With a new 'haircut', 'Facebook' as past history, 'Geohot' looks to the future, and gives an interview with 'Wired'



It seems 'Geohot' is missing the drama of the 'scene' after being banned from touching a Sony product again,
but the world-famous hacker sees hope of his great return due the on-going DMCA Jailbreaking deliberations!

As most of you know by now, 'Geohot' is famous for being the first 'iPhone' Jailbreaker, and then later on the 'PS3' Jailbreaker, only to stop his warpath against evil corp. after being forced to settle out of court with Sony, and part of that large still sealed agreement with them was to never touch a Sony product again, but he thinks there might be a way out for him to be able to return to the 'scene' with all its drama and problems, as remember he donated the remaining funds from his 'defense fund' to EFF and they are now busy fighting the big lobby groups this year in regard to DMCA exceptions that currently are under review, which for now only allow iPhone Jailbreak'ing but not 'Video Gaming Consoles', so being fresh out of a job after quitting Facebook, and sporting a new 'hairdo', Mr. George Hotz, (aka) Geohot, has given a recent interview with the Wired mag, where he stated:

he's awaiting for a decision by federal copyright regulators that, for the first time ever, could legalize videogame-console jailbreaking...

That, Geohot thinks, might let him “jailbreak” the PlayStation again, freeing it for the world of tinkerers to use as they wish, the same way that a decision in 2010 to allow mobile phone users to liberate their smartphones to run whatever programs they like bolstered a vibrant alternative to the tightly constrained and capriciously run Apple App Store.

“I would really like to get back into that scene,” Hotz said in a recent telephone interview.

As you may know, copyright regulators decreed that it was finally legal to “jailbreak” smartphones so, iPhone users can now install apps that Apple didn’t approve.

Today, there are more than 1 million jailbroken iPhones using a third-party app store called Cydia, and Apple has incorporated into its mobile operating system many of the same tweaks that came out of a freedom it said would doom its business model. Those promised cyberattacks never came and, clearly, Apple’s mobile business is thriving, helping push the company’s stock to stratospheric levels

However, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, it’s still unlawful to hack a gaming console or a tablet like the iPad.

That might soon change under proposed exemptions offered by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

“It doesn’t make any sense,” Geohot says, “why iPhone jailbreaking is OK, but not for video games.”

So, what do you think?

You can check the full article below!

NEWS SOURCE: DMCA Jailbreak Exemptions (via) Wired

Our thanks to 'Gauss' for writing up this news summary!

It has been very silent recently in 'mmCM' updates, but we have good news today, developers behind 'Team Cobra' have contacted us and shared with us what they been working on since March, and it is is awesome, basically a full featured desktop enviroment called 'mmOS' to replace the old multiman file manager.

Click on the above picture, for a jaw-dropping HD screenshot of 'mmOS' in action, and after your jaw lifts off the keyboard, see below some of it's features:

• supports 8 windows with up to 4096 entries per folder
• double-click to launch video/music/picture/games...
• single-click to multiple-select for copy/move
• desktop icons for fast access to various options/functions
• (shortcuts for showtime, games, themes, user created shortcuts)

This is just a hint of what is coming in the next big update, so we can't wait to see 'mmOS' all completed and fully in action with its many new jaw-dropping features on our PS3 consoles, and it might not be too long either as the developers are hinting at before this month's end for a big release, so this is already heating up to be nice hot summer for us Jailbreak Sony PS3 owners!

And remember as usual stay tuned to @PS3Crunchnet for the very latest in 'scene' newz!

Now with this DONGLE you can RGH your Xbox 360 without any PC.



Team Squirt has returned and officially announced that their Squirter Dongle will arrive next month in June.

Of course Team-Xecuter is rockin' hard-core with their line-up of products, but The Squirt team is fighting back to say they're not done squirting away, and they have produced a video showcasing their new product called: The Squirter Dongle.

This dongle basically allows to dump/write your Xbox 360 NAND without any need of PC connected to your 360, or other special tools, as the dongle has its own OLED screen, which walks you thru the baby steps in RGH'ing your Xbox 360 console all by its own 'dongle' self!

The Squirter dongle also seems to offers 360 console hackers the possibility of running homebrew apps, as you can see in the video with their "Snake" app.

