PS3Hax Network forum members are claiming that it is only a matter of time before a free alternative to the PSJailbreak USB device is released to allow users to hack their Playstation 3 console.

Sony still hasn’t released an official statement yet, but it is likely investigating all of the reports of successful PS3 hacks.

A cheaper clone of the PS3 jailbreak device named the “X3″ has already surfaced — and is expected to be released soon — while free alternatives are now being promised.

The user Mathieulh posted the following tweet recently, “The exact chip for the psjailbreak dongle has been identified, looks like dumping it will be easy.”

The PSJailbreak has garnered attention from PS3 gamers because Sony has done such a good job of preventing hacks and similar cracks in the past.

Members of the PS3Hax forum remind users that the 3.41 version of Sony’s firmware could automatically update the console without asking for consent first.

PS Jailbreak users should understand that they could face a PlayStation Netowork ban, as the Backup Manager ID used by the hack can be detected by Sony. It’s possible a zero-policy rule will be put in effect, blacklisting consoles that used the hack. It is recommended that PS3 owners using the PS Jailbreak hack should avoid using PSN for now.

As we mentioned earlier, it would be very surprising if Sony doesn’t release a firmware update that blocks the PS Jailbreak functionality. I think that people spending more than $100 for a dongle that might be useless after the next firmware update is a mistake that some might regret.

Do you think a free alternative will be released? In either case, it’s likely Sony will begin the process to patch the vulnerability and ban everyone using a jailbroken PS3. For most users, risking a PSN ban likely isn’t worth it — but for some, the lure of playing from stored content on an external HDD with the PS3 will be too much to resist.

The exact chip for the psjailbreak dongle has been identified, looks like dumping it will be easy.

Source:
http://www.myce.com/news/free-ps3-jailbreak-hack-possible-but-not-yet-promised-33669/

To quote:

Team Xecuter have been working closely with Team Jungle & C4E for several weeks now on the new Xbox 360 250GB Model (some call it 360 S or 360 Slim). We are pleased to officially announce that the team has successfully patched the DVD Rom to be able to play backups.

This is the first successful step and there is much work still to be done for the general public’s consumption.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbRvrwWoSJY



Never Say Never ;)

Update: Just to answer a few comments:

Comment: It’s fake
Answer: We are Xecuter, C4E and Team Jungle. Duh.

Comment: …Get rich quick scheme
Answer: You mean like all the other free firmwares released ? Xecuter finance everything in the group so you don’t have to.

Comment: Does anyone knows a cheap decapping service in Europe?
Answer: If only they still used the MT1319L, eh? ;)

We love it when something like this gets released, all the crazies come out of the woodwork craving for a bit of the spotlight. The console scene never changes does it? Just enjoy the fact that a public method to hack your shiny new 360 will be available shortly.

Source:
http://team-xecuter.com/new-xbox-360-250gb-hacked/

Remember the website jailbreakme.com back in the days of firware 1.1?
Well it's back.

Thanks to some serious work by @comex, you can now jailbreak your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad right from MobileSafari — no PC or Mac needed!

Just visit http://jailbreakme.com on your device.

Note: There are currently some issues involving MMS and Facetime being disabled, and those are being worked on. Feel free to discuss problems and/or solutions in the comments beow.

For those needing a carrier unlock, use the existing ultrasn0w in Cydia on your iPhone3G or iPhone3GS. After a short testing period, we’ll push out the iPhone4 version.

Source:
http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

The Electronic Frontier Foundation recently won a DMCA ruling that, under most 'fair use' circumstances, no longer makes it illegal to hack and jailbreak devices including video games and portable phones including Apple's iPhone.

Essentially consumers shouldn't need Apple's approval for everything you put in your device just because the device itself was made by Apple, much like you don't need HP's approval for the paper you put in their printer or Serta's approval for who can sleep on your mattress.

http://worthplaying.com/article/2010/7/26/news/75796/ and phoenixfire425 via our Forums HERE expanded on this ruling, to quote:

"In addition to jailbreaking, other exemptions announced Monday would:

- allow owners of used cell phones to break access controls on their phones in order to switch wireless carriers.
- allow people to break technical protections on video games to investigate or correct security flaws.
- allow college professors, film students and documentary filmmakers to break copy-protection measures on DVDs so they can embed clips for educational purposes, criticism, commentary and noncommercial videos.
- allow computer owners to bypass the need for external security devices called dongles if the dongle no longer works and cannot be replaced."

Source:
http://www.ps3news.com/forums/console-news/dmca-leagalizes-video-game-phone-jailbreaking-fair-use-111746.html

In an unexpected update to his last blog post titled “Meh”, Geohot has announced that he, for the time being at least has kind of abandoned the whole iPhone
jailbreak and unlock scene. The reasons according to him are as follows.



Quote:

Sorry, this post was probably a bad idea. Next time I won’t say anything. I miss when this blog was actually about technical things(I’ve been reacting too much to the feedback, which led it to the place it’s in now). I didn’t fully realize most of the current scene don’t care unless they are getting something. Now I do. It’s late tonight, I’ll think about what to do about this in the morning.

The real reason behind no release isn’t technical. It’s just that it will never stop, after blackra1n, people demand unlock, after blacksn0w, people demand untethered. I miss the days when jailbreaking and unlocking were difficult, it attracted a much higher caliber crowd.
Also, to the haters, the picture is quite obviously fake :D




While I respect this guy for all his contributions in the past, and I understand the reasons he has put in, there is still something about this whole story which makes me wonder if Apple has something to do with this. Maybe he was offered money?, or maybe he was threatened with criminal charges for continuing? well who knows. He showed off a untethered jailbreak for new iPhone and iPod touches back in March, followed by a jailbreak for iPad and iOS 4 Beta in April, but none of them ever saw light of day makes no sense to me.

For those of you who don’t know, George Hotz (Geohot) is the guy who first unlocked the original iPhone in 2007, followed by first jailbreak for iPhone 3GS, and then later he was the first one to provide all-in-one jailbreak / unlock solution for iPhone 3.1.2 firmware
through his famous tool, named blackra1n and blacksn0w.

So where does that leave us – the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS (new bootrom) and iPod touch 3G users? Well, Comex’s Spirit like jailbreak tool is now the only hope. It will probably be released once Apple rolls out the new iOS 4.0.1 / 4.1 firmware update for iPhone 4
, 3GS and 3G.

Source: http://www.redmondpie.com/geohot-withdraws-from-iphone-jailbreak-and-unlock-scene/