During the entire Sony vs. GeoHot ordeal, donations from around the world poured in as sour PS3 owners and outright Sony haters wanted to see fair use trump an over-zealous hardware manufacturer. But as it turned out, no one actually “won” per say. Though, some would argue that we consumers still have the upper hand now that the dust is settling. As such, all that donation money didn’t end up being needed by GeoHot thanks to a no payment settlement. So...

We’ve already discussed the Windows Phone 7 NoDo self-updater, ChevronWP7.Updater, and the apparent effects it has on future upgrades. Microsoft has already come forward once advising users to avoid such tools until the ramifications could be better understood. Well, it’s later and Microsoft’s viewpoint has gone from unfavorable to do not use. In very basic, none programming language, ChevronWP7.Updater does allow early self updates. After that,...

The ongoing dispute between famed Playstation/iOS hacker, George Hotz (Geohot) and Sony has come to an end. Both sides were able to reach some sort of agreement, with Hotz agreeing to an injunction. Sony Computer Entertainment America (“SCEA”) and George Hotz (“Hotz”) today announced the settlement of the lawsuit filed by SCEA against Hotz in federal court in San Francisco, California. The parties reached an agreement in principle on March 31, 2011. As part of the...

The ongoing Geohot vs. Sony lawsuit gets more interesting with each passing day. Yesterday, we were talking about Geohot’s apparent fleeing to South America. Today, Geohot himself has both confirmed and denied the rumor he fled the country saying: Factually, it’s true I’m in South America, on a vacation I’ve had planned and paid for since November. I mean, it is Spring break; hacking isn’t my life. Rest assured that not a dime of legal defense money would...

Fans of HTC’s longtime developer friendly handsets are getting an abrupt end to their party. Starting with the HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon and again witnessed with the upcoming HTC Incredible S, HTC has begun making use of signature checks. These checks spring into action when a custom recovery image is flashed, and lock things down if a stock HTC key isn’t found. Basically, HTC has turned their back on the developer community. There are a couple reasons for...