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PS3 Firmware 4.10 - WEB BROWSER IMPROVEMENTS JEFF_RIGBY REDEEMED
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Didn't he said lots of shit? A broken clock is right twice a day.
pslayer666
Member
Jeff_rigby redeemed. fuck yeah.
And I thought he was crazy. Jeff, I'm sorry mang!!!
And I thought he was crazy. Jeff, I'm sorry mang!!!
No idea, I didn't really read them, but an update did come and people thought Sony wouldn't bother with it at this point.
Bu bu bu but Jeff rigby redeemed lol! /s
jeff_rigby
Banned
Yes 4.10 is out and it appears that webkit is being used. The desktop (by pressing the PS key) can be brought up and pictures can be XMB previewed...haven't tried anything else but it appears like the XMB is always loaded for the browser, this might indicate uses for XMB apps with the browser (communication between XMB apps).
No WebGL or HTML5 features like <video> yet....minimal GTK API which is to be expected as it's not finished yet.
No new chat, contact list, activity log/calender, no integration between applications...this is not the upgrade guys, it's just a patch to get the web browser functional enough for something Sony has planned.
That it now correctly displays web pages means it's most likely a minimal webkit port to the existing netfront browser front end, they could have done this anytime in the last two years...if webkit2 for security then anytime since Jan with GTKwebkit2 1.7, essentially this is probably the same unfinished webkit2 that the vita is using with the same lack of features.
Remember it's not just me that has provided information, androvsky too and to this point he is as correct as I am and if it goes no further than this, I was wrong on integration between applications and a browser desktop and he was correct.
In my opinion this is just a small part of what's coming, we might see a few more little updates but by Spring we should get the major update. Remember GTKwebkt2 API is not finished yet, Gstreamer 1.0 is not considered complete it's still called Gstreamer .11/1.0 which means it's somewhere between the unstable .11 and the finished 1.0 (Gstreamer is to be used for the HTML5 <video>). If you look at the Gnome browser Epiphany, it's supposed to have a completed GTKwebkit2 API integration before March 28.
androvsky just provided a link to confirm it's webkit in BY3D http://www.scei.co.jp/ps3-license/index.html
patsu in BY3D has confirmed:
No WebGL or HTML5 features like <video> yet....minimal GTK API which is to be expected as it's not finished yet.
No new chat, contact list, activity log/calender, no integration between applications...this is not the upgrade guys, it's just a patch to get the web browser functional enough for something Sony has planned.
That it now correctly displays web pages means it's most likely a minimal webkit port to the existing netfront browser front end, they could have done this anytime in the last two years...if webkit2 for security then anytime since Jan with GTKwebkit2 1.7, essentially this is probably the same unfinished webkit2 that the vita is using with the same lack of features.
Remember it's not just me that has provided information, androvsky too and to this point he is as correct as I am and if it goes no further than this, I was wrong on integration between applications and a browser desktop and he was correct.
In my opinion this is just a small part of what's coming, we might see a few more little updates but by Spring we should get the major update. Remember GTKwebkt2 API is not finished yet, Gstreamer 1.0 is not considered complete it's still called Gstreamer .11/1.0 which means it's somewhere between the unstable .11 and the finished 1.0 (Gstreamer is to be used for the HTML5 <video>). If you look at the Gnome browser Epiphany, it's supposed to have a completed GTKwebkit2 API integration before March 28.
androvsky just provided a link to confirm it's webkit in BY3D http://www.scei.co.jp/ps3-license/index.html
patsu in BY3D has confirmed:
I'd also like to point out that Sony considers this a .1 minor update <grin>.
PetriP-TNT
Member
Mods change my tag to Jeff Rigby was right TIA
HOLY SHIT
I lol'd in the middle of class. I've been following the jeff_rigby thread for so long now, long before I even registered at GAF, so this is pretty hilarious.
I really hope the browser doesn't crash as much now, that was one of my main issues with it along with Google filling up the memory somehow everytime I searched for something.
