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Facebook × Geohot × Giants × Hacker × Playstation × PS3 × Social Networking × Sony
George "Geohot" Hotz, who pioneered iPhone jailbreaking with the first iPhone jailbreak ever, and whose most recent appearance in the news came when he and Sony settled out of court after Geohot published the PlayStation 3's root keys, has gone legit: he's taken a job with Facebook.
The news is confirmed, although with little fanfare, via a post by Hotz on his Facebook page, which says, "is Facebook is really an amazing place to work...first hackathon over."
Rumors are that Hotz is working on the long-awaited Facebook app for the iPad, which has been reported to be coming, at long last. The latest reports are that the app is just weeks away. It's unclear if Hotz' reference to a "hackathon" has to do with him working on app security, or something else.
In addition to his 2007 hack of the original iPhone, Hotz created the Black Ra1n jailbreak for iOS 3.1.2, which became one of the most popular jailbreaks for the iPhone and that release of iOS.
It's just another example of hackers going legitimate, and shows that corporations know that the talent needed for many hacks can be translated into productive work for their corporate coffers. Another prime example is that of Kevin Mitnick, once the most wanted computer criminal in the United States, who is now a respected computer security consultant.
It's for this reason that DEFCON, once a shunned hacker conference, is now regularly attended by the feds and by police groups, searching for "talent." This year's DEFCON 19 conference will feature a DEFCON Kids event, as well, teaching kids to hack in a "white hat" way.
The news is confirmed, although with little fanfare, via a post by Hotz on his Facebook page, which says, "is Facebook is really an amazing place to work...first hackathon over."
Rumors are that Hotz is working on the long-awaited Facebook app for the iPad, which has been reported to be coming, at long last. The latest reports are that the app is just weeks away. It's unclear if Hotz' reference to a "hackathon" has to do with him working on app security, or something else.
In addition to his 2007 hack of the original iPhone, Hotz created the Black Ra1n jailbreak for iOS 3.1.2, which became one of the most popular jailbreaks for the iPhone and that release of iOS.
It's just another example of hackers going legitimate, and shows that corporations know that the talent needed for many hacks can be translated into productive work for their corporate coffers. Another prime example is that of Kevin Mitnick, once the most wanted computer criminal in the United States, who is now a respected computer security consultant.
It's for this reason that DEFCON, once a shunned hacker conference, is now regularly attended by the feds and by police groups, searching for "talent." This year's DEFCON 19 conference will feature a DEFCON Kids event, as well, teaching kids to hack in a "white hat" way.
games × Gaming × Giants × Next Generation Portable × PSP Games × Sony
The issue of backwards compatibility is a hot button issue in the gaming industry. This is especially true for Sony who initially released ta backwards-compatible PS3 only to nix that function due to the high cost later. When Sony announced the NGP earlier this year, speculation quickly started as to whether original PSP games would be supported. According to Eurogamer.net the NGP will indeed feature the ability to play original PSP titles but with a catch.
UMD VS Digital
While the NGP will support original PSP games it lacks a UMD drive and thus can only play those purchased digitally through the PSN store. This means that existing PSP owners who have physical copies of games that want to play them on the upcoming NGP will have to repurchase them digitally. This doesn’t exactly come as a surprise as support for the UMD has been on the decline from the outset when movie studios dropped support for the format almost right away. Sony’s PlayStation division themselves even released an updated version of the PSP that relied entirely on digital media and did away with the UMD last year. Still, if anything signified the death of the format this would be it. No word yet from Sony as to how they plan to address the issue of rare titles that are only available on UMD such as Disney and Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep.
Guest Author Bio: Maria Rainier is a freelance writer and blog junkie. She is currently a resident blogger at First in Education where she’s written on geological & petroleum technician jobs along with a piece on hospitality travel & tourism programs. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, playing piano, and working with origami.
Source: NGP's backwards compatibility unveiled
UMD VS Digital
While the NGP will support original PSP games it lacks a UMD drive and thus can only play those purchased digitally through the PSN store. This means that existing PSP owners who have physical copies of games that want to play them on the upcoming NGP will have to repurchase them digitally. This doesn’t exactly come as a surprise as support for the UMD has been on the decline from the outset when movie studios dropped support for the format almost right away. Sony’s PlayStation division themselves even released an updated version of the PSP that relied entirely on digital media and did away with the UMD last year. Still, if anything signified the death of the format this would be it. No word yet from Sony as to how they plan to address the issue of rare titles that are only available on UMD such as Disney and Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep.
Guest Author Bio: Maria Rainier is a freelance writer and blog junkie. She is currently a resident blogger at First in Education where she’s written on geological & petroleum technician jobs along with a piece on hospitality travel & tourism programs. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, playing piano, and working with origami.
Source: NGP's backwards compatibility unveiled