Is installing Linux on the PS3 worth it? The bottom line: The PS3 makes for a reasonably good desktop when not performing tasks that require a lot of memory, such as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Did you install Linux on your PS3? If you can prove it, Sony owes you $55. If not, but you still owned a PS3, they’ll give you $9. It’s all part of a settlement from a case over the removal of the PS3 ...

If you've been interested in installing Linux on your PS3 but found the whole thing scary, there is now a flavor of Linux that is set up specifically for the PS3. While I find all Linux alien and ...

When Sony nerfed Linux support for the PS3 in early April, we knew it was only a matter of time before someone pulled a pack of lawyers out of their pocket. Sure enough, a complaint (PDF courtesy IGN) ...

... okay, that's not a good start. Using my ninja Linux powers, it appears the system is running at 50Hz 576p (720 by 576 resolution) - a far cry from the 720p (1280 ...