StreamMyGame has launced its Linux Player application, which allows you to play PC games through you PlayStation 3. This technology is useful for those of you with insufficient computer hardware for the latest games on the market.
The Linux Player application allows you to play games remotely through dedicated StreamMyGame servers. This gives you remote access to the game through another computer or console, including the PlayStation 3.
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January 14, 2008 at 11:31 am | Playstation, Software | No Comments
In early Spring 2008, PSP owners with get personal GPS functionality with Go!Explore. The Go!Explore setup consists of an attachable GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver and a UMD disc of the user’s chosen maps. Read more…
January 8, 2008 at 10:39 pm | Playstation, Software | No Comments
Today Sony announced a new feature for the PlayStation Portable slim edition (PSP-2000 series). More than 246 millions users are registered to use the Skype service free of charge.
The following features and services will be made available to PSP users (*1) (*2):
- Free voice calls between Skype users
- Skype contact list management (view existing contacts, add new ones)
- Skype presence (see which friends are online and available to talk)
- SkypeOut™ calls to make calls to landlines and mobile phones anywhere in the world (requires the purchase of Skype credit) Read more…
January 6, 2008 at 9:10 pm | Playstation, Software | No Comments
London, 18th December 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the immediate availability of the latest system software update for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™). Version 2.10 will enable the world’s most popular gaming system to expand its value as a home entertainment hub by allowing it to play the very latest interactive Blu-ray Disc™ movies, as well as broadening the number of video formats supported to make PS3 even more verstaile than before.
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December 19, 2007 at 11:26 pm | Playstation, Software | No Comments
It is rumored that Sony will be releasing another firmware update for the PlayStation 3 console this holiday season. Included in the update will be compatibility for Profile 1.1 for Blu-ray movie discs.
Profile 1.1 has features such as picture-in-picture, secondary audio, and local storage capabilities. These feature are already standard with competing format HD-DVD.
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December 7, 2007 at 11:29 pm | Playstation, Software | No Comments
DivX Inc. today announced the PlayStation 3 will soon gain DivX video technology integration.
“We are excited to work with Sony Computer Entertainment to bring DivX to PS3,” said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. “Our technology will expand the multimedia functionality of PS3 by enabling users to enjoy access to the broad library of content in the DivX digital media format.”
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November 13, 2007 at 6:51 pm | Playstation, Software | No Comments
Sony has announced the availability of the latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 console. Version 2.00 features the ability to turn a PS3 system on and off remotely, using a PSP system via the Remote Play function, allowing for a truly mobile partnership between the two systems.
With the new remote functionality you can listen to your music, check out your photos, and watch videos from your PS3 hard disk through a Wi-Fi connection anywhere in the world.
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November 7, 2007 at 1:08 pm | Playstation, Software | No Comments
The Stanford Folding@home distributed computer network has been recognized as the most power by Guiness World Records with help from the collective efforts of PlayStation 3 owners worldwide.
The record was initially set on September 16, 2007 as Folding@home surpassed one petaflop, a computing milestone that has never been reached before by a distributed computing network. In addition to this, the collective efforts of PS3 users have enabled PS3 alone to reach the petaflops mark on September 23, 2007.
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November 1, 2007 at 4:04 pm | Hardware, Playstation, Software | No Comments
Nintendo released its newest firmware update for the Wii console. Version 3.1 brings a few new features to the console, including USB keyboard support and improved internet browsing.
Additional updates include hyperlink compatibility in the Wii message boards resulting in the browser window launching automatically, and users will now be able to submit their own questions on the “Everybody Votes” channel.
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October 10, 2007 at 2:49 pm | Software, Wii | No Comments
2K Games recently issued at statement addressing the DRM protection and widescreen problems for the BioShock PC game. In the statement 2K reveals a change in number of activations available with each copy of BioShock. Consumers are now allowed to activate their copy of BioShock a total of five times via the SecuROM network. Problems have already surfaced on the third-party severs preventing users from activating their copy of the game.
What 2K has failed to address is the the SecuROM service installed on your computer when installing BioShock, which is also included in the demo.
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August 23, 2007 at 11:37 pm | Shooters, Software | 146 Comments
