New Sony MP3 Player

Sony have released a new MP3 Walkman to compete with the iPod Video.

The Sony Walkman NW-A800 video MP3 player, is less than 1Cm thick and includes a 2 inch screen and 30 hours battery life. While the player plays MPEG 4 videos which can be uploaded by a simple drag and drop function.

The NW-A800 will come in several colours including Black, Blue, Pink and White, and available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB versions.

European Playstation 3 not 100% Back Compatible

The PAL version of Sony’s Playstation 3 will not be 100% compatible with older PS2 Games. A statement said they were looking at a "new hardware specification" and "won't concentrate on PS2 backwards compatibility,"

The move comes as Sony hope to lower the production cost for each unit, while offering software updates. At the moment the US and Japanese versions are 98% compatible with PS2 games. Sony’s reasoning is that gamers are less likely to worry about backwards compatibility with the new generation of machines.

The PS3 will be released in Europe and the UK on March 23rd.