Sony Radically Reorganizes Company, Promotes PlayStation Business Head Hirai

Big news from Sony: big S announced a radical internal reorganization of the entire company today, essentially “dividing” Sony into two different groups as early as April 1. At the same time, Kazuo Hirai, the head of Sony’s PlayStation segment, will be promoted and is said to have good chances to succeed Howard Stringer, the company’s current CEO.

Sony plans to combine its consumer electronics and and video game businesses, its two biggest segments, into a single new division, the “Consumer Products & Services Group”. That group will be led by Hirai who can then call himself executive deputy president as well as representative corporate executive officer.

The second new division, the “Professional & Device Solutions Group” will oversee Sony’s digital components and business-facing products. It will be led by executive deputy president Hiroshi Yoshioka (who is currently in charge of the consumer electronics segment).

What happens to Stringer? In the official press release, Sony says:

Sir Howard Stringer, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Sony Corporation, has extended his commitment to lead the Company through the next stage in its transformation.

But Japanese media are now speculating that the realignment has paved the way for Hirai to become Sony’s next CEO soon.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal however, Stringer himself said today that even though Hirai is the “leading candidate” for the job, the race isn’t over yet.

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Jailbreak PS3 Running 3.55 Firmware: Step By Step

Two days ago we have showed you a video presenting the jailbreak for PlayStation 3 (PS3), this jailbreak is a shared success between fail0verflow team and Geohot, after that I have been asked a lot about the full step by step guide to jailbreak PS3 using Geohot method.

How To: Jailbreak PS3 on 3.55 only

STEP 1: Plug a USB stick into your computer
STEP 2: Create a folder in the root of the USB stick called PS3
STEP 3: Create a folder inside the PS3 folder called UPDATE
STEP 4: Download http://geohot.com/jailbreak.zip
STEP 5: Unzip Jailbreak.zip to PS3UPDAT.PUP
STEP 6: Move PS3UPDAT.PUP to the directory UPDATE that you just created on the USB stick
STEP 7: Plug the USB stick into your PS3
STEP 8: Navigate to Settings Tab
STEP 9: Choose System Update
STEP 10: Choose Update via Storage Media
STEP 11: It will say it found Version 3.55-jb
STEP 12: Choose OK
STEP 13: Accept Conditions and Install Update
STEP 14: After less than a minute, your PS3 will update, beep 4 times then shut down.
STEP 15: Power up your PS3 (You will have to do it on the console and not by the controller)
STEP 16: Your PS3 is now jailbroken!

How To: Install Packages

STEP 1: Plug your USB stick into your computer
STEP 2: Drop http://geohot.com/test.pkg into the root of the USB stick
STEP 3: Plug your USB stick into your PS3
STEP 4: Navigate to the Game Tab
STEP 5: Choose Install Package Files
STEP 6: Select the test.pkg
STEP 7: After it installs you will find the test package from geohot installed below the Install Package Files folder
STEP 8: Wait for more packages to be created by the PS3 community

Note: With the above geohot's PS3 jailbreak guide, you won't be able to play backup games or pirated games or whatever you choose to call them. You can install packages with the provided installer. More packages will be coming from the PS3 jailbreak community in the coming weeks and months. [via StealthBravo]

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Jailbreak PlayStation 3 / PS3 with iPhnoe 3G/ 2G and iPod Touch 1G using PSFreedom

Yesterday we reported you about jailbreak PlayStation 3 (PS3) using TI-84 Plus calculator, but the big news today is for iPhone 3G/2G and iPod Touch 1G devices, PSFreedom the tool for jailbreaking PS3 has been ported on their devices.

A small testing version has been uploaded (see the README for details). This will as always only work on the iPhone 2G/3G and iPod touch 1G and needs OpeniBoot installed.

iPhone PsFreedom PS3 Hack video

iPod Touch 1G PsFreedom PS3 Hack video

Of course, you can catch the guide posted here (English guide here)but do it on your own risk! Your iPhone must be jailbroken so you able to use this hack and games on your PS3 forever.

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• How to: Jailbreak PlayStation 3 / PS3 with Android Phone using PSFreedom.
• How to: Jailbreak PlayStation 3 (PS3) With PS Jailbreak.
• Pod2g's Exploit Successfully Works on iOS 4.1

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Jailbreak PlayStation 3 (PS3) with a TI-84 Plus Calculator [Video]

We already showed you on an earlier post how to jailbreak PS3 with Android Phone using PSFreedom, and another one to jailbreak PS3 using PS Jailbreak but it is strange to see a procedure to jailbreak PlayStation 3 (PS3) using a TI-84 Plus calculator.

The calculator connects via a USB A to USB mini-B cable which comes with the calculator and is also used to charge the PS3 controllers. Once the connection is made, launch the software on the calculator, power cycle the PS3, and turn it on with the familiar power-eject button presses.

The only problem with the system is that the calculator needs to be connected every time you boot. [via hackaday]

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• How to: Jailbreak PlayStation 3 / PS3 with Android Phone using PSFreedom.
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How to: Jailbreak PlayStation 3 / PS3 with Android Phone using PSFreedom

Guys over XDA-Developers have managed to Jailbreak / Hack PlayStation 3with Android Phones including Nexus One and HTC Desire, also Nokia N900 / N800 and Palm Pre on the list. With this hack you’ll be able to create backups of your PS3 games. You’ll have to use Google to find other uses.