But when the need rises you will sadly have to borrow your friend's PC to update your Dongle via USB to get a fresh load of files!

SQUIRTER DONGLE

specifications:

• MCU 32 Mhz cortex M3
• 128Kb ram - 512 Bytes Flash
• Storage microSD slot
• Input micro joystick
• USB host / device
• SPI / Parallel / Jtag – configurables GPIO ports 12 pins
• NFC (Near Field communication) read write rdif tags and wireless communication between devices (just put near 10 cm)
• OLED 1.5” screen
• Internal buzzer audio
• Software: Open platform !!! all can develop on this device
• Size: 5cm diameter x 1 cm

Right now the software available is:

• Squirter: SPI read / write software
• ACTEL FLASH: all actel family programming
• XILINX FLASH: all Xilinx family programming
• GAMES demo: lot of demos games with good examples for developers
• TOOLS demo: many demo softwares (mini oscilloscope etc)

We are working to improve scripts and automatic tools for many many uses…

Watching the 'Squirter' in action below, just might make you wet your pants, but you need to hold out to June to get your own dongle!

OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.360squirt.com/

NEWS SOURCE: The Squirter Dongle will arrive this June (via) MaxConsole UnderGround

Our thanks to 'Robe24' from @MaxConsoleTweet for this news tip!

First batch for the Slim Xbox 360 consoles has rolled off the production line.



Team-Xecuter has announced the first batch of the Xecuter Demon Slim has completed production this weekend.

TX has finally pass all the needed testing and design changes and the Slim DemoN module is rolling off the production lines with the Phat would to be started this Monday, so it will not be long before you see the amazing dual-nand devices for sale at your local reseller!

Forget any other cheap dual nand device you see on the market, the DemoN blows them all out of the water. Some teams brag about NAND R/W speeds of just over a minute…..try 20 seconds

Our team of developers and beta testers include high ranking members of the 360 Linux scene to make sure that this is the defacto Dual Nand device for every 360 user from beginner to advanced.

These are being sent to our crew of beta testers who will put every fix, tweak, enhancement and new feature through it's final paces. We have so much planned for the DemoN in the future, the base unit is just the beginning, wait until you see all of the addons and software tools we have coming – we've worked REALLY hard to make this as solid and as future proof as possible, it really is a clean well crafted product and we are very proud of it, it's been an awesome team effort to get this done right – much more to come !

According to Team-Xecuter, prices & specifications will be announced very soon, so remember to stay tuned to 360Crunch for more TX news!

NEWS SOURCE: Xecuter DemoN now in production (via) MaxConsole UnderGround

Our thanks to 'Gauss' from @MaxConsoleTweet for this news story!

Team Xecuter has greatly reduced the price for their new Rev. C of Coolrunner



The latest version of the Xecuter CoolRunner Rev C will be finally shipping this week and only at $19.99

Team Xecuter has announced that their new Xecuter CoolRunner Rev C, is already in production and it will start shipping out this week to all major Xecuter resellers, and the suggested list price is ONLY $19.99

For more information on the official specs of Rev C, just review their ad below:

NEWS SOURCE: TX CoolRuuner REV C now shipping (via) MaxConsole UnderGround

Our thanks to 'Gauss' from @MaxConsoleTweet for this news story!

Dump your PS3 Blu-Ray Drive info with ease!



Scene developer 'blackdeath' has released a tool that allows you to extract the serial model of your Blu-Ray reader

The MA BD TOOL by PS3 dev Blackdeath basically allows you to detect and extract your BD disk reader serial model.

Here are the official details:

Friends of the community here I leave the new version of BD TOOL MA who now includes the basic graphical interface, the ability to save data to any USB connected on the console port as well as the ability to detect and remove the serial model BD reader that you have in your PS3 along with the old features of the first version with the MKB and the HRL.

In some cases the standard model may not be obtained but that's where the BD than the original console if not married.

Just install it and follow the instructions and you can have new details on the BD in your hands or your usb.

Details:

• Implemented basic GUI.
• Fixed bugs in compiling the HRL or MKB.
• Implemented the ability to use any USB port.
• Now able to detect the model and serial BD player.

Download it HERE!

NEWS SOURCE: MA BD TOOL v0.8 released (via) MaxConsole UnderGround

Our thanks to 'Gauss' from MaxConsoleTweet for this news story!