Sony have had a rough month, dealing with consumer backlash, after their PlayStation Network was hacked. Kazuo Hirai, Sony’s deputy president finally spoke out offering an apology while bowing “I am deeply sorry for worrying, and inconveniencing, our users.” Many say this apology is too little, too late. He also …
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George Hotz claims no connection to PSN hack: ‘Im not crazy’
George Hotz, also known as ‘GeoHot', the famous hacker who exposed the Sony Playstation 3 root key has denied any involvement in the Sony Playstation Network breach. The 21 year old hacker, well known for creating the first software based hack for the iPhone has said that he had nothing …
Read More »Has Sony PSN user credit card information been stolen?
One of the more concerning stories relating to the Playstation Network downtime is that Sony have said they have suffered an ‘external intrusion', which we would assume means, they were hacked. Sony spokesman Patrick Seybold has said “Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building our system to further strengthen …
Read More »PSN downtime causes fury with Sony gaming audience
The continued problems with the official Playstation Network are beginning to annoy customers who have been unable to use many of the services. Letters have been sent into many publications from people who are still unable to get access to the network. Patrick Seybold of Sony posted on the PS …
Read More »Anonymous claim subsection may be responsible for Sony attack
Until the last day or so, Anonymous have denied taking responsibility for the recent attacks on Sony's Playstation Network. Popular UK news site Thinq however seem to have received information that highlight that a branch, or part of the famous hacking group have said that recent downtime and issues may …
Read More »Have anonymous attacked Sony PSN again?
The Sony Playstation Network has had an outage today and rumours are rife that the online gaming service has been the victim of a DDOS attack from ‘hacktivist' group Anonymous. Many users across Europe and America have been reporting problems logging into the Playstation Network in the last 24 hours. …
Read More »Anonymous strike out against Sony: websites get hit
Anonymous, renowned hacktivist group have announced a war against Sony, and they appear to have struck the first blow already. They announced on Sunday that Sony's legal actions against hacker Geohot and their other corporate behaviours “have been deemed an unforgivable offense against free speech and internet freedom.” They have …
Read More »Sony to ban Playstation 3 jailbreakers: Hotz modder sued
It was big news recently when the Playstation 3 was jailbroken. Sony never released a public statement about the new hacks, but they have now, saying that anyone caught installing third party software will get immediately banned. George Hotz, an enterprising modder has released a custom firmware for the console, …
Read More »Hackers break PlayStation 3 ‘private key’
It has been a long time coming, but a hacking group called ‘fail0verflow' have announced that they have deciphered the private key that Sony uses to authorise code to run on PlayStation 3 systems. With access to this private key, code can be run as if it was authorised by …
Read More »Security firms point to North Korea as source of WannaCry cyber attack
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has concluded that last month's widespread WannaCry malware attack originated from a North Korean hacking group. More specifically, the ransomware attack is being pinned on North Korea's state sponsored Lazarus group, which as previously been involved in cyber attacks linking back to North …
Read More »Obama signs order to protect America’s computer networks
In a move to help protect American online businesses and help them coordinate with US authorities, Obama has signed an executive order that will make federal agencies set up a way of sharing data between technicians in these businesses and federal agents. This information sharing will go both ways, with companies tipping …
Read More »Obama set to announce new privacy measures for citizens
A lot of privacy advocates got a little worried during the press-conference where US President Barack Obama addressed the Sony hack, as he stated that the security breach was exactly why extra online powers needed to be given to intelligence agencies to thwart those responsible. However, just a few weeks later and …
Read More »North Korea’s Red Star OS is insecure
North Korea for all of its virtues, is not a country that is known for a thriving software industry, but did you know that they have their own homegrown operating system? Well they do and it's called Red Star OS. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) first launched the OS, which …
Read More »Google sues Mississippi attorney general over MPAA ties
Mississippi Attorney General, Jim Hood, has apparently been giving Google a hard time for the past year and a half, with repeated urges to try and have it block content online. Now though Google is turning the tables on him and suing him for having close ties with the MPAA, …
Read More »KitGuru Games: mClassic – an Upscaler for the Discerning Eye
With the rapid rate of technological progress over the decades, many older games no longer hold up to current day TVs and monitors both technically and technologically. In some instances, even modern systems are far behind the curve of video output, with a number of Nintendo Switch titles turning into a bit of a blurry/aliased mess when blown up on a big screen. This is where the mClassic comes in: a HDMI-based hardware upscaler offering “Real-Time Redrawing of Each and Every Pixel.”
Read More »Demand for the PlayStation Portal “has continued to exceed our expectations”
Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is an interesting device which uses the company’s Remote Play service in order to stream titles from your home console to the portable peripheral. Despite requiring a constant internet connection, it seems as though there is a great deal of interest for some sort of handheld …
Read More »AMD RX 7900 GRE Review
Seven months on from its China-exclusive launch, AMD's RX 7900 GRE is finally hitting the global market
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4080 Super Review
It's the last of the new Super cards, as we check out the £959 RTX 4080 Super
Read More »KitGuru Games: Is Xbox Game Pass worth £150 a year?
Just as 2022 saw Sony revamp its PlayStation Plus game subscription service, Microsoft’s 2023 included a refresh of its own Game Pass platform, eschewing the rarely-used and antiquated Xbox Live Gold with Game Pass Core, while keeping its regular Game Pass service as is – aside from a slight price hike. As I did last year, we will be looking at the past 12 months of Xbox Game Pass to determine whether the service is worth its ever-increasing asking price...
Read More »AMD RX 7600 XT Review ft. Sapphire
Does the RX 7600 really need a version with 16GB VRAM? We put it to the test today
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super Review ft. MSI
It's arguably the most interesting of the new SUPER cards, so let's find out how fast it is
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4070 Super Review
RTX 4070 Super is here, and we find out just how much faster it is compared to the original 4070
Read More »God of War Remastered trilogy may be on the way for PS5
During the PS4 and PS5 era, Sony's main focus has been on its acclaimed God of War reboot series, which took the game in a very different direction compared to the original trilogy. However, recent buzz hints at a potential revival of the hack-and-slash trilogy, offering enthusiasts a nostalgic journey …
Read More »Insomniac Games hit by Ransomware
Sony recently suffered a Ransomware attack but it looks like hackers have been targeting smaller companies under its umbrella as well. This week, it has been reported that Insomniac Games were hit by Ransomware this year, leading to the theft of information, including personal employee information, as well as details …
Read More »Intel Arc A580 Review ft. Sparkle Orc
The A580 has returned from the wilderness - is this Intel GPU worth buying?
Read More »AMD RX 7800 XT Review
We put the RX 7800 XT head-to-head with the RTX 4070 and see who comes out on top
Read More »AMD RX 7700 XT Review ft. Sapphire Pulse
Coming in at £430, the new RX 7700 XT could be a real winner versus the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4060 Review ft. MSI
RTX 4060 is here and we check out the MSI Ventus 2X Black model. Is it as bad we feared?
Read More »AMD RX 7600 Review
We put AMD's RX 7600 through its paces to find out what performance is on offer for £260
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti 8GB Review
Nvidia's £389 RTX 4060 Ti has arrived - with 8GB VRAM, is this card DOA?
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