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PS3 gets Amazon Instant Video
PlayStation 3 owners are getting another option for streaming movies and TV shows today, as Sony and Amazon have launched the Amazon Instant Video app for the system.
Kung Fu Panda 2 and 119,999 other shows, all at your disposal on the PS3.
Already available on mobile devices, PCs, and a variety of Internet-connected TVs, Amazon Instant Video is a library of 120,000 streaming TV shows and movies available for purchase or rental, 25,000 of them in high definition. The service also includes a perk for users of the online retailer's Amazon Prime service in the form of full access to a selection of 17,000 shows as part of Prime's $79 annual membership fee. Amazon Prime also gives customers free second-day shipping on many orders and the ability to borrow a variety of books for Kindle devices.
The PS3 app will include Recently Watched and Next Episode features, as well as personal recommendations based on customers' viewing habits. The app will also sync up with Amazon servers so users can start streaming on one device and then move to the PS3 and pick up where they left off, or view content they purchased on other devices on the console. To give interested gamers an opportunity to try out the service, Amazon is offering the pilot episodes of more than 100 TV shows free to all PS3 users.
Gamespot: http://www.gamespot.com/news/ps3-gets-amazon-instant-video-6369706
Kung Fu Panda 2 and 119,999 other shows, all at your disposal on the PS3.
Already available on mobile devices, PCs, and a variety of Internet-connected TVs, Amazon Instant Video is a library of 120,000 streaming TV shows and movies available for purchase or rental, 25,000 of them in high definition. The service also includes a perk for users of the online retailer's Amazon Prime service in the form of full access to a selection of 17,000 shows as part of Prime's $79 annual membership fee. Amazon Prime also gives customers free second-day shipping on many orders and the ability to borrow a variety of books for Kindle devices.
The PS3 app will include Recently Watched and Next Episode features, as well as personal recommendations based on customers' viewing habits. The app will also sync up with Amazon servers so users can start streaming on one device and then move to the PS3 and pick up where they left off, or view content they purchased on other devices on the console. To give interested gamers an opportunity to try out the service, Amazon is offering the pilot episodes of more than 100 TV shows free to all PS3 users.
Gamespot: http://www.gamespot.com/news/ps3-gets-amazon-instant-video-6369706
Ps4 (Orbis) to beat Xbox 4 in release date
Source claims the next PlayStation will ship ahead of Microsoft's future-generation console; PlayStation Vita to work as PS4 controller.
The PlayStation 4--believed to be called the Orbis--will ship before Microsoft's next-generation console, according to a mystery source speaking to VG247.
Gamers will have a PS4 before an Xbox 720, according to the source.
The site's tipster said the design ambitions for the PS4 were set "at least" two years ago, and Sony is "confident" that it will release the console ahead of Microsoft's next Xbox.
Release windows for forthcoming machines from Sony and Microsoft have yet to be announced, but a new report suggested the next PlayStation would ship as early as holiday 2013.
The site's source also notes that Sony has clued in select partners (Ubisoft was specifically called out) about the console, and these developers are "already working on it." This falls in line with previous scuttlebutt, which suggested certain studios were developing titles for next-gen Sony technology.
Additionally, the site has learned that parts of the PlayStation Vita's launch hardware were altered to make sure the PS4 and PS Vita could interact in a similar way to the Wii U and its tablet controller. PS4 games will be playable using the PS Vita controller's twin sticks and touchscreen, according to the site.
As of press time, Sony had not responded to GameSpot's request for comment.
In January, a Sony executive said the company would be last to announce its next-generation technology. Thus far, of the three major console-makers--Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony--only Nintendo has taken the wraps off its new tech. The Wii U is due for a worldwide release this holiday season.
Gamers aren't likely to learn anything official concerning the PS4 anytime soon, as Sony previously confirmed it has no plans to bring the system to this summer's Electronic Entertainment Expo, which runs June 5-7.
Gamespot http://www.gamespot.com/news/ps4-due-before-next-xbox-report-6369350
The PlayStation 4--believed to be called the Orbis--will ship before Microsoft's next-generation console, according to a mystery source speaking to VG247.
Gamers will have a PS4 before an Xbox 720, according to the source.
The site's tipster said the design ambitions for the PS4 were set "at least" two years ago, and Sony is "confident" that it will release the console ahead of Microsoft's next Xbox.
Release windows for forthcoming machines from Sony and Microsoft have yet to be announced, but a new report suggested the next PlayStation would ship as early as holiday 2013.
The site's source also notes that Sony has clued in select partners (Ubisoft was specifically called out) about the console, and these developers are "already working on it." This falls in line with previous scuttlebutt, which suggested certain studios were developing titles for next-gen Sony technology.
