When George 'Geohot' Hotz first starting jailbreaking the Sony PlayStation 3, we're sure the hacker didn't expect the circus that now surrounds both him and the civil lawsuit brought by Sony.
The Sony vs. Geohot trial rumbles on, after being granted access to Geohot’s hard drives, and the IP addresses of users who have been to his sites, the PlayStation 3 manufacturer has now sought (and received permission) to drag everyone else into the argument by requesting hacker George 'Geohot' Hotz's PayPal records stretching back fully 2 years.
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Sony has just pushed a new update for PlayStation 3 users, bumping the version number up to v3.60. This new version adds the ability to boot saved games into the cloud for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Also added is the ability to change the wait time for the system before it senses the inactivity and shuts down DualShock 3 and Sixaxis controllers.
In news that could have far-reaching consequences, a Judge has granted Sony's request for information that could identify anyone that has visited the web sites belonging to hacker George 'Geohot' Hotz.
Filed firmly in the 'cool but probably pointless' category, AndroidSpin brings us news that one clever XDA-Developer member has managed to find a way to turn your Android device into a wireless mouse for your PlayStation 3.
Some interesting news coming out of Sony, with TheNextWeb reporting that the Japanese giant could be forced to stop selling its PlayStation 3 console in Europe - if Korean technology manufacturer LG gets its way.
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The mega corporation has started to sound so helpless in front of the 21 years old residing at New Jersey. Not only Geohot has decided to fight back in the courtroom, he already has gathered enough funds to hire lawyers and believes he is going to win the court battle against Sony. Hotz in an interview said "Beating them in court is just a start". It is obvious, Sony wanted to send a message to Hotz by taking the matter to court, interestingly, he wants to send the message back which is like making yet another of Sony's attempt hollow.
The battle between Sony and 21 years old Geohot who has shook the mega corporation has been around for a while now and it's taking new interesting routes everyday. The battle has recently become a legal one since Sony has publicly announced filing a lawsuit against the hacker residing at New Jersey.
