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Sony sees software subscriptions as future for its image sensors - TechCentral

Sony’s image sensor business aims to replicate PlayStation’s success to address its reliance on a handful of manufacturers in the fickle smartphone market by selling software by subscription for data-analysing sensors in situ.

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