Since Sony updated its PlayStation firmware to v3.56, the hacking community has been having all sorts of problems with Sony, now hackers have found a way to switch back to the older firmware.
The latest firmware v3.55 on the PlayStation 3 was hacked in no time since its release, but Sony isn’t taking kindly to jailbreakers and hackers anymore, and since Sony can change the latest firmware remotely at any time, hackers have decided to switch back to the older version of firmware. Continue reading »
One of the coolest things of using an Android device / tablet is the opportunity for rooting and flashing custom kernels and overclocking the device to see what limit it can get pushed to. Thanks to XDA member coolbho3000, in this video tutorial below, you’ll see how you could give your brand new Motorola Xoom the 1.5GHz overclocking treatment you want.
Maybe hackers can unban themselves from the PlayStation Network, but they can’t surely get themselves out of prison. That’s right, Sony is taking drastic measures in order to stop PS3 hacking, so if you’re a PS3 hacker, you might have to deal with the police like this person did.
We see all sorts of Kinect hacks almost every week, but we don’t recall one that allows you to use Kinect for ‘swimming through’ the internet. I also don’t think that’s something on everyone’s mind, but there you go.
David Stolarsky created this hack as a part of the OpenNI Developer Challenge, and it’s called the SwimBrowser. The name is quite self-explanatory, so it’s quite obvious that you’ll use all sorts of swimming moves in order to navigate through web pages.
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You’ve probably heard or read that Sony is threatening to ban hackers from PlayStation Network, but this doesn’t mean that Sony has won the battle. It seems that hackers have already found a way to ‘unban’ themselves and gain access to PlayStation Network once again.
Sony isn’t taking kindly to hackers and those that support them, therefore Sony decided to change its policy regarding action against its PS3 hackers.
Sony has released anofficial statement on the PlayStation Blog, saying that it will permanently ban all PS3 consoles from the PlayStation Network and Qriocity service if they use pirated software or any other jailbreaking tool. In order to avoid banning from PlayStation Network and Oriocity, users are advised to remove all pirated software and jailbreaking tools from their PS3 systems.
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Kinect hacks are getting quite popular, and speaking of which, you might be interested in this latest Kinect hack that could potential replace your tele’s remote control.
