Sony’s rumored next-generation SmartWatch is real, and it will offer some notable feature upgrades to the company’s current wearable tech offering, a source has confirmed to CNET. The news of a new SmartWatch is not surprising, given that Sony’s Xperia Twitter account has all but confirmed a wristwatch-related announcement at next week’s Mobile Asia Expo …

Sony plans to introduce a super-sized 84-inch LCD television during IFA 2012, Europe’s major consumer electronics show, a source told CNET. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed to CNET that the upcoming 84-inch TV can display a massive 3,840×2,160 resolution (four times the number of pixels in a conventional 1080p set), also known in the industry as …

Sony is nearing a deal to purchase Ericsson’s 50 percent share of the Sony Ericsson joint venture, The Wall Street Journal is reporting today. The deal–which could cost more than a billion dollars–is fragile, according to the report. Mumblings of Sony taking complete control of or abandoning the partnership has been a reoccurring rumor throughout the last several years. Sony …

With so many manufacturers embracing Android, will it continue to be the defacto No. 1 mobile OS? CC jnyemb/Flickr Smartphone adoption is growing in many demographics, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. The Pew poll estimates that 35 percent of American adults own a smartphone device. The data is based on a survey conducted in May, …