Breaking: Sony looks to sell PC business, lays off 5,000 employees in restructuring bid

Sony is looking to sell it's poorly performing VAIO PC business as well as spin off its Bravia HDTV line into a wholly owned subsidiary to adjust to their recent $ 1 billion annual loss. The company is also laying off 5,000 employees or around 3 per cent of their workforce.

Sony is currently the no. 3 TV manufacturer and is spearhead ingot he move to 4K models and content. The company has seen some recent success in its latest PlayStation 4 console. It's PC, camera and other electronic products have long been considered some of the better built, most innovative and premium products in their categories.

Source: San Jose Mercury News

Microsoft makes OneDrive available globally

Microsoft announced of global availability ofOneDrive, its free, personal cloud storage service. Formerly known as SkyDrive, OneDrive gives people one place to store important photos, videos and documents that is accessible on the devices they use every day. The new OneDrive offers a host of new features, including improved video sharing and newly updated apps for Windows Phone, iOS, Android and Xbox. To celebrate the launch of OneDrive, Microsoft is giving the first 100,000 customers who access their OneDrive account after the launch an additional 100 GB of complimentary storage for one year (customers will receive a notice if they are among the lucky 100,000). Customers can monitor https://twitter.com/OneDrive for the announcement of the start time for this promotion.

OneDrive is free for customers up to the first 7 GB of storage; customers also have the option to purchase storage in 50GB, 100GB and 200GB increments. . More information on OneDrive can be found at http://www.onedrive.com.

Game Change book explores 'gamification' of the office in the engagement economy

A new book entitled, “Game Change”. The book explores how “gamification” can be harnessed and applied as a business model for the future.

An estimated one billion people spend at least one hour every day playing computer and video- games. Why is it that people put more effort into these games than their day jobs or personal relationships?

Businesses need to consider that 7 billion hours by 1 billion gamers is what’s up for grabs in the “Engagement Economy”. It’s argued that if businesses can harness even a fraction of the sort of engagement witnessed in gaming, the rewards will be incalculable.

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BellRoy adds Cognac to its growing wallet palette

BellRoy's revolutionized wallets for the smartphone age and now they're expanding the colour palette with a new Cognac variant. Here's what the company has to say about their new choice colour.

Whenever we add a new color to the Bellroy palette, it has to jump through some serious hoops.

But then along came Cognac in all of its nectar of the gods, rich mahogany colored glory, and it was game over, because, well, Cognac.

Paired with the tactile appeal of our veg tanned leather, this handsome tone is a superb color addition to the Bellroy family.

For now, it’s available in our Card Sleeve and Note Sleeve models.