Here is a link from another forum about a news and music playing service that the PSN has under development, and i'll just copy paste the relevant bits, but check this link out (top post) for some awesome screenshots! 

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=54977

Here: is a link to a video demo of the service: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nZmQmss9EOA

Quote: "The system, billed under their Life with PlayStation brand, allows you to zoom around a virtual globe (not unlike the one in the Folding@Home application) and gain world news from various cities. The service will allow later on for geo-tagged pictures to be viewed on the globe, and is part of a whole slew of non-game services Sony are planning for the future.

The idea is a simple one. Since many people switch on their TVs in the morning to get news of what is going on, Sony want you to switch on your PS3 as well and use that to deliver the information you require, whilst playing music in the background and linking into other services to be announced in the future. "

IGN: "This new program will offer real time news updates and weather to PlayStation 3 users via an interactive globe interface. The interface displays recreations of the weather and shows headlines as you move to different locals. The headlines can be clicked on to open up more details in a window. "

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/884/884551p1.html?RSSwhen2008-06-26_040200&RSSid=884551

I never use this service on my Wii, and I will probably never use it on my PS3.

..and I never watched the news again. neat.

Wow, more great stuff from Sony. PS3 just gets better and better.

this is great, but its old news.
dont know if it was posted though. there wer rumors that it would come out by da end of July, but obviously it didnt.

It's old news. I think that it was announced at the E3.

Wow, eight or so replies in and nobody has cried foul against Sony for "stealing" from the genius Nintendo mind? Bravo. Maybe forum members are beginning to grow up a little.

This looks like a nice little service for PS3 owners. Can't argue with more options.

They are just stealing Nintendo's weather channel and adding pictures.

Happy now, Onyxmeth? :)

Oh yeah it's definitely a ripoff, heck they are even stealing the globe interface thingee, but I don't really care because it is a looooottttttt better than the Wii's weather stuff, w/ actual satellite photos showing cloud coverage, nighttime views showing light pollution ( which is actually pretty cool looking when you look down on it) with music, advertising to pay for the service and of course all of the joys of CNN or BBC at your fingertips.

All in all, its the Wii's weather service + a lot more

wow,this is even better than the wii channel