Sony Exmor RS camera phone modules coming soon 8MP and 13MP lens-and-sensor combos will bring HDR video to a phone near you from October Sony makes a lot of the world’s camera phone sensors, and its new Exmor RS modules look set to shake up the realm of smartphone photography once again. How? Well, for one thing, they’re capable of capturing HDR video, delivering footage that boasts excellent detail in both the brightest and darkest parts of a frame....

Sony fingerprint-scanning screen patent appears Finally – those fingerprint-scanning mobile screens shown in countless films will soon be real Sony has fileda patentfor a fingerprint-reading display that will mean watching your screen won’t be a one-way experience. But although the idea of a screen with a built-in camera might make you think of Orwell’s telescreens, you don’t have to worry. It can only read your fingers – for now. Just like a gadget from a Mission: Impossible film, Sony’s next generation smartphones could feature light-transmissive displays that read your fingerprints....

Sony miro and tipo smartphones join the Xperia clan Well, that was quick – one day after we reported Sony’s Facebook fast-forwarding frenzy, have its fans have got what they wanted? Hoping for a quad core Xperia S successor? Sorry – Sony’s been beavering away at the Xperia miro and Xperia tipo and now we’ve got some official specs to join all thatFacebook teasingandlight-on-details YouTube ads. And there’s plenty to like....

Sony NEX-5R hands on A NEX 5n-a-like that plays nice with apps? Yes please. We peer down the lens of Sony’s latest compact system snapper If you’re a fan of the images that the beefy APS-C sensors in Sony’s NEX series tends to take, you might be as taken in with the 5R as we are: pretty much the same sturdy build as the5Nbut with a whole host of added extras....

Sony PlayStation 4 to come bundled with Kinect rival? Report says PS4 will sport a “Dual Camera” – is the the next generation of EyeToy? Rumour has it thePlayStation 4will come bundled with a dual camera peripheral that offers similar motion-tracking technology to Microsoft’s Kinect. VGLeakssays the device is an evolution of the EyeToy camera, boasting twin 720p wide-angle cameras and four microphones. It’ll be able to track player head and hand motion, as well as enable video chat and allow you to login to your PS4 via facial recognition....

Sony Vaio Duo 11 hands-on Sony’s been at the sake again – this 11.6-inch Ultrabook has taken Windows 8’s dual personalities to their logical conclusion So here we have it: Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s Surface, which just happens to work like an Asus Eee Pad Slider. But you’ll find that this is much more interesting than a niche, first-generation Android tablet. Which is fortunate. Just like Windows 8, the Sony Vaio Duo 11 has dual personalities....

Spotify Premium gets Radio for iPhone and iPad How will Pandora top this? Spotify’s artist and playlist radio feature escapes its desktop confines to roam free You might have seen murmurings around the interwebs today of free Spotify streaming to your iPhone and iPad – sadly, that’s just for Americans. If you’re based elsewhere, you’ll still have to stump up for mobile music – for the time being. But it’s not all bad news: anyone with a Premium Spotify sub and an iOS device can now access the previously desktop-only Radio feature....