For the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to get unsigned code running on the Vita. Although I haven’t succeeded yet, I’m happy to say I’ve made some progress.
[April Fools] Yifan Lu has been acquired by Electronic Arts Inc.
KATY, Texas, Apr 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced it has acquired Yifan Lu, a leading innovator and badass for $4.95 USD and two chicken sandwiches. The acquisition accelerates EA’s position in popular appeal and strengthens its focus on the destruction of gaming. Yifan Lu will operate within EA Sports, a division of EA focused on changing logo text.
[April Fools] Electronic Arts Inc. announces the closing of Yifan Lu
KATY, Texas, Apr 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced it will be permanently closing it’s doors at Yifan Lu. “The hardest part of my job is laying off employees. That and making games. Shit’s hard, we should start doing that soon.” commented EA CEO John Riccitiello in an earnings call following the announcement of the cuts. “It was tough having to get rid of such an awesome guy, but because of the drops of profits caused weak game sales (which was in correlation to the increase in the IQ of an average video game buyer), we had to make difficult decisions.” Yifan Lu has been responsible for hit titles such as TBA, Coming Spring 2013, and Project Canceled.
Unlocking T-Mobile 4G Hotspot (ZTE MF61): A case study
So, I have one of these MiFi clone from T-Mobile and want to unlock it to use on AT&T (I know that AT&T 4G/3G isn’t supported, but I thought maybe I could fix that later). The first thing I tried to do was contact T-Mobile, as they are usually very liberal concerning unlock codes. However, this time, T-Mobile (or, as they claim, the manufacture) isn’t so generous. So I’ve decided to take it upon myself to do it. I will write down the entire procedure here as a case study on how to “reverse engineer” a new device. However, in no way do I consider myself an expert, so feel free to bash me in the comments on what I did wrong. Also, I have decided against releasing any binaries or patches because phone unlocking is a grey area (although it is legal here), but if you read along you should be able to repeat what I did, even though I will also try to generalize.
Playstation Vita’s USB MTP Connection Analyzed
This is the first of (hopefully) many posts on the PS Vita. Before I attempt anything drastic with the device, such as getting unsigned code to run, I hope I can try something easy (well, easier) to get used to the device. Ultimately, I want to make a content manager for the PS Vita for Linux. Unlike the PSP, the Vita does not export the memory card as a USB storage device, but instead relies on their custom application to copy content to and from the device. This post will give just a peek into how the communication between the Vita and the PC works.