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1. Rumor: Sony plans major PS3 firmware update

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Friday, 26 June 2009

   Sony is reportedly planning a major Playstation 3 firmware update. According to VG247, PS3 Firmware 3.0 will offer a "completely new system" for the console. The update - described as a "huge overhaul" ...

2. Sony pumps out 2.01 PS3 firmware

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 20 November 2007

   Sony released the latest Playstation 3 firmware late last night, fixing a handful of bugs that arose from the major 2.0 update earlier this month. Foster City (CA) - Sony released the latest Playstation ...

3. Yellow Dog Linux to run on PS3

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 17 October 2006

   Terra Soft Solutions, a Linux company specializing in Apple Macintosh and IBM Linux distributions, has announced a distribution for upcoming Sony PlayStation 3. Yellow Dog Linux version 5.0 is being developed ...

4. Hackers break new PSP firmware

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

   Tuesday, 31 January 2006

     The latest development from hackers working on breaking the security on Sony's various firmware upgrades for the PSP has allowed homebrew software to run on even the latest patches - leading to ...

5. Microsoft fixes critical IE problems

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Wednesday, 14 December 2005

   ... Tuesday in Microsoft's regularly scheduled software update, which also addressed some problems caused by Sony's XCP copy protection software. Read the complete story here. (PC World)  ...

6. Sony offers patch to remove hidden DRM drivers :BetaNews

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

   Thursday, 03 November 2005

     From BetaNews This morning, Nate Mook of BetaNews tells the story of a security software engineer who discovered one of the Sony BMG CDs he had purchased had installed drivers on his Windows PC. ...

7. Sony patches PSP 2.0 firmware as homebrewers fight their own malware

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Tuesday, 04 October 2005

     Homebrew PlayStation Portable developers find themselves the victims of an exploit; meanwhile, Sony posts an update to its PSP firmware to thwart a potential exploit. Los Angeles (CA) - Responding ...