Tag Archives: jailbreak
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 01:27 BST
World’s first police raid on PS3 jailbreak operation
Police in Johannesburg last week stormed an alleged piracy ring apparently responsible for jailbreaking PlayStation 3 consoles and distributing pirated games.
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Posted in: Crime, Legalities, Piracy, South Africa
Tags: jailbreak
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 13:32 GMT
Sony given permission to subpoena George Hotz’s PayPal records
The California courts have given Sony permission to subpoena George Hotz’s PayPal account and any records relatied to it.
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Posted in: America, Legalities, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz, hacker, jailbreak, ps3 hacks
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 08:00 GMT
Court allows Sony access to GeoHot website visitor IPs
If you happened to live in the Bay area and visited George Hotz’s website from January 2009 onward, you may be contacted by Sony’s lawyers.
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Posted in: America, Legalities, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz, jailbreak
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 10:38 GMT
Hwah? Microsoft encourages Geohot to jailbreak Windows Phone 7
Wait, Geohot’s decided to open fire on another ultra corporation – even with his face still stinging from Sony’s giant lawsuit-slapping hand? Why, that’s absolutely preposterou–
Huh? Microsoft’s offering a free phone, you say? And thus concludes the part of the ride where the world makes sense.
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 03:11 GMT
PS3s bricked by custom firmware
With the publication of the system’s root key, the PlayStation 3 was considered defenceless, but the old girl has one more trick up her sleeve. Drop the latest custom firmware into a 60 GB model console, and behold! A very expensive doorstop!
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 09:59 GMT
Geohot being sued over PS3 jailbreak for “making Sony mad”
George “Geohot” Hotz has overnight defended his jailbreaking of PS3, saying he’s being sued by Sony for “making” the company “mad”.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: Geohot, George "Geohot" Hotz, george hotz, jailbreak
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 23:17 GMT
Sony may be able to detect Jailbroken PS3s
If Sony follow the precedent set by Microsoft, we can expect pirated PlayStation 3 games to bring down the ban hammer, locking users out of the PlayStation Network. Fringe dwellers beware: Sony may well already know what you’ve been up to.
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 | 08:54 BST
UK prison bans PS3 thanks to “escape attempt” fear
A British prison has banned PS3 access to its inmates as it feared the machine could be used in an escape attempt.
Rye Hill prisoners were using the console’s wireless capabilities to chat to people on the outside, according to this Guardian report.
“PlayStation 3 consoles are barred on the grounds that they have the capability to send and receive radio signals as an integral part of the equipment,” said a prison spokesperson.
GungHo president feels Japanese developers “need to go back to basics”