PS3 2.40 firmware update pulled after bricking consoles

Over the past few days, there has been feverish excitement from the PlayStation Network (PSN) community about the new PS3 update, which came out yesterday.The 2.40 update is supposed to provide PS3 users with better community tools for the XMB (Cross Media Bar) interface, as well as a trophy system for games, much like the Xbox Live Achievements. We were particularly looking forward to seeing an