sony « Tim Anderson's ITWriting

Sony PlayStation network hacked, some disclosure, questions remain

By tim, on April 27th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Sony has posted information about the “illegal intrusion on our systems” that has caused the PlayStation Network (PSN) to be closed temporarily. PSN is necessary for playing online games and downloading music and videos.

Sony has disclosed that:

Between April 17 and April 19 2011 an attacker gained access to “user account information”

The information

…continue reading Sony PlayStation network hacked, some disclosure, questions remain

Developers and mobile platforms: lies, damn lies and surveys

By tim, on April 26th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

I’ve been reading the IDC/Appcelerator developer survey about their attitudes to mobile platforms. The survey covered 2,760 Appcelerator Titanium developers between April 11-13, so it is certainly current and with a sample just about big enough to be interesting.

The survey asks developers if they are “very interested” in developing for specific platforms, with the

…continue reading Developers and mobile platforms: lies, damn lies and surveys

A tale of two stores, and a go with PlayStation Move

By tim, on September 24th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

I had some free time following the NVIDIA GPU Technology conference and wandered up to the Valley Fair mall in San Jose. I took a quick look at the Apple store, there was really nothing for me to see in terms of new product but it has a kind of "bees round a honeypot" appeal.

…continue reading A tale of two stores, and a go with PlayStation Move

Sony locks down the PS3 – removes Other OS support from all models

By tim, on March 29th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

Sony is removing the ability to install an alternative operating system such as Linux on the Playstation 3. In a blog post, Sony’s Charlotte Panther says:

PS3 Firmware 3.21 will be available this Thursday. It will disable the “Install Other OS” feature that was available on the PS3 systems prior to the current slimmer models,

…continue reading Sony locks down the PS3 – removes Other OS support from all models

Sony’s Flash advantage for PlayStation 3 vs Xbox 360

By tim, on September 14th, 2009 Follow tim on Twitter

Sony’s PlayStation 3 includes a web browser and for some time it has been possible to view BBC iPlayer content there. The iPlayer is based on Adobe Flash. The attraction of this approach is that the console is already plugged into the home TV, so it is a relatively seamless shift from conventional broadcasting, provided

…continue reading Sony’s Flash advantage for PlayStation 3 vs Xbox 360

DRM-protected epub a good buy?

By tim, on January 22nd, 2009 Follow tim on Twitter

Someone considering a Sony Reader from Waterstones (a UK bookseller) asked me what I thought.

I haven’t tried the Sony Reader yet – it would be an interesting thing to review and I’ve heard good reports of its usability and readability. The snag for me would be that I’m already device-laden when out and about,

…continue reading DRM-protected epub a good buy?

Streaming media to a PSP

By tim, on September 14th, 2008 Follow tim on Twitter

Here’s a Playstation Portable streaming music from FLAC files on a Linux server.

What’s going on here? Well, this is the PSP’s Remote Play feature, which lets you view and control a PS3 remotely. As I mentioned before, the FLAC files get transcoded to PCM on the fly by Mediatomb, a free

…continue reading Streaming media to a PSP

Tim Anderson's ITWriting

Recent Comments

Blogroll

Archives