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A French court has ruled for Nintendo in a lawsuit against six companies that were accused of selling flash cards for the DS line of handhelds, saying that they were guilty and needed to pay more than 460,000 Euro in criminal fines and 4.8 million Euro in damages to the Japanese company (which is a little over 690,00... |
6 October 2011
13:31 GMT |
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Those Windows Phone users who would like to easily back up their handsets at any time have now the possibility to do so through a recently released homebrew application, which relies on Zune, and which can ensure that no personal files are lost if a hard reset is performed. The .net application is based on a tool th... |
31 May 2011
03:14 GMT |
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Linux and homebrew enthusiasts will be thrilled to hear that the PlayStation 3 home console has just received the old OtherOS feature back, thanks, of course, to an unofficial hack.After Sony scrapped the ability to install a different operating system onto its PlayStation 3 by removing the OtherOS option through a f... |
5 May 2011
17:21 GMT |
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The number of applications available for download via the Windows Phone Marketplace is continuously rising, and the same applies to Homebrew apps too, with two of them coming from Julien Schapman, namely Device Manager and TouchXperience.The Windows Phone Device Manager is an application available for download and i... |
20 April 2011
12:51 GMT |
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Although Skype already arrived in the mobile space, an application for Windows Phone 7 devices is unavailable at the moment, at least not in an official manner.However, it seems that the Skype and Windows Phone 7 might soon come together via an application released via XDA-Developers, as the first steps in this area... |
25 January 2011
08:32 GMT |
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Recently, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft confirmed plans to support homebrew applications development for its newly launched mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7. For some, this does not come as a surprise, though it was not the move that others might have been expecting from the company, that's for... |
24 January 2011
02:06 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 hackers that have recently been the target of Sony's legal efforts have replied to the accusations of the Japanese company, saying that they only tampered with the home console in order to get the Other OS function back.
Sony, after seeing its PlayStation 3 console being opened up to the li... |
14 January 2011
18:01 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 hacking saga continues, as famous hacker George "GeoHot" Hotz has just revealed a jailbroken version of the consoles newest firmware, version 3.55, which can run homebrew applications.
The PlayStation 3 hacking scene has been brought back to life when a team of hackers called fail0verflow announc... |
10 January 2011
04:50 GMT |
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We know that a team of hackers called Fail0verflow claims that it has managed to completely hack the PlayStation 3 and is now able to sign as native all the code that it wants to run on the device, with complete access to all its capabilities.The interesting fact is that the team claims that their attention was turne... |
6 January 2011
18:21 GMT |
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Google Maps is now available for download for Windows Phone 7 devices out there. In all fairness, this is not the official release, and might not offer the entire list of features that would have been included in that solution, but it does comes with all of the basic features users need.The software solution comes f... |
6 December 2010
02:49 GMT |
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft is reportedly planning to support the initiative to offer homebrew applications for its new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system.We've already reported on the availability of the first such solution, namely the ChevronWP7 custom ringtone manager, coming from the same de... |
1 December 2010
08:02 GMT |
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Pretty much at the same time as the 3.40 firmware update arrived for the PlayStation 3 home console, bringing with it support for the PlayStation Plus subscription service and the tools needed for tighter integration with the social network Facebook, Sony promised to also launch the 6.30 firmware for the PlayStation ... |
1 July 2010
05:21 GMT |
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Nintendo has launched a new firmware update for the Wii home console, called Wii Menu 4.3. The company is saying the new version is intended to limit the use of unauthorized files on the console, the ultimate goal being the elimination of the “homebrew” mods that have been developed for the gaming gadget.... |
23 June 2010
06:09 GMT |
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Nintendo has released, without much fanfare, a new system update for the Wii home gaming console. It is labeled 4.2 and promises owners of the system improved performance and more ease of use. The company has not deemed fit to offer a detailed list of the changes it has introduced in the new system update, leaving us... |
30 September 2009
05:26 GMT |
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Piracy is a huge concern for the gaming industry these days as it isn't limited to the PC platform, where it reached the highest levels, but to almost all platforms, including the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii or the PlayStation Portable. Nintendo's small handheld, the DS, made no exception as pirates easily foun... |
20 May 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is a pretty successful handheld console, as Sony desperately tried to promote it to people around the world by any means necessary. While it didn't register big sales in other territories, the console is engaged in a very tough battle with the Nintendo DS in their native Japan, both bein... |
15 January 2009
02:25 GMT |
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It seems that Christmas always comes later for gamers, since good news keep pouring these days, informing us about Diablo 3, Starcraft II and Duke Nukem Forever. Joining the pack of long-awaited games is a fantasy of our (and of those who loves RTS titles): a DS version of StarCraft. While it may seem logical that s... |
4 January 2008
08:31 GMT |
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Turns out that homebrewers have struck gold again, by making most PSX titles available for iPhone and iPod Touch users, through a brand new emulator. This is the second time I've seen Apple's "Jesus Phone" working wonders with famous titles, as it already support a cool Nintendo emulator, courtesy of the s... |
12 December 2007
14:46 GMT |
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The PSP's firmware has just been updated to version 3.72 and it seems that its major feature is enhanced compatibility with the games featured on the PlayStation Network. In case you ever had issues with those PSX games that you can download from the PS Store with the aid of your PS3, now they're surely go... |
30 October 2007
09:17 GMT |
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Nintendo's prolific year is about to end and that can only signal the start of yet another success for the maker of the brilliant Wii and DS. As such, the producer is ready to unveil a new flash card, designed for the DS, with the sole purpose of allowing the owners of the portable consoles to play Game Boy tit... |
25 October 2007
05:50 GMT |
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Yeah sure, you'll mod your console to play the backups you made to your original CDs and DVDs... Who buys this excuse nowadays? Mods are as illegal as downloading games and playing them on your hacked console... However, the illicit gaming industry can't be stopped from evolving, from the controversial PSP... |
1 October 2007
03:33 GMT |
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Do you know NEO? It's the name of the main character from the Matrix series and also the name of a company that's famous for its gaming flash drives. NEO has created an accessory for the famous Playstation Portable console that adds a little bit of motion sensing to the gaming experience. Now, the portable... |
19 September 2007
02:59 GMT |
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Every console to date has its flaws and loopholes, specially the PSP and most of the owners of the portable gaming device sure know what the whole homebrewing process is all about. Sony has had just about enough with this phenomenon and has forbidden all the discussions about homebrew software and consoles mods on i... |
7 September 2007
03:30 GMT |
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They've done it. Modders have finally cracked the Xbox 360's kernell, allowing the machine to be downgraded and implicitly run a broader range of software, which the Xbox 360 would otherwise spit out. According to Xbox360Fanboy (via Engadget.com), it's not very easy to do, but damn tempting. There is a... |
27 August 2007
10:38 GMT |
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