Is Sony planning a PSP phone?

The newest version of Sony's PlayStation Portable isn't even on sale yet, but the company is already looking ahead to what's next, according to Reuters.

The electronics giant is looking into making a combination gadget that would meld its PSP gaming system with the cell phones made by Sony Ericsson, its joint-venture Swedish electronics maker Ericsson, according to Reuters, which cited the Nikkei business daily.
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Beatles-iTunes deal won't be affected by Michael Jackson's death

Michael Jackson's position in long-time efforts to make the much-coveted Beatles catalog available digitally is one of the most misunderstood aspects in the very complicated negotiations.

The sudden death of one of the world's best-known entertainers on Thursday will have no impact on whether songs from the Fab Four will finally make it to iTunes and other Web music stores. Rumors aside, no deals are imminent, music sources told CNET News.

Jackson bought ATV Music Publishing, the company that owned the words and music to 250 Beatles songs, nearly 25 years ago. He sold a 50 percent share in the company to Sony in 1995 and together they operated Sony/ATV. The actual recordings of the Beatles playing their songs is owned by EMI, one of the four largest music labels, and Apple Corp., the company that looks after the Beatles' business holdings and rights.
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Philips announces new iPhone-compatible speaker docks

iPhone-compatible speaker docks are not exactly common here in Asia, while the iPod-toting hippies will have no problem finding one that will fit. Some people have taken the risk of using an iPod-only dock for their iPhones, but we wouldn't really recommend doing that.

Philips joins the iPhone-compatible speaker dock segment with three models; A bedside alarm clock DC315; a micro Hi-Fi DCM250; and a handsfree speakerphone DC350.
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iLuv's iPod clock radio shakes you awake

Heavy sleepers rejoice. iLuv will soon be shipping an iPod clock radio that features not only dual-audio alarms but a "unique" vibrating bed shaking accessory that it claims will "wake even the deepest of sleepers".

The official name of the product is the iLuv iMM153 Desktop Dual Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker for iPod. It comes in four colors (black, blue, white, and pink) and will be shipping in July with an MSRP of US$59.99. (More info here).
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Time to upgrade the iPod touch in September?

Fans of the iPod touch who felt left out due to last week's launch of the iPhone 3GS, take heart: You've got a new device on the way. In the BlueTool initialization script in the iPhone 3.0 firmware there are mentions of a new iPod touch called "iPod3,1". Given that the current generation is referred to as "iPod2,1," this indicates that Apple has a new version in the works.

It's too soon to say what the new iPod touch will look like or feature, but rumors point to a camera that takes video as being a likely addition. Other rumors indicate a larger screen, new wireless features, a digital compass, and GPS.

While fans would love to see more iPhone-like functionality in the new device, Apple has to make sure it doesn't give too much away: Make the iPod too much like the iPhone and it takes away much of the reason to buy an iPhone.

Apple's last upgrade to the touch line came last September, thus it would seem reasonable to assume that the next one would be this coming September. Being that it's an Apple product you can be sure more info will slowly come out in the months to come.

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