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- Sony releases PlayStation 3 firmware update v2.41
- Following problems with v2.40 firmware update which Sony had released last week and had to pull after being available for an hour, Sony has today released v2.41. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, Firmware Update, Sony Playstation, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software
- Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security softwarenot suprisedI ran across this also during our research, can only imagine how many browsers visited Sony's site and became infected...If Sony or anyone else running old ASP websites read this, please inspect your code with the tool MS released: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954476Thanks...
- Tags: Game players, Programming languages, Sony Corp., SQL Injected, Sony Playstation, SQL, security
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software
- The latest high trafficked web site to fall victim into the continuing waves of massive SQL injection attacks courtesy of copycats and the ASProx botnet, is Sony's PlayStation U.S site according to a recent post at SophosLabs's blog : "Researchers at IT security firm Sophos have warned lovers of...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Domain, SQL, Sony Playstation, SQL Injection, Hacker, Programming Languages, Game Players, Databases, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPC
- IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPCSupercomputer Uses.I don't want to sound dumb, but unless the NNSA does nuclear simulations couldn't they keep track of their nuclear stockpile with a Windows, Linux or Mac machine? :-)Update: I read another article related to the supercomputer that states they...
- Tags: Game players, Sony Playstation, supercomputing, IBM Corp., HPC, Intel Corp., chip, Crysis
- Discussion threads 2008-06-18
- IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPC
- Supercomputers are like muscle cars for IT: Few of us have one, but boy they are fun to look at. IBM on Tuesday touted that its supercomputer built for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Lab is the most powerful system in the world. It...
- Tags: Supercomputer, Blade, Sony Playstation, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Chip, Supercomputing, NNSA Supercomputer, Roadrunner, Roadrunner System, Intel Quad-core Blade System, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Sony DualShock 3 - black (PS3)
- When Sony's PlayStation 3 came out in late 2006, much was made over the fact that the new Sixaxis wireless controller that shipped with the system didn't offer any force feedback--or rumble, as the vibration feature in Sony's earlier DualShock 2 controller (for the PlayStation 2) is often called. Sure,...
- Tags: Game players, DualShock 3, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Sixaxis, Sony PlayStation 3
- Product reviews 2008-04-04
- Running Linux on the PlayStation 3: More Than a Toy
- The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) runs Linux, but getting it to run well requires some tweaking. In this paper, first in a series, Peter Seebach introduces the features and benefits of PS3 Linux, and explains some of the issues that might benefit from a bit of tweaking. When Sony first...
- Tags: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Playstation, Linux, Game Players, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2008-03-18
- Photos: Cracking open the PlayStation 2
- The Sony PlayStation 2 was the definitive game console-DVD player combo when it came out. What exactly went into it? by CNET News.com
- Tags: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony Playstation, Photograph, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-01-29
- 'Beavis' goes portable on PlayStation format
- 'Beavis' goes portable on PlayStation formatAm I the only one who sees this irony?The "Universal Media Disc" is a PROPRIETARY format ONLY for PSP!!How the hell can they call it UNIVERSAL if it only supports ONE device in all of creation??Here's your sign.stupid sonyAnd now they are forcing blue ray...
- Tags: Game players, BRD, UMD, Sony Playstation
- Discussion threads 2008-01-25
- Sony PlayStation 3 (80GB)
- There's general agreement that Sony stumbled out of the gate with the PlayStation 3. Months of intense hype were followed by a late launch (fully a year after the Xbox 360) and a staggering $600 price tag for the deluxe model. Even worse, the PS3 didn't have any real...
- Tags: Game players, Games, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Playstation, game
- Product reviews 2007-11-16
- Sony PlayStation 3 (40GB)
- There's general agreement that Sony stumbled out of the gate with the PlayStation 3. Months of intense hype were followed by a late launch (fully a year after the Xbox 360) and a staggering $600 price tag for the deluxe model. Even worse, the PS3 didn't have any real must-have...
- Tags: Game players, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-11-09
- Sony to sell new 40GB PlayStation 3 in U.S.
- Sony to sell new 40GB PlayStation 3 in U.S.How fast can you spin?"Backward compatibility is a nice secondary consideration, but it's far from the number one priority.""We are aiming for perfect compatibility. Our goal is 100 percent compatibility, We are trying to get there as quickly as possible." Kaz HiraiInferior...
- Tags: Game players, Backward Compatibility, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp., Xbox 360
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- The high definition format wars heat up
- In a seesaw battle between high definition formats Blu-ray and HD DVD, things are heating up as the stakes get higher. HD DVD with its first-to-market and less expensive $500 players entered the market and took the early lead while Blu-ray players came out a little later at a staggering...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Set-top, Sony PlayStation 3, HD-DVD, Sony Playstation, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
- Wii continues to hammer PS3 in Japan
- Wii continues to hammer PS3 in JapanHow about US NumbersNTHow about some relevant stats...? n/tn/tMost recent NPD reports.Playstation 3 outsold by GBAhttp://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=25104May NPD: Nintendo still on top, industry sales up 49%http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/may-npd-nintendo-still-on-top-industry-sales-up-49/NPD: Nintendo rocks yet another monthhttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/06/15/npd-nintendo-rocks-yet-another-month/NPD: The Gamasutra Analysishttp://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14341[b] * Nintendo DS: 423K ...
- Tags: Game players, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PlayStation 3, NPD, Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-03
- Photo: The PlayStation Eye
- Sony's camera-microphone, which allows gamers to engage in voice and video chat, is intended as a superior enhancement to in-game communication.
- Tags: gamer, Sony Playstation, voice, Sony Corp., photograph, video
- Image galleries 2007-04-26
- Photos: The PS3 arrives in Europe at last
- From London to Paris to Berlin, the Playstation 3 is now in the hands of gamers--those who were ready to spend big, that is.
- Tags: Sony PlayStation 3, Berlin, Paris, gamer, Sony Playstation, London, Europe, photograph
- Image galleries 2007-03-23
- Images: Harnessing PS3 power for Folding@home
- PlayStation 3 users will soon be able to lend their consoles' processing power to a Stanford University research project focused on the nature of serious diseases.
- Tags: Sony PlayStation 3, Stanford University, processing power, Sony Playstation, console
- Image galleries 2007-03-15
- Logitech Cordless MediaBoard for PlayStation 3
- If you own a Sony PlayStation 3 and have done any Web browsing or text messaging, you're probably pretty tired of using the PS3's cumbersome text-entry system. Perhaps you take a moment a key in the words "PS3 Bluetooth keyboard" into the Google search box and discover Sony hasn't made...
- Tags: Keyboards, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation 3, keyboard, Logitech
- Product reviews 2007-02-09
- Sony Playstation 3 Blu-ray DVD Remote
- Truth be told, the Sony PlayStation 3 is currently the Blu-ray player we use to test a lot of the HDTVs we get in for review here at CNET. As potentially higher performance Blu-ray players come out, that may change, but right now the PS3 is one of the best...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Game players, Consumer electronics, Games, Wi-Fi, Sony Playstation, DVD, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp., Blu-ray disc
- Product reviews 2007-02-01
- New firmware update for the PlayStation 3 fixes backward compatibility issues
- Gotta problem with your PlayStation 3 when playing PS2 or PSone games? Do you see a lot of screen corruption and jagged edges where there should be straight lines? If so, you need to download and install firmware update 1.5.This firmware update will come as a relief to...
- Tags: Gaming, firmware
- Blog posts 2007-01-24
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