I lol'd in the middle of class. I've been following the jeff_rigby thread for so long now, long before I even registered at GAF, so this is pretty hilarious.
I really hope the browser doesn't crash as much now, that was one of my main issues with it along with Google filling up the memory somehow everytime I searched for something.
Well, to be fair, your PS3 did *tell* it that it was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent
All the test would do is cross-reference the User-Agent with a list of browsers to find what to output in that spot (Although the fact that it's up-to-date with the new user agent and version number already *is* pretty impressive - but I guess it asks whenever it encounters an unknown one)
Hopefully now they've got it on a more modern foundation (Webkit) they can roll out further updates in sync with the Vita browser.
Some of the attacks on jeff_rigby were pretty unpleasant and I'm glad to see that crow is now being served.
By the way the auto setting clock is also a nice little update for me, it used to annoy me how much the PS3 clock would drift.
Some of the attacks on jeff_rigby were pretty unpleasant and I'm glad to see that crow is now being served.
By the way the auto setting clock is also a nice little update for me, it used to annoy me how much the PS3 clock would drift.
Further comparison points:
Chromium 16.0.912.77 (Linux) - 373 and 13 bonus points
Chrome Beta (Galaxy Nexus) - 343 and 10 bonus points
Firefox 10.00 (Linux) - 332 and 9 bonus points
Opera 11.60 (Linux) - 329 and 9 bonus points
Android 4.0.2 (Galaxy Nexus) - 256 and 3 bonus points
Android 2.3.x (HTC Desire/CyanogenMod 7) - 182 and 1 bonus point
dr_rus
Member
Firefox 11 beta 1 (Windows 7 x64) - 335 and 9 bonus points
Chrome 16 (Windows 7 x64) - 374 and 13 bonus points
IE9 (Windows 7 x64) - 141 and 5 bonus points
Hanningfield
Member
Twitch's ads (watching Siglemic) locked up my PS3, heh.
Ardenyal
Member
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Holy shit. Never thought they'd actually upgrade their browser. Jeff redeemed indeed!
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
I ask it here, are firmwares region free or every console from a different region has its own firmware? Because I don't know what region my PS3 is, and I need to download the new firmware from the web cause it's not connected to the internet. What I do!?
they are all the same
Katana_Strikes
Member
It's actually worse in some regards lol
Scrolling really isn't smooth. Browsing GAF for instance is a jerky ride.
Also I watched The Tester episode online through the US PS site last night pre-update. Now it won't let me :/
Still it's faster now.
Scrolling really isn't smooth. Browsing GAF for instance is a jerky ride.
Also I watched The Tester episode online through the US PS site last night pre-update. Now it won't let me :/
Still it's faster now.
Better comparison is
Internet Explorer 8.0 - 41 and 0 bonus point.
So the PS3 browsing is now superior to how most of the PC browsing was done until 2011.
kidfresh718
Member
jeff do u think you know when the new ps3 ui will come.. the one that charles ying hinted at?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Jeff deserves a Blue Tag
As does Twitch TV, yay for live streams!
astroturfing
Member
holy shit what happened??
the browser is really updated? for real?
can i watch youtube properly..? gametrailers?
the browser is really updated? for real?
can i watch youtube properly..? gametrailers?
iKeepPlaying
Banned
Youtube works awesome now, Twitter and TwitchTv too.
Better comparison is
Internet Explorer 8.0 - 41 and 0 bonus point.
So the PS3 browsing is now superior to how most of the PC browsing was done until 2011.
Oh god just shows how useless that is at anything other than HTML5 standards (no duh). The biggest issue I have with the browser is how laggy and slow it is.
lol @ the cat.
Metalmurphy
Member
Sports streams work great. Amazing!
Well, its also much better than IE8 in Acid3, so that confirms better general web-standards support.
And the new PS3 browser is now as fast (or should I say as slow) as IE8 in Sunspider javascript benchmark, so responsiveness should be much closer to the desktop experience after the update.
cant wait to test it personally later tonight.
