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The first "PlayStation phone" is coming to Verizon Wireless in April, the CEO of phone maker Sony Ericsson said Sunday....

After months of intense speculation, Sony has finally revealed the successor to the PSP and PSPgo game devices it currently offers. It's code named NGP or Next Generation Portable and will be available this coming holiday.

While not directly from the film, W magazine (via JoBlo ) has published the first official photos of Rooney Mara (The Social Network) as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which Sony will open in theaters on December 21.

After retiring the floppy disk in March, Sony has halted the manufacture and distribution of another now-obsolete technology: the cassette Walkman, the first low-cost, portable music player. The final batch was shipped to Japanese retailers in April, according to IT Media. Once these units are sold, new cassette Walkmans will no longer be available through the manufacturer.The first generation Walkman (which was called the Soundabout in the U.S., and the Stowaway in the UK) was released on July 1, 1979 in Japan.

Sony issued a voluntary recall of 535,000 Vaio laptops on Wednesday, citing overheating issues. Unlike some recalls, however, the remedy for this one is simple: Update your laptop's firmware.

Sony Pictures releases a new teaser for "The Smurfs" featuring Papa Smurfs and a few of his friends.

From Google to Volkswagen: Companies built on trust and admiration. Companies at the top of the list all had one thing in common: innovation. Google and Sony ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively (with scores of 78.62 and 78.47), pulling in consumer admiration for new technologies that touch consumers' lives.

Google TV promises to integrate the Web and TV, but it relies on TV manufacturers to use its software.

On the heels of rumors that Google TV will be unveiled at Google’s I/O conference in San Francisco in May comes a report by The Financial Times that gives a name to the project: Smart TV.

As I went through my RSS feed this morning, this one news brief caught my eye: "'Rollercoaster Tycoon' riding to the screen for Sony Pictures Animation," as reported by The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog. I usually try to keep an open mind about things here on MTV Movies Blog.