- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: May 10, 2011 02:03 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Bugs, Crime, Hacking, Internet, Linux, PS3, Sony, Technology

Sony has finally offered a firm date for the restoration of PSN services – the end of May.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: May 7, 2011 21:52 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Bugs, Crime, Hacking, Internet, Linux, PS3, Sony, Technology

The resumption of service for Sony’s ill-fated PSN has been officially delayed, with Sony now only saying it is aiming for “mid-May”; as if that were not enough, they have admitted leaking more customer data – this time by putting it in a spreadsheet on an unsecured public server for “hackers” to make off with.
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Sony has been accused of hosting it PlayStation Network on servers running out of date software with no firewalls, and of continuing to run them in this fashion even after being made aware of the problem.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jun 3, 2010 04:21 JST
- Tags: Gravure, Haruka Fukuhara, Idol, Image Gallery, Linux, Loli, Lolicon, NHK, TV

Linux rag Ubuntu Magazine Japan has published a “gravure” idol photo shoot with 12-year-old idol Haruka Fukuhara, well known amongst lolicon circles.
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The US Air Force is less than pleased with Sony for removing the PS3’s Linux support, although unlike most Sony critics it does actually use the OtherOS feature, in a supercomputing cluster of PS3s which it complains is now doomed by a lack of replacement units.
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The scope of the class action lawsuit facing Sony over its removal of PS3 Linux support could include over 10 million consoles, potentially reaching billions of dollars in refunds if everything goes the lawyers’ way.
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A lawsuit has been filed against Sony for its removal of the “Other OS” feature in a recent PS3 firmware patch.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Apr 10, 2010 20:33 JST
- Tags: Amazon, Copyright, Hacking, Law, Linux, PS3, Sony, Technology, UK

A PS3 owner has been awarded a $100 rebate by Amazon on the basis that Sony’s decision to remove Linux support in its latest firmware revision is at odds with EU law.
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Sony has announced that it will be removing the ability to install Linux on all PS3s in an upcoming firmware update, in what is thought to be a move to stymy efforts at cracking the console.
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