http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. US videogame sales extended their decline in February with a 25 percent monthly drop compared with a year ago, according to an industry tracker. http://phys.org/news282567899.html Technology Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:05:11 EST news282567899 Sony shook off its financial woes as it played up its Vita handheld gaming devices and heart-pounding titles for its PlayStation 3 videogame consoles. http://phys.org/news258085675.html Technology Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:50:01 EST news258085675 Skype made its debut Tuesday on PlayStation Vita, making its leading Internet video or voice calling service available on Sony's sophisticated videogame handset. http://phys.org/news254496772.html Electronics Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:50:01 EST news254496772 (AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 25 percent in March from a year earlier to $1.1 billion. It marked the fourth month of decline as Sony Corp.'s new PS Vita handheld failed to spark a turnaround. http://phys.org/news253509910.html Technology Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:25:19 EST news253509910 With the PlayStation Vita, Sony has attempted to infuse a traditional handheld game machine with some of the smartphone and tablet features that have made gaming on those devices so popular lately. http://phys.org/news250519001.html Electronics Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:10:01 EST news250519001 Sony says it has sold 1.2 million PlayStation Vitas worldwide, exceeding the company's expectations amid stiff competition from mobile devices and Nintendo. http://phys.org/news249669448.html Technology Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:37:39 EST news249669448 Sony's slick PlayStation Vita handheld videogame gadget hit major markets around the world on Wednesday as the Japanese entertainment titan bucked a trend towards play on smartphones. http://phys.org/news249148325.html Electronics Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:52:17 EST news249148325 (AP) -- The PlayStation Vita won't replace your smartphone. For starters, it isn't a telephone (although it will eventually let you use Skype). And it's too big to fit in your pants pocket, unless you're wearing M.C. Hammer-style parachute pants. http://phys.org/news249064811.html Electronics Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:40:26 EST news249064811 (AP) -- Sony is intensifying its push in handheld gaming with a gadget aimed at hardcore players looking for something with a bit more punch than "Angry Birds," "Words With Friends" and other smartphone pastimes. http://phys.org/news249043459.html Electronics Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:01 EST news249043459 Sony said that its PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment gadgets will debut in the US market on February 22 with access to popular streaming film and television service Netflix. http://phys.org/news245394315.html Electronics Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:30:02 EST news245394315 Technology giant Sony on Saturday held the world launch of its next-generation PlayStation Vita handheld console in Japan, as the company aims to take a bite out of the growing smartphone games market. http://phys.org/news243318599.html Electronics Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:30:50 EST news243318599 Sony said its next-generation PlayStation Vita games console will be released in the United States and Latin America on February 22. http://phys.org/news238214911.html Electronics Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:00:03 EST news238214911 Sony Corp. on Monday took the wraps off its next generation portable gaming machine, PlayStation Vita, a touch-interface and motion-sensitive handheld that outdoes its workhorse PlayStation Portable and will go on sale before the winter holidays. Company executives have called the device Sony's biggest product launch since the PlayStation 3 five years ago. http://phys.org/news226640041.html Electronics Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:34:23 EST news226640041