On July 2nd, Sony released the long anticipated 2.40 firmware update for its PlayStation 3 console. A few users however, were met with bricked consoles or otherwise had freezing glitches and other software failure.
Sony then removed the update from its site, and users trying to update through their PS3 were told firmware 2.36 was the latest available.
According to new reports however, the firmware update will be back, this time as version 2.41 and will be released sometime this week, most likely on Wednesday, one week after it was originally launched.
Hopefully the new update will fix all of 2.40’s issues and all users who were not able to get the update when it was available will get in-game XMB access and trophies.
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Pioneer has announced that they will begin offering Blu-ray disc recorders to its home country of Japan beginning in the Q1 2009.
Pioneer spokeswoman Kayoko Tanaka added that there were no plans for Europe or North America launches and that the decision to enter the market “anticipated burgeoning Japanese demand for products in the next-generation video format.”
The company will develop the recorders with its partner Sharp but will sell the “high-end” recorders under the Pioneer brand.
According to The Nikkei, Sony, Panasonic and Sharp completely dominate the Blu-ray market in Japan with a combined 98 percent market share.
Late last year Pioneer and Sharp began teaming up in the LCD business and have also been teaming up for Blu-ray players.
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According to investigations by AppleInsider, Apple Canada may begin punishing Rogers for its decision to sell overpriced iPhone 3G data plans.
As a way to punish Rogers, Apple will not sell the iPhone at its own retail stores and will instead show them off only as demo units. By doing so, customers will have no choice but to visit a Rogers store to buy the mobile phone. Many would-be customers have already said they will not be buying from Rogers.
Apple only has a small Canadian retail presence but a ban would certainly hurt supply in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, and Vancouver where stores are popular.
The carrier has been drawing criticism from the press and from would-be customers, all of which cite the huge discrepancy in prices compared to iPhone 3G data plans in the UK and the US.
For $75 CAD, Rogers’ users get a third fewer minutes per month, only 750MB of data, and only 75 outbound messages compared to AT&T’s 200 and unlimited data. Both plans are priced about the same.
A virtual petition continues to gain momentum, now with over 43,000 signatures, with users that refuse to purchase an iPhone from Rogers.
