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Comment Re:OS? (Score 2) 286

by Tronil (#38572704) Attached to: Feature Phones Make Java ME, Not Android, the #2 Mobile Internet OS

Feature phones normally run a customized variant of Linux.

This is not true. Nokia feature phones run Symbian OS that uses the Symbian kernel designed for the low power single core microcontrollers that these phones usually have. Java ME is the application layer of Symbian OS.

Actually, no... Anything running Symbian would be in the smart phone segment. Feature phones from Nokia run the proprietary S40 operating system, with J2ME running on top of a native UI. If it is a really simple phone (dumb-phone) it will typically be S30 (again, a proprietary Nokia OS).

Anyway, you are correct that Linux-based feature phones are not the norm. It is still a bit heavy OS to run for low-end phones.
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PS3 Hacked? 296

Posted by Soulskill from the another-one-bites-the-dust dept.
Several readers have sent word that George Hotz (a.k.a. geohot), the hacker best known for unlocking Apple's iPhone, says he has now hacked the PlayStation 3. From his blog post: "I have read/write access to the entire system memory, and HV level access to the processor. In other words, I have hacked the PS3. The rest is just software. And reversing. I have a lot of reversing ahead of me, as I now have dumps of LV0 and LV1. I've also dumped the NAND without removing it or a modchip. 3 years, 2 months, 11 days...that's a pretty secure system. ... As far as the exploit goes, I'm not revealing it yet. The theory isn't really patchable, but they can make implementations much harder. Also, for obvious reasons I can't post dumps. I'm hoping to find the decryption keys and post them, but they may be embedded in hardware. Hopefully keys are setup like the iPhone's KBAG."
Games

Bethesda Speaks On Gamebryo Engine, Final Fallout 3 DLC 101

Posted by Soulskill from the more-and-better dept.
PsxMeUP writes "Game Observer conducted an interview with Ashley Cheng, Production Director at Bethesda. He answered questions about the Gamebryo engine, why they prefer it over other engines and the advantages it presented while making Fallout 3. Cheng also talks a bit about what inspired their designers while making Fallout 3 and what is in store for the PS3. Apparently, much of the team has read Cormac McCarthy's The Road, which inspired the look and story of Fallout 3. Bethesda, according to Cheng, will never create a game like Final Fantasy because the Gamebryo engine is better at handling 'open ended worlds ripe for exploration.'" Meanwhile, Bethesda's Jeff Gardiner spoke recently about the game's fifth and final DLC release, Mothership Zeta, which finds players aboard an alien spaceship in orbit. He said, "The player will have a handful of tasty alien technologies to play with. There are new fire arms and melee weapons, which will comprise the most powerful weaponry in the game."

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