Additionally, the site has learned that parts of the PlayStation Vita's launch hardware were altered to make sure the PS4 and PS Vita could interact in a similar way to the Wii U and its tablet controller. PS4 games will be playable using the PS Vita controller's twin sticks and touchscreen, according to the site.
As of press time, Sony had not responded to GameSpot's request for comment.
In January, a Sony executive said the company would be last to announce its next-generation technology. Thus far, of the three major console-makers--Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony--only Nintendo has taken the wraps off its new tech. The Wii U is due for a worldwide release this holiday season.
Gamers aren't likely to learn anything official concerning the PS4 anytime soon, as Sony previously confirmed it has no plans to bring the system to this summer's Electronic Entertainment Expo, which runs June 5-7.
Gamespot http://www.gamespot.com/news/ps4-due-before-next-xbox-report-6369350
Sony and Apple being Sued
This weekend a patent infringement claim lawsuit was filed against Sony and Apple over the technology used in their data vending systems for PlayStation Network (PSN) and the iTunes system.
To quote from the official Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif. - The inventor of technology used in data vending systems such as the iTunes and Playstation Network systems has sued Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Inc. (NYSE: APPL) and Foster City, Calif.-based Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (NYSE: SNE) for patent infringement.
Inventor Benjamin Grobler is represented by intellectual property attorneys Christopher Banys and Richard C. Lin from the Palo Alto, Calif., office of The Lanier Law Firm. The lawsuits filed March on 27, 2012, allege that Apple and Sony are infringing U.S. Patent No. 6,799,084.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the ‘084 patent to Mr. Grobler in 2004. The patent covers data vending systems that allow users to store and manage digital music, video, software and other items on a variety of electronic devices.
According to the lawsuit, Apple and Sony have infringed the patent by making and offering infringing data vending systems such as iTunes and the Playstation Network, and that the companies are inducing their customers’ infringement by using these systems.
“You would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t listened to music or watched a video through iTunes or the Playstation Network,” says Mr. Banys, head of the nationwide intellectual property practice at The Lanier Law Firm. “Tech giants can’t just take an inventor’s work and use it as their own. This lawsuit represents our client’s effort to bring some accountability to the system.”
The cases are Benjamin Grobler v. Apple Inc., No. CV-12-1534, and Benjamin Grobler v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, No. CV-12-1526. Both are pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
With offices in Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Houston and New York, The Lanier Law Firm is committed to addressing client concerns with effective and innovative solutions in courtrooms across the country. The firm is composed of outstanding trial attorneys with decades of experience handling cases involving pharmaceutical liability, asbestos exposure, intellectual property, business litigation, product liability, maritime law, bad faith insurance claims and sports and entertainment law.
Read more: http://www.ps3news.com/playstation-3-psn-news/sony-and-apple-face-patent-lawsuits-over-psn-itunes-systems/#ixzz1qoNdm0aR
To quote from the official Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif. - The inventor of technology used in data vending systems such as the iTunes and Playstation Network systems has sued Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Inc. (NYSE: APPL) and Foster City, Calif.-based Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (NYSE: SNE) for patent infringement.
Inventor Benjamin Grobler is represented by intellectual property attorneys Christopher Banys and Richard C. Lin from the Palo Alto, Calif., office of The Lanier Law Firm. The lawsuits filed March on 27, 2012, allege that Apple and Sony are infringing U.S. Patent No. 6,799,084.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the ‘084 patent to Mr. Grobler in 2004. The patent covers data vending systems that allow users to store and manage digital music, video, software and other items on a variety of electronic devices.
According to the lawsuit, Apple and Sony have infringed the patent by making and offering infringing data vending systems such as iTunes and the Playstation Network, and that the companies are inducing their customers’ infringement by using these systems.
“You would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t listened to music or watched a video through iTunes or the Playstation Network,” says Mr. Banys, head of the nationwide intellectual property practice at The Lanier Law Firm. “Tech giants can’t just take an inventor’s work and use it as their own. This lawsuit represents our client’s effort to bring some accountability to the system.”
The cases are Benjamin Grobler v. Apple Inc., No. CV-12-1534, and Benjamin Grobler v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, No. CV-12-1526. Both are pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
With offices in Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Houston and New York, The Lanier Law Firm is committed to addressing client concerns with effective and innovative solutions in courtrooms across the country. The firm is composed of outstanding trial attorneys with decades of experience handling cases involving pharmaceutical liability, asbestos exposure, intellectual property, business litigation, product liability, maritime law, bad faith insurance claims and sports and entertainment law.
Read more: http://www.ps3news.com/playstation-3-psn-news/sony-and-apple-face-patent-lawsuits-over-psn-itunes-systems/#ixzz1qoNdm0aR