PSN Outage: Day 5 – No End in Sight
We are now on day 5 of the PlayStation Network (PSN) outage. Reports are at least as grim as a few days ago, if not, worse. If Sony ...
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PS3 Hacker, Sony Settle Jailbreak Case
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and George Hotz (aka GeoHot) release joint statement announcing an end to the widely followed case.
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has apparently decided ...
Sony Demands IP Addresses of YouTube PS3 Hack Viewers
Demands that Google hand over usernames and IP addresses of anyone that has posted or published comments in response to the video titled "Jailbroken PS3 3.55 with Homebrew" (now private).
Early ...
Report: Sony BMG Arming PS3s With Rootkits in Firmware Update
Sony's problems began when the root keys for the PlayStation 3 were discovered and posted online. Now, in an effort to fight against jailbreakers, Sony has reportedly ...
UK Record Labels to Align Radio Airplay, Singles Release
Called "On Air, On Sale," Universal and Sony finally realize that making music fans wait up to six weeks after hearing a song on the radio before they ...
PS3 Hacker to Sony: “Cat Not Going Back in the Bag”
Attorneys for George Hotz, the hacker who discovered and published the root key for the PS3 on the Internet, says the temporary restraining order is pointless since the "code sought ...
Sony Demands PS3 Hacker Handover Jailbreak Tools
Files lawsuit against GeoHot, the same user who helped to crack the iPhone, and several others, demanding that he turn over all the "computers, hard drives, CD-roms, DVDs, ...
Michael Jackson’s New Album “Michael” Leaks to BitTorrent
Debuts on BitTorrent tracker sites everywhere well ahead of its official December 14th release date.
Following in a long line of other hotly anticipated albums, Michael Jackson's new album "Michael" has ...
CES 2010 Gadgets Part 2
CES 2010 is drawing rapidly to a close, and I've got tons of big things to write about, but right now I wanted to share some more cool gadgets I ...
Netflix to Hollywood: Video Streaming “New Opportunity” Not Threat
Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, a former video-store clerk, is trying to convince movie studios that offering online video streaming won't "destroy the ecosystem," that in fact it's "creating ...
Sony BMG Accused of Music Piracy – Assets Seized
There's some breaking news surfacing out of Mexico. Police have raided a property, seizing thousands of CDs which contain unauthorized music. Sounds like a pretty plain ...
RIAA Member Lawyer Blames Joel for ThePirateBay Mixtape
Interesting new development in the Tenenbaum case. After ThePirateBay posted the DJ Joel Mixtape, a torrent of the songs Joel was sued for ($675,000 in damages), the ...
Vuze: Our Users are “Hollywood’s Best Customers”
BitTorrent client ommissions study that proves "once and for all" its users are "avid entertainment fans" that buy more movie tickets and DVDs than the average person.
The crew behind the ...
Sony CEO – The Internet? Nothing Good Has Ever Come Out of There!
Many would argue that it's up to the record industry to somehow reconcile with new technology, like the internet, instead of fighting it. As if to reinforce the stereotype ...
Piracy Hurting PSP Software Sales Declares Sony
In an exclusive interview with Gamasutra Peter Dille Senior Vice President of Marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment of America discussed how he believed piracy had hurt the software ...
Sony Music Sued for Breaching US Privacy Laws – Fined $1 Million
It could negatively affect web developers this time.
There's an interesting report on Wired's Threat Level which details Sony getting sued by the FTC for $1 million. While ...
Financier for MPAA Members Arrested – Court Battle Looms
It may get a little harder for the MPAA to play the moral card - not to mention getting funding for movie production for it's members.
It is no secret that ...
Slaughter: Horror at Sony’s depraved promotion stunt with decapitated goat
Electronics giant Sony has sparked a major row over animal cruelty and the ethics of the computer industry by using a freshly slaughtered goat to promote a violent video game.
The ...
Sony’s ‘YouTube killer’ to debut tomorrow
Wants to gauge eyeVio's reception in Japan first before it launches overseas.
Sensing an opportunity in the bustling world of online video distribution, Sony is scheduled to it try ...
‘Father of PlayStation’ says ‘Game Over’
Ken Kutaragi, the inventor of the PlayStation video game consoles, steps down as CEO amid increased competition from Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Wii.
The inventor of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation video game consoles, ...
