Sony has confirmed on its PlayStation Blog that the company will soon release version 3.41 of the firmware for its PS3 gaming console. The firmware update will have various features including a new recommendation engine that will suggest titles from the PlayStation Store. A new “You May Like” column will be displayed by the new [...]

Sony have just revealed that gamers who own a PS3 are going to get some great additions to their console really soon, in the form of improved 3D support. The new firmware update will make the console 3D-ready, by enabling complete HDMI 1.4 support on it. If you’re a PS3 owner, what this means for [...]

There was a notable issue with PS3 Firmware 3.41: Some PS3 owners reportedly encountered problems when they installed a different hard drive after applying the update. The PlayStation Blog informs us that an update to the update (wait, what?) should alleviate HDD replacement issues and is available for download right now.

Amazon Kindle’s 2.5 firmware showed up on a lucky customer’s Kindle DX. Not everyone waiting for the update have received it so far. Now there is a download link available which you can use to manually update your e-reader. The update will work for you if you have the correct model of the Kindle.New features [...]

Keeping up a fine tradition, Barnes & Noble has today let slip an internal memo that discusses a forthcoming version 1.2 firmware update for the Nook. There’s not much in the way of info on fresh new features or optimizations, but we do know that B&N retail locations will be getting the update “this week” [...]

The Android 2.2 Froyo update will reach Motorola’s Droid handset before it becomes available for the company’s latest offering, the Droid X, according to a new leak. The  Droid will get the Froyo update along with Flash Player 10.1 in late July whereas the Droid X will get the over-the-air update in late August.The Motorola [...]

Say it ain’t so. Could a firmware update lead to the untimely death of your PS3’s Blu-Ray drive? Maybe. The actual cause is still unconfirmed, but many users over at the Playstation forums are reporting problems with Modern Warfare 2 after updating their consoles to the 3.10 firmware. They’re experiencing freezing while playing the game, [...]

While PdaNet is a great way to tether your phone, if you want to tether your Motorola Droid over Wi-Fi, you’ll need to get your hands a little dirty. Folks over at the DroidForums.net have come up with a hacked version of the 2.0.1 firmware which will allow you to do just that. Of course, [...]

If you have a WD TV Live HD media box, you might want to think twice about downloading a recent firmware update from Western Digital. Forum complaints report nothing but a blank screen after downloading the v1.101.12 update. Western Digital knows about the problem and has pulled the update from its site. Until the issue [...]

The hazard of being among the first to apply updates and new firmware to your gear is that you are also among the first to realize there might be a problem. A while back Intel offered a new firmware update for its X25-M and X18-M SSDs and users found a big problem when applied to [...]