Sony denies rumors of a PS3 price drop
Sony has denied rumors regarding an imminent price drop for the PS3. The specific rumor that elicited the response had suggested the company was preparing for a Tuesday announcement which was believed to include a lower price for the gaming console or a new browser and online content. Analysts, such as Mike Hickey from Janco Partners, still expect Sony to eventually cut prices sometime between April and June.
“As we have stated previously, we do not have plans for a PS3 price drop, and any rumors to that effect are false and are the result of speculation. SCEA remains focused on the long-term momentum of PS3," Sony's PR Manager, Al De Leon, told CrunchGear. "With the industry’s best software lineup this year, combined with our most aggressive marketing campaign to date, we remain confident in our approach and the value we’re delivering with PS3.”

Hickey argues that a cut of $100 or more will be necessary to invigorate PS3 sales. Without the adjustment, he claims, the console will continue to show lackluster sales and may even drive developers to other platforms.

Sony has maintained that hardware costs have prevented earlier price cuts, as the cost of building the systems would have to drop before the retail tag will change. David Reeves, chief of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, claimed that the company is protecting itself from the difficult economic period which requires a defensive pricing strategy to sustain profitability.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/23/monster-hdmi-difference-scam-still-kickin-in-frys-electronic/

It's disappointing that some companies have to resort to tactics like this, especially with the economic climate the way it is.

Always wanted to know a bit more about Denon link for sound output.


High-grade LPCM 24-bit/96-kHz for 6-channel or 24-bit/192-kHz for 2-channel digital input is possible

when the AVC-A1SR is connected via a shielded twisted pair (STP) cable to a Denon DVD player that

supports Denon Link. Since Denon Link uses low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS), transfer capabilities

of greater than 1.2 Gbps at a differential voltage of approximately 0.3 Vpp are possible.

 DENON LINK has just been upgraded to the 3rd edition. The new edition now allows the input of

Super Audio CD digital signals as well as DVD-Video/Audio.To transfer audio signals, DENON has

developed a unique digital transmission technology, known as DENON LINK. This digitally balanced

 transfer technology permits jitter-less data transfer and low noise. The AVC-A1SRA and AVR-3805

 incorporates this latest digital audio interface, so the enduser will experience absolute

finest in audio playback between AVC-A1SRA and AVR-3805 and DENON LINK featured DVD player.

Please bear in mind that Denon are to offer the 4th edition Link to all new products after March 2009.

Five months after T-Mobile introduced the first phone powered by Google’s Android operating system, cellphone giant Vodafone is unveiling the second. Like its predecessor, the new device is made by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC. It is called the HTC Magic and has a touchscreen, but not the slide-out keyboard that the T-Mobile G1 has.

Starting this spring, the HTC Magic will be available exclusively to Vodafone customers in Great Britain, Germany, Spain and France and non-exclusively in Italy. Pricing was not disclosed. HTC executives, speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, said they were working on making the device available in the United States.

The T-Mobile G1 received generally good reviews, but its appeal was limited by its exclusive availability on T-Mobile, the fourth-largest carrier in the United States. The size of Vodafone, the largest mobile carrier in the world by revenue, should help Android gain broad distribution in Europe.

Google, however, is not pinning hopes for Android’s success on any one phone, but rather on a multitude of phones from different manufacturers. Several others are expected to unveil Android based phones in 2009.

Can some explain to me why the delay?  I would like to hear theories, to see if they match my own!