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Sony PS3 European shipments seized in LG legal battle

Sony PS3 European shipments seized in LG legal battle

Posted on Mar 01, 2011 by MG1

Shipments of Sony PlayStation 3 consoles bound for Europe have been seized following a legal injunction won by LG, in the latest round of an acrimonious patent war.
Tens of thousands of consoles were ...

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Sony: PlayStation 3 Pirates Will Be Banned for Life

Sony: PlayStation 3 Pirates Will Be Banned for Life

Posted on Feb 17, 2011 by MG3

Sony on Wednesday issued an edict: if a user hacks the PlayStation 3, that user will be banned for life from Sony's online services, permanently.

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doubleTwist Android app gets media streaming to Xbox and PS3

doubleTwist Android app gets media streaming to Xbox and PS3

Posted on Feb 16, 2011 by MG3

doubleTwist is an iTunes-like syncing program for Android, and we’ve seen the software go from a small program not many people have heard of to the go-to Android syncing solution. DoubleTwist is getti...

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Sony's Kevin Butler tweets PlayStation 3 security key

Sony's Kevin Butler tweets PlayStation 3 security key

Posted on Feb 10, 2011 by MG3

Sony's Kevin Butler, a fictional character portrayed by actor Jerry Lambert in the "It Only Does Everything" advertising campaign for the PlayStation 3, today accidentally retweeted the USB dongle ID ...

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Sony's Filmy app gives PS3 owners advanced AVCHD viewing

Sony's Filmy app gives PS3 owners advanced AVCHD viewing

Posted on Feb 09, 2011 by MG3

Sony on Tuesday put out a rare after-market PS3 app of its own. Filmy is designed to organize and play video recorded in AVCHD (H.264), whether stored on the PS3's hard drive or from a camera attached...

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LG Seeks Ban on PlayStation 3 Consoles in the U.S.

LG Seeks Ban on PlayStation 3 Consoles in the U.S.

Posted on Feb 09, 2011 by MG3

Ruh roh, Sony. In retaliation to patent infringement claims Sony has made against LG, the latter is pleading with the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban imports of PlayStation 3 consoles, Bloo...

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PS3 3.56 firmware causes problems with upgraded HDDs

PS3 3.56 firmware causes problems with upgraded HDDs

Posted on Feb 01, 2011 by MG1

Despite Sony's close attention to closing jailbreaking hacks with the latest mandatory PS3 firmware update, users are voicing frustration over apparent problems with upgraded hard drives. A number of ...

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Silver Satin PS3 Rolls into Japan on March 10th

Silver Satin PS3 Rolls into Japan on March 10th

Posted on Feb 01, 2011 by MG1

It's not white, titanium blue, or even the traditional black -- this PS3 is silver satin and headed to Japan on March 10th. No specs have changed as far as we can tell with the 160GB model CECH-2500A ...

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PS3 firmware 3.56 hacked in less than a day, Sony's lawyers look confused (update)

PS3 firmware 3.56 hacked in less than a day, Sony's lawyers look confused (update)

Posted on Jan 31, 2011 by MG1

Sony's taken some strong steps against PS3 cracking in the past week -- not only has it taken to the courts and won a temporary restraining order against Geohot and fail0verflow for cracking the conso...

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Sony about to issue PS3 update with 'minor,' mysterious security patch (update)

Sony about to issue PS3 update with 'minor,' mysterious security patch (update)

Posted on Jan 27, 2011 by MG1

Sony just mentioned on its official PlayStation blog that the PS3 is about to get a "minor" update, v3.56. With Sony about to host a press event in Tokyo, it would be nice if we were getting some new ...

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Sony Scrambles to Plug PS3 Root Key Hole, Will Use Serial Keys for Games

Sony Scrambles to Plug PS3 Root Key Hole, Will Use Serial Keys for Games

Posted on Jan 26, 2011 by MG1

In an effort to curtail piracy and thwart any damage that might result from the recent public posting of security codes for the PlayStation 3 console. Sony plans to introduce a serial key system for i...

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Sony PS3 Hacker To Argue That He 'Re-Enabled' Feature

Sony PS3 Hacker To Argue That He 'Re-Enabled' Feature

Posted on Jan 17, 2011 by MG1

Lawyers representing George Hotz, the individual accused of illegally hacking the Sony PlayStation 3, claim that Hotz did so to add back a feature that Sony had removed.
Hotz, the lawyers claimed, "re...

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Can Sony ban gamers that hack PS3 without them connecting to PSN?

Can Sony ban gamers that hack PS3 without them connecting to PSN?

Posted on Jan 13, 2011 by MG3

Sony has decided to voraciously go after the people that offer up hacks and mods for the PS3 console this week after some hacks have surfaced that render existing Sony security on the PS3 moot.

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Sony taking legal action over Geohot PS3 hack

Sony taking legal action over Geohot PS3 hack

Posted on Jan 12, 2011 by MG3

Sony is attempting to block access to the PS3 hacking tools developed by Geohot and others, requesting a temporary restraining order and claiming that the TPM-circumnavigating system has already been ...

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PS3 Jailbreak firmware released

PS3 Jailbreak firmware released

Posted on Jan 10, 2011 by MG1

Hacker Geohot has released a custom firmware tool for the PS3. The new firmware is intended as a proof of concept, has been signed using a homebrew tool that takes advantage of the leaked PS3 root key...

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