Sony releases news that the next software update for the PlayStation 3 games console "="" option"=""> that was present on PS3 systems before the launch of the slimline model. OK, most folks out there ...

Sony will remove the ability to install other operating systems, such as Linux, on the PlayStation 3 in an update on 1 April. The widely unused feature was most recently exploited by computer hacker ...

Less than a year after the release of the PS3 Slim, Sony says that a firmware update for older models of the PlayStation 3 will kill its Other OS option. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology ...

Things you need to know... no, really, this is important. It's worth noting a few technical limitations with the whole procedure. Firstly, Linux (called "Other OS" in the PLAYSTATION 3 interface) can ...

Sony’s recent update to the PS3, version 3.21, removed the option to run another OS on your PS3. Many PS3 users had utilized this feature to install Linux on their PS3, and they weren’t too happy when ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. At least one PlayStation 3 owner has found the silver lining in Sony's decision to axe the option to install other operating systems like Linux to the ...

The PlayStation brand has been very loyal to the Linux operating system since the days of the PlayStation 2 and even now on the PlayStation 3. Sony has allowed the installation and running of the open ...

It has been public knowledge since before the launch of the PlayStation 3 that it is capable of installing a GNU/Linux operating system. But how is this done and why would we want to do it? We examine ...

Sony has on multiple occasions refined the functionality from the PlayStation 3, adding in features such as on-demand, streaming video through Netflix and cutting out the likes of PlayStation 2 ...

Do you have questions about the PS3? We get the majority of your concerns addressed by Sony’s John Koller. The PS3 Slim is definitely not a rumor; it has finally been officially announced. The photos ...

So I've just installed Ubuntu 8.10 on my PS3, and much to my suprise (or ignorance!) it was damn near one of the easiest installs that I have ever done. I figured it would be a good introduction into ...