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    Striderhayasa - Can we get some damn m/kb support?!: Ok, Overall, I like the update. Bigger font and icon sizes, dynamic themes are good (got the free Afrika theme the Japanese PSN store and bought the L... more »
    soulfinger: I saw the demo of this a couple weeks back and I just think Sony should outsource their UI design to Apple. Seriously do these guys have any idea what... more »
    cygnusx8: Anyone else having trouble logging in to playstation network? more »
    ttech10: After I've seen the new updated friends list... I can honestly say Renee Zellweger's face is no longer the worst looking thing out there. more »
    superberg: No. Don't turn this into another adBox. Seriously, one of my favorite things about my PS3 is that I don't have to wait for ads to load while it boots... more »
    Bandit: Sparkles? Come on. more »
    spoondoggydog: I HATE that the 3.0 update is entirely geared towards upselling items in the PS Store, without providing additional functionality. Games under the "ga... more »
    badasscat: Meh. I guess I'm becoming something of a curmudgeonly old geezer but I still don't understand the fascination with things like avatars or even interf... more »
    VenomIreland: After I flashed my PSP's wave I've always wanted to have custom animated backgrounds on my PS3. more »
    jnemesh: You guys who are dismissing the PS3 as nothing more than a Blu-Ray player are missing out! I humbly suggest trying Wipeout HD (downloadable only on PS... more »
    robinandtami: All of the things listed are things the XBox has been doing since launch (and launch of HDMI of course.) There must be more to it than that. more »
    Nick: i just watch tv when my ps3 is updating. or smoke a cigarette. or stare at the progress bar. or poop. now, when am i gonna get the time to do all that? more »
    Monty: Not to over-simplify it, but, well, it is an update by Sony, right? They changed the number to 3. Huge step forward, at least in mathematics. We we... more »
    350z-Racer: I think they should add PS1/PS2 Backwards compatibility. Its doable, because I had an original 60GB which was backwards compatible, and you have to do... more »
    SirFenwick: Sony has said the firmware number shouldn't matter and thus great updates will come and crappy ones will come. So I'm just glad updates are always com... more »
  • #gaming

    PlayStation 3's 3.0 Firmware Upgrade Is Now Live

    The PS3's newest firmware upgrade, 3.0, is now officially going out to all the consoles in the land. More »
  • #ps3

    PS3 Firmware 3.0 Brings Bigger Icons and Better Themes

    I'm actually a big fan of Sony's XMB, but if I didn't own a large plasma, it would be pretty tough to read. Luckily, some interface tweaks are coming in Sony's 3.0 firmware to address the problem. More »
  • #rumor

    PS3 Firmware 3.0 Barely Worth Being Leaked

    According to a rumor by VG247, the upcoming PS3 firmware 3.0 has been described as a "huge overhaul." And while it should bring some convenient improvements, absolutely nothing about it sounds worthy of our excitement. More »
  • #iphone

    10 Things To Check Out In iPhone OS 3.0

    We've already reviewed the iPhone 3.0 firmware, nitpicking the features one by one. But in case you still haven't studied the update closely enough, here are the 10 things you should know about iPhone 3.0. More »
  • #review

    iPhone OS 3.0 Software Review: What To Expect

    The iPhone 3GS is Apple's current mobile flagship, but most of us using iPhone 3Gs won't be paying for the upgrade. So instead, we get the new 3.0 firmware—not such a bad deal. More »
  • #apple

    iPhone 3.0 Firmware Taking Better Pictures than 2.2.1?

    The iPhone's camera resolution leaves much to be desired, but there's more to image quality than just resolution. And according to one series of tests, the firmware 3.0 is taking better photos than its predecessor. More »