34w ago - Following up on the PS3 super / ultra slim unboxing, first look, and HDD guide, today I've opened Sony's new console to see what is inside.

I've made a video of the disassembly, and some pictures of the new MSX-001 motherboard.

As you can see, there's a lot of modifications on this model: MB, BR drive, HDD emplacement and so on.

You can see the Blu-ray drive, very small than older BR drive.

PS: To remove the 2 glossy pieces, you just have to slide to the right like the PS3 fat.

According to pereb27, the new model features no RSX IHS (but still contains a Cell IHS) potentially meaning the end of the dreaded PS3 YLOD... it looks like Sony finally did something right.

Below are some PS3 super / ultra slim internal disassembly pictures and videos, as follows:

45w ago - Following up on our previous article, today some new PS3 Model (CECH-4000 series including a CECH-4011B and CECH-4011C) photos have surfaced which appear to include a possible 16 GB version.

There seems to be newer PlayStation 3 consoles to come. On the Brazil equivalent site to the FCC (ANATEL) was an CECH-4011 registered with the special specifics that there is also a 16 GB model (also like the 250 GB and 500 GB) available.

Check the attachments for the official .PDF files (HERE or HERE - Mirror) which unveil further information and to quote from TecnoBlog.net (linked above) roughly translated:

"Whenever I make a visit to the famous SGCH Anatel, the system that are published in the latest devices approved for sale in Brazil. We've had some leaks...

94w ago - Following up on the initial news, today Examiner.com has confirmed that the new PS3 Slim models CECH-3001A and CECH-3001B are now available in North America while TheBanditKing has shared some comparison pictures of the new PlayStation 3 Slim alongside details via NeoGAF and a teardown.

To quote: Just wanted to let you guys know that Amazon (for the US anyway) has begun shipping out the 3001-A's to customers. There is actually a few more changes to the hardware then I noticed in the pics (I have one). the Wifi light was removed but not the HDD light, the PS logo above the drive is now silk screened rather then an emblem while the silk screened SONY logo was removed in favor of an indented logo.

Also the...

96w ago - Following up on the recent video footage, today Spanish PlayStation 3 CFW developers DemonHades and JaicraB have shared a status update and pics on the upcoming JFW DH PS3 Custom Firmware.

Download: Base PS3 FW Instructions (PDF) / MinVerChk Minimum PS3 Version Check Tool for PS3 / OpenPStore SVN

To quote, roughly translated:

Percentage Level of Development

• Central-Core - 100%
  
• Cobra-Payload - 60%
  
• Linux - 95%
  
• Preloader - 90%
  
• XMB Categories - 95%
  
• Thegra Manager - 25%
  
• Thegra - 100%
  
• Services Packs - 0%
  
• OpenPStore - 50%
  

New categories such as Multimedia, PS3 Loader, Thegra, Homebrew, Emulators, manager set aside the typical native application. Photos, Music, Videos, TV, disappear to make way for Multimedia.

New Category

This new category gives rise to a union of native options like photo, music and video. This new category will appear the famous player Showtime,...

142w ago - Update: L-S seems to have been misled, as knocturnal81 points out the pictures actually appear to be of a $35 PSJailBreak clone called PSJailBreaker versus the original PS JailBreak USB PS3 modchip.

Today French site Logic-Sunrise (linked above) has posted some pictures of the PS JailBreak PS3 modchip final retail version, which comes just hours before an update to the PSGroove open-source PS JailBreak PlayStation 3 exploit is expected.

To quote, roughly translated: "First introduced in aluminum, we had the chance to make a review, the team PSjailbreak we send the dongle seems to be the final product, which will be marketed and sent to all resellers who want the be.

There is a strange thing I have noticed a avrusbkey example. Once initialized, and the green LED on, the console is spent in debug.

you can remove the dongle, the PS3 is still running in debug mode, and the games are daring. Once the...