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Four Japanese magazine journalists have been arrested for publishing an issue on DVD ripping, and including DVD ripping software on a cover disc

Japanese Journalists Arrested For Providing DVD Ripping Guide, Software

Posted by: Sean F, 13:37 AEST, Tue July 24, 2012

Magazine staff arrested in Japan for publishing an issue with guides on how to rip DVDs ... More


Hackers bring OtherOS back to the PS3, while Sony still can't get PSN up

PSN Update: Still Down, Sales May Go Down, But OtherOS Back Up

Posted by: Sean F, 15:16 AEST, Sun May 8, 2011

While Sony are still struggling to get PSN back and prevent a slump in PS3 sales as predicted by analysts, hackers have managed to successfully bring OtherOS back ... More


Sony goes all Hulky: You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry (and you won't like me that much when I'm not either)

Sony hires even more lawyers, police raid PS3 hacker's home, and new unhackable PS3?

Posted by: Sean F, 16:45 AEDT, Fri February 25, 2011

A roundup of the most recent PS3 hack related news, as Sony ramps up the legal battle ... More



News Icon Steam to be Ported to Linux

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:57 AEST, Tue April 27, 2010

Developers over at Phoronix have found evidence in Steam's Mac OS X launcher that Linux support is in the works and it will be coming soon

News Icon GeoHot Threatens Sony

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:05 AEDT, Wed March 31, 2010

GeoHot, aka George Hotz, has made threats to Sony that he will release custom firmware for the PS3 in response to them removing the "Other OS" option

News Icon Sony Says No to Linux on PS3

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:15 AEDT, Tue March 30, 2010

Sony is rolling out version 3.21 firmware for the PS3 which will disable the "Other OS" feature built in the PS3 console as it creates

News Icon Nero Burning ROM Updates to Version 9.4.26.0b

posted by: Jonathan M, 23:29 AEDT, Thu March 25, 2010

Nero Burning ROM, commonly called just Nero, is a popular optical disc authoring program for Microsoft Windows and Linux that has many features for backup, cd copying, audio and

News Icon Nero Updates Home Entertainment Suite

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:03 AEST, Tue September 29, 2009

Nero 9, the easy-to-use yet powerful multimedia suite, gives you the freedom to create, rip, copy, burn, edit, share, and upload online

News Icon Adobe Released Photoshop Elements 8

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:10 AEST, Fri September 25, 2009

Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 software combines power and simplicity so you can make your photos look extraordinary

News Icon Panasonic & NEC Introduce Open Source Cell Phones

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:23 AEST, Wed August 12, 2009

Microsoft basically has a monopoly on PC operating systems and now cell phone OS's but, Panasonic and NEC are looking to change that with their new Linux based phones

News Icon Critical Advisory for Adobe Software

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:20 AEST, Tue July 28, 2009

A critical vulnerability was found in certain versions of the Flash Player and the authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader and

News Icon Linux Game Console Debuts Today

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:09 AEDT, Sat April 4, 2009

The Linux-based EVO Smart Console system is available for pre-order today

News Icon BBC Streams to Linux for Free

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:10 AEDT, Tue November 4, 2008

As an experiment the BBC is streaming many radio shows, TV, and movies to Linux users for free

News Icon Nero Updates to Version 9.0.9.4c

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:23 AEDT, Fri October 17, 2008

Nero 9 gives you the freedom to create, rip, copy, burn, edit, share, and upload online whatever you want anytime, anywhere

News Icon Worlds Thinnest Laptop

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:34 AEST, Wed June 11, 2008

The Voodoo Envy is even thinner than Apples Macbook Air at only .7 inches thick and weighs less than 3.4 pounds

News Icon VideoLAN Updates to Version 0.8.6f

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:16 AEDT, Fri April 4, 2008

VideoLan (VLC Media Player) is a multimedia and DVD player for Linux, BeOS, BSD, MacOS X

News Icon NeroLINUX Updates to Version 3.5.0.1

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:48 AEDT, Thu March 27, 2008

Nero Linux 3 is a powerful and versatile burning application available for Linux that offers Blu-ray Disc burning support

News Icon Nero Burning ROM Updates to Version 8.3.2.1

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:49 AEDT, Fri March 14, 2008

Nero Burning ROM, commonly called just Nero, is a popular optical disc authoring program for Microsoft Windows and Linux that has many features for backup, cd copying, audio and more

News Icon New PC for Under $200

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:33 AEDT, Tue January 22, 2008

Sears is bringing you a new low end PC by Mirus for only $185

News Icon Nero for Linux

posted by: Jonathan M, 03:28 AEDT, Thu March 22, 2007

The new version of the definitive burning application for Linux operating systems will feature Blu-ray and HD DVD data recording support as well as an improved graphical user interface

News Icon Microsoft VS Linux

posted by: Jonathan M, 00:40 AEST, Wed June 14, 2006

Microsoft is battling Linux in the super computer arena

News Icon DELL to Start Using Linux OS

posted by: Jonathan M, 17:08 AEST, Thu April 27, 2006

Did DELL finally get smart?

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