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PS3 other OS class suit thrown out

By Gavin Mannion
December 13, 2011
in :  Gaming
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The OtherOS class action lawsuit against the PS3 has been thrown out.

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Hey Sony, It’s Class Action Lawsuit Time!

By Geoffrey Tim
April 29, 2010
in :  Gaming
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This was inevitable. almost as inevitable as the imminent collapse of Infinity Ward! PS3 owners might recall the firmware update that happened earlier this month..y’know? the one that removed OtherOS. Some of you may have noticed the option, but most of you were probably too busy playing games to care. Well, somebody cared. He cared enough to slap Sony with …

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So What does PS3 firmware Update 3.30 Do Then?

By Geoffrey Tim
April 22, 2010
in :  Gaming
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If you’ve turned your PS3 on in the last few hours, you may have noticed that there’s a brand new firmware update available for your black glory box. It’s made no obviously changes to the XMB, so what changes has the large number heralded? The big thing, really, is that it’s preparing your PS3 to be able to run 3D …

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Other OS running on firmware PS3 3.21

By Geoffrey Tim
April 8, 2010
in :  Gaming
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If you were one of the handful of people running OtherOS on your big black box of Blu-ray, I hope you haven’t updated to firmware 3.21 already. Why? True to his hacker word, George Hotz has gotten the feature running on Sony’s latest PS3 firmware – which was intended to remove the ability, citing “security concerns.” Last Updated: April 8, …

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Playstation 3 firmware update 3.21 Now Live

By Geoffrey Tim
April 1, 2010
in :  Gaming
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The latest firmware update for everyone’s favourite black box ‘o Blu-ray has gone live today – and unfortunately word of it removing the Other Os feature wasn’t some sort of elaborate April Fool’s Hoax. In a move that’s pissing a lot of people off, the update offers no new features, instead removing them. Last Updated: April 1, 2010

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Sony Officially Nixes PS3 Linux Support

By Geoffrey Tim
March 29, 2010
in :  Gaming
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It appears the rumours from last month about Sony dropping Linux support on all PS3 units is true. Just next month Sony will be releasing firmware update 3.12 that’ll kill the system’s ability to install operating systems other than its own. If you’re one of the 3 people worldwide who actually uses that feature, it might be a good time …

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