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Sony’s PS3 Slim is undoubtedly slimmer and lighter than its predecessor but had the price not been a constraint we could’ve got more slimmer and lighter version of the PS3 Slim. In an interview, Masayuki Chatani, SCE Strategy Planning confirmed that Sony had tried their hands on flash (or SSD) and network-based storage before going [...]

 
Indian gamers will soon be able to snag Sony’s PS3 Slim. Announced in August at the Gamescom Cologne, the new PS3 Slim is slimmer (obviously), lighter and consumes less power than its predecessor. To be precise, PS3 slim is 33 percent slimmer, 36 percent lighter and consumes 34 percent less power. Additionally, you’ll also find [...]

 
Sony has another reason to touts its PS3 as the console that does everything. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cyber Crimes Center also known as C3 uses the cheap $300 PS3s to crack passwords of computers of alleged child pornographers.
A warrant allows the government officials to seize the suspect’s computer but due to Fourth [...]

 
Have a penchant for gaming and a lot of money to splurge on? If you’re answer is affirmative to both then you can have a look at this gold-dipped PS3 Slim. The golden PS3 Slim is created by Computer Choppers and though full details are hard to come by, it has been confirmed that only [...]

 
There is really no reason for you to crash a PS3 into an LCD unless you have a point to prove. In this case, the point for Sony Australia was to promote their latest Christmas campaign wherein a Bravia LCD buyer would get a PS3 thrown in for free, which they did it literally. Three [...]

 
Pro modder, Ben Heck has unveiled yet another magnificent creation of his – the PS3 Slim laptop. The gaming notebook comes in white with grey stripes and integrates a 17-inch Gateway 1775W widescreen display (1280×720), front loading Blu-ray drive and more air vents than a regular PS3 Slim console. Ben Heck also managed to allot [...]

 
Sure, we’ve seen some convincing evidence of 250GB PS3 Slim being bundled with different games but this is the first time Sony has confirmed it. Sony will sell this eye pleasing special edition Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Slim console with 250GB HDD. Limited to Japan, the console will land on December 17 for a price [...]

 
Uncharted 2 and FIFA are not the only ones rumored to get the esteemed 250GB PS3 Slim bundle. According to a Norwegian GameStop employee who captured the above pictured inventory screen, the high capacity PS3 Slim will be bundled with three more games, namely – Ratchet & Clank, Assassin’s Creed 2 and NFS: Shift. The [...]

 
250GB PS3 Slim was first confirmed in an FCC listing and now we’ve got the first image, rather box shot of the console. As like the 250GB Xbox 360 bundle, this console will also be bundled with PS3’s upcoming Uncharted 2. The expected price and availability is not known but as per a rumor few [...]

 
We’ve already seen some convincing evidence of a 250GB PS3 Slim before and now the word from Eurogamer’s reliable source comes that the 250GB PS3 Slim could start retailing as early as next month. The console is expected to arrive in Spain for €350, about €50 more than the 120GB Slim.
The capacious PS3 console [...]

 
Just like an unboxing ceremony, geeks with little more curiosity have taken up something extra – dissecting the gadget. The geeks who generally do this are the iFixit folks and the gadget in question today is the PS3 Slim. They managed to get their hands on the unit and reveal the innards of this slim [...]

 
Want some motivation to trade in your fat PS3 for the slimmer, matte version? No, we won’t regurgitate the known facts like the extra 40gigs or ability to consume 40 percent less power or 36 percent lighter but we’re talking about the thing powering the console. Yup, the Cell processor. The Cell processor used in [...]

 
Do you know why eagle-eyed bloggers were unable to catch Sony’s latest and not-so-surprising PS3 Slim console? Because they submitted the PS3 Slim application under a different name – Sand Dollar Enterprise. Anyways, keeping the smart naming issue aside, the documents in the filing reveal another interesting tidbit. Apparently, in addition to the yesterday announced [...]

 
UPDATE 2: Sony India has announced the price cut too. Indians can now pick up 80GB PS3 for Rs. 19,990 with two free games – Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and GT5 Prologue. Not a bad deal.
UPDATE: Picture gallery added.
At the Gamescom Cologne, Sony officially unveiled the PS3 Slim. The Slim will consume 34 percent less power, [...]

 
The official announcement is still a few hours away but it seems e-tailers are already jumping to cash in the imminent announcement. Kmart has an ad on its website telling “The rumors are reality” and Sears too has got its pre-order page up. Both the sites are listing the console for same $299.99 with the [...]