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Computers

Ben Heck’s PS3 Slim Laptop Is Monochromatic Cool

6:33PM Danny Allen | Modder extraordinaire, Ben Heck, is back in form with a sleek pin-striped laptop based on the new PS3 Slim. Like his Xbox 360 laptop, it has a big 17-inch Gateway 1775W screen (1280×720 resolution). Watch his walk-through: More »
Games

The PS3 Slim Painted Just Like I Like It

10:35PM Mark Wilson | For $US450, Colorware will sell you a custom-painted PS3 Slim. And with the proper colour scheme, the upgrade is almost tempting. [Colorware via ChipChick]
Games

PS3 Firmware Update Breaking Knock-Off Controllers?

6:05PM Danny Allen | The PlayStation 3’s Firmware 3.00 improves the XMB interface, and seems to help the Slim model load games and Blu-ray discs faster, but some users are reporting that their third-party controllers have stopped working since they installed the update. More »
Games

The PS3 Slim Loads Game(s) Faster With Firmware 3.0

10:47PM Mark Wilson | In videos from last weekend, we learned that the PS3 fat boots itself faster than the Slim, but the Slim had the edge when it came to loading games. Now with new firmware 3.0, the Slim loads games even faster. More »
Games

The PS3 Slim Might Be A Bit Slow

6:00AM Jack Loftus | A slew of videos out this weekend have revealed the unthinkable: PlayStation 3 slim owners could be wasting valuable seconds of their lives as their new console boots up slower than the original PS3! More »
Entertainment

Confirmed: PS3 iView Will Be Unmetered On Internode

1:13PM Nick Broughall | I just received confirmation that the ABC iView service for your PS3 coming later this year will be unmetered on Internode. I’ve put the question to iiNet as well, but they’re yet to come back to me. Although realistically, if Internode can do unmetered PS3 iView, iiNet probably will too…
Games

PS3 Slim Vs. Xbox 360 Elite Hardware: Pretty Cut And Dry?

4:00AM Adam Frucci | Kotaku made a handy chart comparing the two $US300 game consoles from Microsoft and Sony, and it sure looks like the PS3 comes out on top. Unfortunately, none of this stuff actually sells consoles. More »
Games

PS3 Slim Eats Half The Electicity Of The PS3 Fat

2:29AM Mark Wilson | Sony claims that their new PS3 Slim uses 34 per cent less power than previous generations. But when Crave compared the original 60GB PS3 to the Slim, they found power savings to be greater than 50 per cent. More »
Games

PS3 Slim Teardown Shows Optical Drive Taking A Ton Of Space

9:56AM Jason Chen | iFixit and RapidRepair both have teardowns of the PlayStation 3 Slim. What did iFixit find? That the Blu-ray optical drive still takes up an assload of space. More »
Games

PlayStation 3 Slim Review: The Same For Less

6:00AM Jason Chen | The single largest roadblock that prevents most people from picking up a PlayStation 3 is the price. Sony’s just taken that roadblock and shrunk it. You’re now $200 more likely to buy a PlayStation 3. More »