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Portal 2 Australian Pre-order available

February 15, 2011

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Portal 2 Australian Pre-order available

Portal 2 is now available for worldwide pre-order on the PC platform via Steam, and via retailers for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.  Buying the PS3 version gives you the ability of Steam play which means Steam keys for both the PC and Mac versions as well.
Portal 2 offers cross platform [...]

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PS3 gets first custom firmware

January 5, 2011

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PS3 gets first custom firmware

Not long after famed hacker geohot released the PS3root key to the public, the PS3 has just received its first custom Firmware making USB dongles like the PS3 Break obsolete.
KaKaRoTo Creates First PS3 Custom Firmware: PSGroove
KaKaRoTo, famous for his work on the PL3 payload, has released a tool/script that converts a standard v3.55 Sony [...]

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PS3, Bravia Sync and Anynet: HDMI CEC

October 5, 2010

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PS3, Bravia Sync and Anynet: HDMI CEC

HDMI CEC,  otherwise known as Consumer Electronics Control (CEC), is a one-wire bidirectional serial bus that uses the industry-standard AV.link protocol to perform remote control functions.  CEC is a feature designed to allow the user to command and control multiple CEC enabled equipment with one remote control and allow CEC enabled devices to [...]

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Ps3 USB Mod: PS Jailbreak

August 20, 2010

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Ps3 USB Mod: PS Jailbreak

Yesterday, OzModChips received a tiny little package which contained a little tiny USB dongle going by the name of PS Jailbreak. What does it do?
This device allows you to dump all of your original PS3 games onto a FAT32 harddrive, as well as opening up your PS3 console to a new generation of homebrew [...]

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PS3 has been hacked

January 24, 2010

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PS3 has been hacked

I have been following this blog for a while and it appears the PS3 has finally succumbed to the modding community, specifically a user named G Hotz best known for some iphone hackmagic.
I have read/write access to the entire system memory, and HV level access to the processor. In other words, I have hacked the [...]

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Heavy Rain Preview

January 17, 2010

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The PC game Omikron: The Nomad Soul is one of my all time favorite games, not only did it feature David Bowie and a whole soundtrack of unique Bowie songs, it still ranks as one of the best multi genre games available.  Blending Adventure, fighting, RPG, FPS elements, the game had a unique body swapping [...]

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Dragon Age Origins PS3, PC and 360

October 12, 2009

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Dragon Age Origins PS3, PC and 360

Bioware are certainly on a massive roll, continuing to create some of the finest single player Western RPG’s ever created.  With a incredibly impressive library including Mass Effect, Star Wars KTOR, Neverwinter Knights, Balders Gate and Jade Empire, you know what sort of quality to expect from every Bioware release.  Dragon Age looks to be [...]

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Logitech Mini diNovo perfect for a HTPC

September 7, 2009

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Logitech Mini diNovo perfect for a HTPC

If you have a Windows based HTPC this little baby is an awesome addition to your Home theatre Centre.
Offering two distinct operating modes: A media mode (see pic) and a cursor mode, this portable keyboard offers pretty much everything you require for a lounge room PC based perspective.  The keys are comfortable considering their size [...]

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Cheapest online PS3 Slim Australia $424.95.

September 2, 2009

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Cheapest online PS3 Slim Australia $424.95.

Available right now via retail outlets all over Australia, the PS3 Slim is a hot piece of hardware.  At long last Sony have got the pricing almost perfect on their current generation console.
From the vast majority of stores, the 120gig version looks as if it will retail for around AU$500 – $470 but [...]

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PS3 Media Server

March 16, 2009

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Until recently, using the PS3 as a HTPC device was a tedious and almost pointless affair.  Installing Linux was a possibility though restricting direct access to the PS3’s RSX GPU pretty much reduced the benefit of using a PS3 in this way.
Using software like TVersity was the closest you could get in turning the Playstation [...]

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