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3.61 firmware update causes PS3 overheating issues->

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An anonymous reader writes "Sony's Playstation woes continue. Complaints on Sony's forums allege that the latest system update is causing certain fat PS3 models to constantly overheat or freeze..

After receiving complaints about freezes during LA Noire, Rockstar have posted information on their support website, where they confirm the issue is not specific to LA Noire and can be reproduced with a number of games, but only on machines running 3.61. Affected users are advised to contact Sony directly."
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XBox (Games)

Microsoft promises new Xboxes for XGD3 casualties->

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An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft is due to launch a new disc format for its Xbox 360 console tomorrow — and has promised those whose consoles fail to support the new format a shiny new top-of-the-line Xbox 360 S with 250GB hard drive as a replacement.
A Microsoft spokesperson admitted to thinq_ the number affected would be "very small," however.

The company also confirmed that the upgrade will detect consoles that have had their optical drives 'flashed' in order to play pirated games and undo the hack — meaning pirates will find their precious 'backups' cease to work."
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Comment: Won't slow down your PC! (Score 2) 183

by evilgrug (#35677528) Attached to: Samsung Keylogger Stories a False Alarm

The tagline for VIPRE AntiVirus is 'Finally Antivirus Software That Won't Slow Down Your PC!'.

I guess we know why. Who wants to spend all those CPU cycles searching through binaries both in RAM and on disk, comparing them against a database of virus patterns, and performing advanced heuristics checks when it's so much easier to match directory names and call it a day?

Comment: Unlocked x7. (Score 1) 274

by evilgrug (#35580594) Attached to: My phone is ...

My tally is 6 unlocked-at-purchase-time phones, 1 unlocked-after-purchase phone, 1 unlockable phone.

2000: Ericsson T28. Sold unlocked on 2 year contract.
2001: Ericsson A3618s: Sold unlocked outright.
2002: Nokia 8310. Sold unlocked on 2 year contract.
2004: Nokia 6280. Sold locked on 2 year contract, not unlockable (telco never bought unlocking code from Nokia)
2008: iPhone 3G: Sold locked on 2 year contract ($7/mo in handset repayments), unlocked for free
2009: iPhone 3GS: Bought unlocked from Sydney Apple Store.
2010. IPhone 4: Bought unlocked from Sydney Apple Store.
2011: (Replacement) iPhone 4: Unlocked in-warranty replacement from Apple in Canada.

Comment: Battery life (Score 1) 789

by evilgrug (#35572202) Attached to: My $200 Laptop Can Beat Your $500 Tablet

Let's see how that 8 year old Pentium M based laptop does playing back a bunch of 720p H.264-encoded movies on that 'long flight' the author talks about as reason why his ancient laptop and it's replaceable battery is better. No wonder he thinks the iPad will need a second battery, despite being capable of 10+ hours of typical web+music+email usage and 13 hours of continuous 720p playback. You'd be lucky to get 90 minutes out H.264 of his laptop, and it probably wouldn't decode 720p at all.

Laptop is versatile. Tablet does few things outside of content consumption but does them well and efficiency. How are we still seeing articles like this a year after the tech world scoffed at the iPad? It's not a product for them, and they still don't get it.

Genius doesn't work on an assembly line basis. You can't simply say, "Today I will be brilliant." -- Kirk, "The Ultimate Computer", stardate 4731.3