Note: You can follow the step by step guide below on your own RISK. We are not responsible if your PS3 or Android Phone got damaged


Step 1: Check your device compatibility from here.
Step 2: Download this package and extract it using Winrar.
Step 3: Copy “PS3-signed.zip” and “PS3-no-more-signed.zip” to your microSD card and reboot your phone into recovery console.
Step 4: Once you reboot it, flash “PS3-signed.zip” on your phone and reboot it.
Step 5: Use ConnectBot to type the following terminals

cd /mnt/sdcard
su
insmod psfreedom.ko

Step 6: Now, turn off your PS3, For PS3 Fat Model: switch off from back, For PS3 Slim Model: unplug console from wall.
Step 7: Now connect your Android phone via USB.
Step 8: Turn on your PS3 and press the power button followed by eject button in quick succession.
Step 9: Yeah! Now your PS3 got hacked using an Android phone. You should see “Install Package Files” under Game on the Cross Media Bar (PS3’s UI), this will confirm that your PS3 is now hacked.

Also MuscleNerd is working on Hacking PS3 using a Jailbroken iPhone, Stay tuned for this big one.

[via Redmondpie]
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PS Jailbreak USB ModChip Cloned Already Cheaper? Buy Original for "Support" & "Warranty"

We already reported you about PS Jailbreak ModChip that enables you to hack / mod Play Station 3 by creating backup of the original games on the internal or external drive connected to the PS3. PS Jailbreak was priced "$169" but this new "x3Jaibreak" is a clone of PS Jailbreak and it costs less "$20-$30" than the original one.

If that's true, and the code of original PS Jailbreak USB goes public, then there's a high possibility that anyone can create their own custom ModChips for free. The original creators of PS Jailbreak warns people from buying that cloned USB Modchips floating around in the next days,

Beware of imitators and Chinese knock-offs, PS Jailbreak is the original solution, Buy original for warranty and support

[via Redmondpie, MaxConsole]

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How to: Jailbreak PlayStation 3 (PS3) With PS Jailbreak

Few days ago, we have reported you that PS3 is finally hacked successfully using Mod Chip, also we have announced where you can buy the Jailbreak package, today I will show you the full guide of how to jailbreak or modify you PlayStation 3 (PlayStation 3 Mod Chip guide) to create a backups of the original discs .
Requirements:
- PlayStation 3 (PS3) running Firmware 3.41 or above
- Download Backup Manager from here, then copy this file of an external USB drive formatted to FAT32. (You can format this USB by connecting it with your PC, then right click on it, then choose "Format" from the drop menu).
- PlayStation 3 (PS3) PS Jailbreak mod chip package, you can buy it from ChipSpain or OzModChip.

How to jailbreak PlayStation 3 (PS3):
Step 1: Switch off the console before connecting the USB PS Jailbreak. Follow the procedure depending on the console you own,

PlayStation 3 FAT: Simply turn off the console from the rear switch.
PlayStation 3 SLIM: It is essential to disconnect the power cord from the back of the console.

Step 2: Now connect the USB PS Jailbreak to any of the USB connectors on Playstation 3, make sure that you don’t have any other devices connected to PS3, as we jailbreak it.
Step 3: Press the ‘Power’ button on the console and then press the ‘Eject’ button. Notice how the two LED’s on PS Jailbreak USB turn on while the console is loadinggg

- If the green light is lit, that means Playstation 3 Jailbreak is working properly.

- If the red light is lit, that means Playstation 3 hasn’t loaded the Jailbreak correctly. This happens when you don’t properly press the ‘Power’ sequence and then ‘Eject’ button.

If you end up with the red light, repeat the process, making sure you have cut down power for Playstation 3 Fat, and have disconnected the power cord from the back of Playstation 3 Slim.
Step 4: Once the PS Jailbreak has loaded correctly, connect the USB external storage device with Back Up Manager console, that you downloaded before from the website..
Step 5: Go to game menu and move to option ‘Install Package Files’, and select Back Up Manager,‘Manager.PKG’ .

Step 6:Once the Back Up Manager is installed, select the Back Up Manager and press X button to run it.

Step 7: After you have opened the Back Up Manager, put in a DVD of the game and select whether to make a back up on the internal HDD, or the external USB storage device. If you want to make a back up on the external HDD, press "O".

Step 8:To load a previously created back up, insert a game DVD in console then select the desired back up from the Back Up Manager and press X to install the game. You can also delete your previously created back up by pressing /\.

Note: The reason behind inserting a DVD in the console is to emulate the loading process.
Step 9: After installing the game, you are automatically redirected to the main menu where you can see the game installed and ready to be played. .How to jailbreak playstation 3, how to jailbreak ps3, how to hack playstation 3, how to hack ps3

Warning: Once the jailbreak is installed on the console, it can’t be uninstalled or removed.
Notes:

• It may take up to 90 minutes to back up a game using PS Jailbreak, it took the tester in our case ‘PanaPozi’ about 90 minutes to back up God of War III.
• The online mode works perfect right now but you never know when PSN patches this exploit.
• It is impossible to install the updated to the games if they are installed on PS Jailbreak, but if you have DVD, the updates work as usual.
• It is impossible to jump the videos of the games that are installed on PS Jailbreak.
• Although the Back Up Manager is installed in the console, it is necessary to have PS Jailbreak properly connected and enabled to run the Back Up Manager.

[via segmentnext - PanaPozi] 

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