending on suppliers in Japan by more…

Cutting words as Activision merger continues to mire Xbox Head of Gaming Phil Spencer raised eyebrows this weekend with sharp remarks aimed at rivals Sony PlayStation — In an interview with the Second Request podcast, Spencer opined that the way PlayStation grows its brand is by shrinking the perceived size of the Xbox zeitgeist. “Sony is trying to protect its dominance on the console. The way they grow is by making Xbox smaller,” said Spencer (as noted by VGC). “ has a very different view of the industry than we do.…

Xbox chief and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says Sony’s opposition to the Activision Blizzard deal comes down to the PlayStation maker wanting “to protect its dominance” in consoles. “The way they grow is by making Xbox smaller,” said Spencer in a recent Second Request podcast (Via Eurogamer).Sony has been opposed to Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, and has focused on the future of Call of Duty in filings with regulators. “Sony is leading the dialogue around why the deal shouldn’t go…

When it comes to resolution, 8K picture technology is (slowly, but surely) what's coming next, with brands like Samsung, Sony, LG, TCL, and a host of others all offering 8K TV models that are engineered to take your breath away. Delivering double the pixel count of 4K/UHD TVs, the best 8K TVs are also optimized to dish out incredible picture upscaling, as well as vibrant and colorful imagery, regardless of the source, and plenty of smart TV capabilities, too. And while TVs with 8K resolution collect a little less…

If you missed out on securing a pre-order for Sony's headset, you're in luck. The no longer requires an invitation to place a PS VR2 pre-order. You won't necessarily have to wait for months to get your hands on the next-gen PS5 headset either, as points out. As things stand, Sony expects to deliver the device between its February 22nd launch date and February 28th. The initial wave of pre-orders required would-be PS VR2 owners to register their interest and hope they got an invitation from Sony. Now, you can reserve…