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PlayStation 3 Hacker Releases Homebrew Collection; More To Come
0May 24, 2011
by _GadgetNews
in Applications, Development, Gaming, Hacks, News, Playstation, PS3, Software, Sony, Tech
A PlayStation 3 hacker by the name of KaKaRoToKS recently released an SGTPuzzles PS3 homebrew port of Simon Tatham’s Portable Puzzle Collection dubbed the Humble Homebrew Collection, which currently includes 33 puzzle games for both jailbreak and PS3 CFW (PlayStation 3 custom firmware) users. The collection of apps it provides can be used on a jailbroken PlayStation 3, Linux, Windows, Mac, or Android.
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0May 18, 2011
According to reports coming in from Eurogamer, NeoGaf, and Nyleveia Sony’s PlayStation Network password reset system (the one that was put into place after the PSN hack) has been compromised, allowing hackers to change a PSN password if they know your email and date of birth. This information was exactly the same information that was released in the original hack. As a result, Sony has taken the password reset system offline.
The good news here as pointed out by NeoGAF’s “Metalmurphy” is that if your account was compromised, you should have gotten an email from PSN stating that your password More >
Sony’s “Welcome Back” Package Announced For PSN Users
0May 17, 2011
Sony recently released details of their PlayStation Network “Welcome Back” package for North American customers, with PlayStation Plus service and free games as the order of the day.
Offered by a way of a thank you for sticking ar0und with the company through the PlayStation Network downtime, Sony is offering a free month’s subscription to their PlayStation Plus PSN upgrade for users who don’t currently subscribe. Existing customers will have a month’s usage added to their account free of charge. More interestingly, the company is offering two free games to download from a list of five for More >
GeoHot Donates Money Collected For Lawsuit To EFF
0April 18, 2011
As we already know that Sony vs GeoHot Lawsuit has reached an upexpected settlement. George Hotz was facing a trial against Sony for jailbreaking PlayStation 3 firmware 3.55 and had asked his followers for donations to face the trial against Sony. As the case has settled down now, he has decided not to return money to the people who had made the donations, instead he has transferred all the money which is $10,000 to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which is an organization that fights for freedom in the world of technology.
This is what he has posted on his blog:
As promised, More >
Geohot And Sony Reach Unexpected Settlement
0April 12, 2011
The whole GeoHot and Sony fiasco is now a thing of the past. Out of nowhere, headlines today revealed the infamous iDevice and PS3 hacker; George “GeoHot” Hotz and Sony have apparently patched things up. In fact, the two parties are coming to terms with their recent high-profile legal grudge match and settling matters peacefully. Both Sony and GeoHot released a joint statement heralding a conclusion to the courtroom showdown that has been dragging along for weeks now. “The parties reached an agreement in principle on March 31, 2011,” the statement reads. “As part of the settlement, Hotz More >
GeoHot’s Legal Team Takes A Shot Sony
1March 31, 2011
The popular hacker George “GeoHot” Hotz isn’t going down without a fight in the epic jailbreaking legal battle with Sony. He has been subjected to some serious full court pressure by Sony Computer Entertainment America, which is actively seeking to have the case heard in California, conveniently located just outside the company’s headquarters. Stewart Kellar, GeoHot’s lawyer, has finally stepped up to the plate publicly by blasting Sony for demanding that the case be heard in California. Not only would it be “a hardship for Hotz to travel there,” it would “set a precedent for companies being More >
[How To] Log In To The PlayStation Network (PSN) With A Banned PS3
0March 27, 2011
by _GadgetNews
in Consoles, Development, Gaming, Hacks, How To, Mods, News, OS, Playstation, PS3, Software, Sony, Tech
Were you one of the many people who managed to get their PlayStation 3 banned from the PlayStation Network? It is probably pretty annoying to be missing out on all the demos and media which could be at your fingertips. Well now there might just be some hope of you being able to fix the issue thanks to a post over at PS3Hax.
This is confirmed to work if the error you are receiving when trying to access the PSN is error 8002A227. What you will need is the PS3DNS-GUI and PSID.
Disclaimer: This article is purely for informational and testing purposes only. We at MyGadgetNews did not create More >
GeoHot And His Legal Team Claim Sony Is Misleading The Court
11March 19, 2011
We are pretty sure George (GeoHot) Hotz did not expect Sony to bring a lawsuit to the table when he first started jailbreaking the PlayStation 3. The latest installment of this never-ending drama brings news from Ars Technica, where GeoHot and his lawyers believe Japanese giant Sony is misleading the courts in their quest to ensure proceedings continue in their home-town of San Francisco and not where Hotz resides. Sony continues to insist that Hotz agreed to the terms of using the Sony SDK, which is in turn linked to Sony’s US offices in California. The link you may ask is Sony’s US offices More >
Sony Grants Access To Two Years Of GeoHot’s PayPal Records
1March 17, 2011
by TechHead
in Consoles, Development, Electronics, Gaming, Hacks, Mods, News, Playstation, PS3, Sony, Tech
Recently, we reported that Federal Magistrate Joseph Spero officially authorized Sony to subpoena GeoHot’s web provider to secure the official log of IP addresses that visited GeoHot.com between January 2009 and early 2011. In addition to Sony being given access to this information, the PS3 maker is about to delve even deeper into GeoHot’s personal records. This week Sony was also granted access rights to all of GeoHot’s PayPal records for 2009, 2010, and even January of 2011.
The reason Sony was given access to GeoHot’s personal PayPal log is the same reason the company was similarly handed More >
PlayStation 3 Firmware 3.60 Jailbroken Within A Week
2March 16, 2011
PlayStation 3 on version 3.60 has been jailbroken in less than week after Sony released security update to patch all exploits. PS3 hacker Winocm has posted a video that show jailbroken PS3 in action. However, this jailbreak will never be released, as cited by hacker. The PS3 firmware v3.60 was rolled out for PlayStation 3 users on 9th March, 2011 as a system update in order to patch Jailbreak vulnerabilities. With this update, PlayStation Plus subscribers were allowed to boot saved games into the cloud.
After Sony’s legal action against GeoHot and graf_Chokolo, most of the hackers are More >
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