Here’s https://www.compareandrecycle.co.uk’s round-up of the latest technology news:
USB Dongle Allows PS3 to Play Backups
The original Playstation suffered from piracy thanks to the low cost, widely available modchips and while new laws concerning chipping consoles helped to reduce the damage by the time the PS2 came around, piracy was still a problem for Sony.
Until now the PS3 had managed to resist the various attempts from hackers to allow users to play backups, which was in no small part down to frequent firmware updates and the removal of the ‘Other OS’ feature, but with the use of a USB Dongle piracy is set to explode on the PS3.
Using similar methods seen on PS3 development machines the PSJailbreak allows the playback of backups from disc, HDD or even network storage and so far the device appears to be the real deal with no reports of a hoax.
Sony may find it easy to take legal action since Nintendo have had recent victories over the R4 card which performs a similar function for the Nintendo DS. It seems likely that honest users will suffer the most as the PSJailbreak is likely to spark a firmware war, meaning that to use the Playstation Network service users will probably need to update their console software to the latest version on an even more regular basis as Sony attempt to block the USB device from being used with the console.
HTC Desire HD Looking Likely
Rumours of a HTC Desire HD have been floating around and such a device always seemed quite likely to happen no matter whether there was any basis for the rumours.
Recently though the device has popped up in a few places including Amazon and Mobiles.co.uk and so it seems as though the successor to the current top-dog of Android phones could be just around the corner with an announcement likely at HTC’s London press event next month.
With a 4.3″ screen, Android 2.2 and and 720P video recording it looks like the Desire HD will be a step ahead of most currently available phones and with no current equivalent to the US-Only Evo 4G could become the model of choice for the serious European Android user.