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News Consumer electronics giant Sony has cut the price of its Playstation 2 (PS2) console by £70 to £199.99. The Playstation 2 is one of a raft of devices that rival PCs for computing power and promise home internet connectivity and games. [27 Sep 2001]
PlayStation 2 taps into grid computing
News Butterfly.net, an IBM-backed company using supercomputing technology to run online games, is set to announce that it will begin supporting Sony's PlayStation 2 console. But the service is perfect for the Sony's PlayStation 2, which began supporting... [27 Feb 2003]
Playstation marketeer set to join Speedy Tomato
News Speedy Tomato reminded me of Playstation in the early years, it's a really good opportunity to establish a brand. Speedy Tomato aims to establish itself as a European mobile portal, for users of WAP phones, PDAs and next generation mobile devices. [20 Dec 2000]
Playstation 2 wins Christmas race
News Sony's Playstation 2 recorded sales of 962,000 between 11 November and 8 December compared to sales of 934,000 units for Microsoft's Xbox and 602,000 for Nintendo's Gamecube - launched on 18 November. [19 Dec 2001]
Future PlayStation consoles to get all emotional
News Sony will pioneer the concept of letting users interact with computers using hand gestures, eye movements and even emotions, in future versions of its PlayStation console. Sony is planning to enable future versions of its PlayStation gaming console... [02 Dec 2003]
Game Group consoles itself with PlayStation success
News The company said PlayStation 2 and Gameboy Advance - released last year - had resurged interest in computer games. Computer games seller The Game Group has doubled its annual profits after new machines from Sony and Nintendo boosted sales. [29 Apr 2002]
Even monkeys prefer PlayStation to Xbox
News A PlayStation-mad monkey has been separated from the owner who bought it its own beloved console. Chutney the monkey lived with the Morgan family in West Sussex and had coveted the son's PlayStation for so long that his owner eventually bowed to... [05 Jun 2002]
iTunes gets link to Sony’s new portable PlayStation
News A small California software maker has developed a program designed to bring at least part of Apple’s iTunes experience to the new Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP). The software, the latest in Information Appliance Associates' series of PocketMac... [01 Apr 2005]
Running Linux on the PlayStation 3: More Than a Toy
White Paper The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) runs Linux, but getting it to run well requires some tweaking. When Sony first announced that the PlayStation 3 would be able to run Linux natively, a great deal of excitement ensued. [09 Apr 2008]
Playstation mania, war games and not so magic Beenz
News However, it is unlikely that the hirsute dictator is planning to give them away as presents, but rather more sinisterly it is reported that several Playstation 2s bundled together can perform the tasks of a "crude supercomputer powerful enough for... [20 Dec 2000]
Sony refuses to cut Playstation prices
News Sony has claimed it has no intention of cutting the price of its Playstation 2 console in response to an escalating war between the top three gaming companies. Last week Microsoft cut the cost of its Xbox by £100 to £199 to compete directly with... [23 Apr 2002]
Watch and record TV via your PlayStation 2
News Sony's PlayStation 2 console will gain TiVo-like video functions with software to be announced Monday by two start-ups. David Cole, president of research firm DFC Intelligence, noted that Sony executives have talked about using the PlayStation as a... [16 Sep 2002]
Rare acquisition for Microsoft is all about Xbox 2 v PlayStation 3
News Microsoft's purchase of UK games developer Rare will help the console maker to compete against Sony when the next-generation Xbox console goes up against the PlayStation 3, according to analysts. Unless the move starts a round of acquisitions known... [26 Sep 2002]
Sony PlayStation 2 competition: Second winner announced
News Throughout February and March, silicon.com ran a competition for the best reader comment - giving you the chance to share your views on the latest ebusiness news and win a Sony PlayStation 2 in the process. [18 Apr 2001]
Another chance to win a PlayStation 2 in silicon.com's readers comments competition
News In February, silicon.com ran a competition for the BEST reader comment, giving away a sought after Sony PlayStation 2. Choosing a winner is always tricky for silicon.com's judges, so we're giving you a second chance to win a Sony PlayStation 2. [21 Mar 2001]
