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Intel ‘Lost PlayStation 6 Chip Bid To AMD’
Intel reportedly lost bid to design, manufacture PlayStation 6 processor to AMD in blow to troubled foundry business
Sony Lashes Out At CMA’s ‘Irrational’ Reversal Over Microsoft Activision Buy
UK regulator decision to reverse its preliminary judgement against Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, slammed by Sony
Microsoft Promises 10-Year Sony PlayStation Deal
Microsoft offers Sony 10-year contract for Call Of Duty cross-platform release dates, to ease regulatory concern at Activision purchase
Sony Influenced UK Activision Blizzard Probe, Says Microsoft
Microsoft fires back at its gaming rival Sony, alleging its objections were used by UK's regulator to justify phase 2 probe
No Concessions From Microsoft, Amid Activision Purchase Concern
Microsoft tells UK's CMA it will not offer any 'undertakings' to resolve regulator's competition concerns, prompting start of indepth probe
Sony Powers Up PlayStation VR
Gaming-focused virtual reality headset will look to undercut likes of Oculus and HTC
British Teenager Arrested After Xbox And PlayStation hacks
A teenager from Liverpool has been arrested in a joint British and FBI operation.
PlayStation, Windows Live Gamers Hit By New Passwords Leak
Derptrolling attack reveals thousands of usernames and passwords
Sony Gaming Network Hit By DDoS Attack
Sony's PlayStation Network was one of several online gaming networks taken offline over the weekend by denial-of-service attacks - accompanied by a bomb scare
AMD Back In Black Thanks To Gaming Consoles
AMD returns to profitability thanks mostly to the Playstation and Xbox gaming consoles
Sony Stops Fighting £250k Breach Fine ‘For Security Reasons’
Irony lost on Sony, saying it would give away too much info on its security if appeal against ICO fine for 2011 PlayStation breaches goes ahead
AMD Reveals First 5GHz Processor With Gaming FX-9590
AMD has unveiled the industry's first commercial 5GHz CPU after rolling out the FX-9590 processor
AMD Touts Custom Chip Unit To Battle PC Decline
AMD is expanding beyond its PC origins with a custom-chip unit, which already makes tech for the Playstation 4
ICO Sony Data Breach Decision Coming in Six Weeks
The deputy Informatino Commissioner reveals a decision on last year's Sony breach is imminent
Sony Suffers Fourth Annual Loss As Hirai Prepares To Take Over
Sony announces a third quarter net loss of 159 billion yen (£1.3bn), blaming floods in Thailand and flagging TV sales
Valve Admits Steam Gaming Service Hack
Another gaming service has suffered a damaging hacking attack, but this time it is Valve's Steam not Sony
Sony Insurer Refuses Payout For Data Breach
Zurich Insurance, which suffered a data breach of its own last year, is refusing to accept liability for the Sony hack
Sony Expects £2bn Loss After Hack, Earthquake
The Playstation hack and the Japanese earthquake contribute to an expected £2 billion loss
Sony Fixes New PlayStation Network Flaw
Sony has discovered and then patched a new dangerous security flaw with its Playstation Network
Sony Ran Obsolete Software Without Firewall
Fundamental security, like updating Web software and adding network firewalls could have saved Sony
Anonymous Denies Responsibility for Playstation Hack
Sony blamed Anonymous for the Playstation cyber attack - but the group says it was not involved
Sony Faces The Music, But Blames Anonymous
Sony has hired investigators and accused Anonymous of distracting it during the Playstation hack
Sony, Amazon Problems Aren’t Unique To The Cloud
Cloud services aren’t inherently less secure than those held in data centres. In fact, they may be more secure
Hacked Playstation Credit Cards ‘Up For Sale’
The stolen credit card details from the Playstation hack is reportedly up for sale on hacker forums
ICO To Investigate UK Effects Of Sony Data Breach
The Information Commissioner's Office is investigating Sony's data breach to see if there is a case to be answered
PlayStation Network Breach Compromises 77m Users
Sony takes a week to tell customers their personal data has been put at risk by PlayStation Network hack