Sony brings visual add-on to PlayStation 3

September 24, 2008 By RON HARRIS , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Sony Corp.'s U.S. video game division is adding a slick visual program to the PlayStation 3 game system that delivers news headlines, weather reports and webcam views from around the globe.

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