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Rhythm-al-ism and you can do it too… All in the palm of your hand with Rhythm — the PSP audio sequencer. The PSP RHYTHM development team is proud to announce the release of RHYTHM version 8. RHYTHM version 8 has been in development for over one year. We have rebuilt the audio engine from [...]

Update: CXMB 3.2.1 is here… Fix bug (freeze while applying theme) Fix bug (restore to original official XMB when returns from game) make official XMB not a choice of random. Yes yes y’all… Just what you were waiting for — Poison’s CXMB version 3.2 with official support for custom firmware 4.01 M33. Customize it, theme it, skin [...]

Mediumgauge’s PSP Filer is one of those must-have homebrew apps… Notwithstanding the obvious file management side of things, PSP Filer also features a handy set of integrated applications: rip UMDs directly to your memory stick, view memory contents, backup/restore flash0 and flash1, rearrange XMB icons, toggle USB… Yadda, yadda, yadda… The list goes on — [...]

Update: Dark_AleX perfecting his work further with PspStates Experiment v2… Fixed important bug in inter-thread code (semaphore wasn’t waiting due to interrupts disabled), that caused the load state to not be completely read in some cases. This caused black screen after state load (unless you just saved that state, in this case state was still in [...]

Now if only I had this installed on my PSP prior to the Canada Day celebration, I would’ve been awake to post it earlier… But enough excuses. Without further ado — MK2k’s Sleep’n'Wake. Sleep’n'Wake is the app for dozing off while enjoying your music at a smooth and calming volume. Then when it’s [...]

Auraomega has issued a new version of Project4 for those who experienced the nasty BSoD error. Also, as the title implies, the Project4 installer now works with custom firmware 4.01 M33. See our previous Project4 V1.6180 news coverage for a clearer understanding. And Happy Canada Day! Project4 v1.6180 - 2: FIXES: Removed the BSoD caused by the missing p4ml.prx UPDATES: Updated [...]

Still coding in LUA? Pshaw! Step into a whole new realm of development with The Mindcaster’s PSP Stackless Python port. Huh, Stackless Python?! Allow me to quote stackless.com – Stackless Python is an enhanced version of the Python programming language. It allows programmers to reap the benefits of thread-based programming without the performance and [...]

We’re back on the bug fix bandwagon… M@x and Sleepper, the two brains behind PSPKVM, have shared their small bug fix update in the form of version 0.4.1. Now enjoy J2ME compiled games & apps on your PlayStation Portable in a more stable manner. PSPKVM 0.4.1 changes: Bug fixes: HTTPS connection always fail On Screen Keyboard fail to [...]

ZX-81 keeping us up-to-date with his iR keyboard enabled version of Danzel’s AFKIM — the Away From Keyboard Instant Messenger. Version 3.3.5 is a minor update correcting graphical glitches on custom firmware 4.01 M33. Note: this bug only affects Slim users; if you have a PSP Fat or you are not running 4.01 M33, then [...]

ZX-81 keeping us up-to-date with his iR keyboard enabled version of Danzel’s AFKIM — the Away From Keyboard Instant Messenger. Version 3.3.5 is a minor update correcting graphical glitches on custom firmware 4.01 M33. Note: this bug only affects Slim users; if you have a PSP Fat or you are not running 4.01 M33, there [...]

Concluding our action-packed custom firmware adventure is the promised 1.50 kernel add-on for PSP Fat owners. And in addition to that — Dark_AleX has corrected a few 4.01 M33 bugs; ergo, releasing 4.01 M33-2. Custom Firmware 4.01 M33-2 changes: Nids resolver: Fixed scePowerGetCpuClockFrequency issue. This is the same bug that happened in 3.80 M33-1, it won’t [...]

From B6 to B10 we have PSP Extreme Link all over again. Quake’s Extreme Link v1.6.0 Beta 10 fixes some problems and adds a few extras. Extreme Link virgins should know it’s a lightweight Windows app aimed towards simplifying many PSP-related functions… Use Extreme Link as a front end for USB/NETHostFS and CisoPlus, as [...]

Ah, ha! Where we last left off Sony unexpectedly released firmware 4.01 while Dark_AleX was in the midst of developing 4.00 M33. Today, the continuation of our episode has come to a delightful end. Dark_AleX strikes with force and delivers the much anticipated custom firmware 4.01 M33. 4.01 M33 changes: Bug fix: vshmenu didn’t [...]

Developer kenny.bsp, who you may recognize from other such releases as Beaverz, has again demonstrated his crafty homebrew skills with the classic game of Whac-A-Mole. It’s amusing and no doubt worth an hour or two of entertainment… Just equip your mallet, whack those pesky sons of bitches, all while keeping your life meter on the [...]

Have more control over your PSP’s boot sequence with roe-ur-boat’s AutoStart PRX. Launch homebrew or ISO/CSO backups automatically or at the press and hold of a button. Use the “AutoStart Configurator” for assigning homebrew to specific buttons, and you know the rest… ChangeLog: Version 3: Now you can assign a homebrew to autoboot. Handy for [...]

Too cool Jones says it best… Break out the Light Cycles and head for the Input/Output Tower, a new Tron clone has arrived — titch.ryan’s Light Cycle Clone version 2.1. Light Cycle Clone 2.1 changes: background music player (plays from psp/music if not empty, use shoulders buttons to change track) improved AI (it’s actually worth playing against computer) WiFi multiplayer [...]

Update: You can now grab firmware 4.01 via Network Update or from us. Is something fishy going on? Coming real soon, in the next few hours actually, Sony plans to release firmware 4.01. Eric Lempel says – Display of search results under Internet Search has been improved for certain languages. Playback of video content under Video [...]

Smash your J2ME-enabled cell phone, you no longer need it. M@x and Sleepper return with a much-improved version of PSPKVM. Enjoy endless J2ME applications and games direct on your PlayStation Portable. We’re only hosting the full (all-in-one) packages. If you simply need to upgrade from a previous version, grab the appropriate package [...]

Auraomega’s Project4 is out of beta and all up in your PSP’s flash. Project4 replaces the XMB entirely operating directly from flash memory. It’s the first of its kind debuting back in December of ‘07. The Golden Ratio marks a real milestone for the homebrew project. Allow me to quote Auraomega – The major [...]

What better way to spend the first gloomy Saturday of the summer playing ZX-81’s PSPCAP32. Experience old school computing at its finest with ZX’s ported Amstrad CPC emulator. PSPCAP32 v1.4.1 changes: Bug fix in CRTC emulation (games such as Prehistorik II just couldn’t be launched) Two drives (A & B) are now supported, but only drive A can [...]