Well it’s coming for real.
In Japan you soon can watch TV on your PSP.
This mean that it will only take days, weeks or months when we got it as well.

Check out the site.
http://www.p-tv.jp

Alexia Lei is one extremely fine young beautiful female from Southern California. Her personal website - www.alexialei.com - shows off her stunning talents and provides an indepth look of her amazing career.

Now you’re asking yourself, “so? what’s this have to do with the PSP?” Well Alexia has created a variety of PSP backgrounds/wallpapers that will add some definite flavor to your PSP, impressing all your friends and those surrounding you on the public transit.

New backgrounds will be made available weekly - feel free to grab the first 11 from our PSP backgrounds area.

source: maxconsole

WAB (We Are Back) has released another launcher - v2.5f. This version includes wifi, overclocking, and USB support.

From the wab.nfo:

“Added Auto load the PRX from now you can removed the Common/prx folder.

Added UIG “USB IN GAME” now you can play with your games and send another game in same time :=).

It is necessary to put the games in folders neither with 8 characters, nor 7 nor 9, has to have 8, the BOOT.BIN has to be the original one, if you want already to throw patched games, rename the BOOT.BIN to PATCHED_BOOT.BIN and do not erase it from the program.”

Buttons:

Triangle: Enable UIG “USB In Game”
Select: Changes the Mode
Start: Activates or deactivates the Wi-Fi
X: Executes the chosen game
Square: Eliminates the PATCHED_BOOT.BIN of the chosen one
R: Changes CPU Clock Speed (222MHz or 333MHz)
L & R: Load a UMD from drive

Download WAB 2.5F Launcher

This just brings us one step closer to v3 - the full ISO launcher!

source: playstation

Sony has announced a new firmware version that will be released this month. Firmware version 2.0 will contain a variety of updates and improvements.

Translation from a gamefaqs.com user:

“[Network](New Main Menu Item)
[Internet Browser] is added.
*Flash is unsupported, and some web page may display unproperly.
*The boot of Internet Browser can be restricted.

[Video]
Sharp function is added (for UMD VIDEO and UMD MUSIC).
A-B Repeat function is added (for UMD VIDEO, UMD MUSIC and Video stored in MSD).
Aspect mode “4:3″ is added (for Video stored in MSD).
Mute function is added(for Video stored in MSD).
Support format add: MP4(AVC) (for Video stored in MSD).

[Music]
With SonicStage 3.2, ATRAC3 plus format can be stored and played on MSPD.
Support format add: MP4(AAC) and Wave (for Music stored in MSD).

[Photo]
Wallpaper function is added.
Picture transfer function is added.
Support format add: TIFF, GIF, PNG, BMP.

[Settings]
Korean is added.
Character set is added.
Theme setting is added.
Internet Browser restrict is added.
Wifi security setting WPA-PSK(TKIP) is added.
Keyboard is support web input now”

Is it worth giving up all the homebrew apps & games for this newly revised firmware version? Discuss in our forums here.

Earlier there were some sites posting about a Nintendo DS emulator in the works - titled iDeaSp. We held off on posting this story as we figured it was more than likely a hoax. Now it’s been confirmed that it is indeed some weak publicity stunt.

Directly from their website - www.pspdomain.net

” As you may have guessed this is not really a DS emulator for the PSP . It’s true that it was
photoshoped from respected websites. DO YOU THINK WE WOULD ACTUALLY TELL
YOU WHAT WE HAVE PLANED. NO! you will have to wait and no it’s not a DS emulator
no one in their right mind would do this. But it will be a big development in the PSP
Scene.(Nothing to do with iso’s what so ever) but not stating what it is for a couple of weeks.
Hope no one got their hope’s up about the DS emulator because what we have planned is
better anyhow. See you on the 25th 12229psp”

Thanks to Ash for the news.

A new loader has been released - HOOK BOOT v0.10 - this one has a few different features from most.

Directly from the included readme:

API HOOK monitor & API emulation.

– what is HOOK BOOT ?

It patches BOOT.BIN, and it can hook any API.

1.API monitoring to output DISPLAY or FILE.

To analyze API argument and how to use it.

The place of log file is “ms0:/LOG.txt”

2.UMD emulation.

It can boot some game from MS, for save battery and fast access.

3.Information on the import function can be known.

To analyze.

– TECHNOLOGY

It is SYSTEM CALL hook with before load patch and after load patch.

1. before load

The target NID are removed from the file, and filled up in the ENTRY point.

2. after load

The entry points are searched with NID in memory and hook it.

– LIMITATION

1.Now supported non-encrypted ELF only.

2.Now supported single module only,sub modules can’t hook.

3.The UMD emulation is still developing,not a perfect.

– How to use

1.copy the PSP ELF to ‘ms0:/PSP_GAME/SYSDIR/BOOT.BIN’.

2.copy the HOOK BOOT to ‘ms0:/PSP/GAME/xxxx/EBOOT.BIN’ (for PSP Ver.1.00).

3.execute ‘HOOK BOOT’ from PSP.

– UMD emulation

1.path is changed from ‘disc0′ to ‘fatms0:’ dynamically.

2.loadable KernelModule from MS.

3.emulate the UMD Drive condition.

– FUTURE PLAN

1.A free file name replacement.

The change of the game directory name.

The share of the movie and sound file to make it the smallest.

2.Only dynamic hook.(hope)

If SYSTEM CALL can be replaced or hooked in kernel,

limitation 1 and 2 can be removed.

– Compatibile list

Working

PUZZLE BOBBLE POCKET

KOTOBANO PUZZLE MOJIPITTAN

KOLLON

PUYO PUYO FEAVER

SANGOKUSI-V

WIPE OUT PURE

MAJONG FIGHT CLUB

VANPIRE CHRONIKLE (checked boot and top menu only)

Not working

NAMCO MUSIUM : next version

MINNA NO GOLF PORTABLE : “UMD1:” RAW data is necessary,protect check?

METAG MEAR AC!D : Probably, a cause is a no-hook the sunmodule “kjfs.prx”

PIPOSARU ACADEMIEA : It hangs up soon,no idea

NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND : tried a little

RIDGE RACERS : tried a little

Download Hook Boot v0.10

source: maxconsole

The FPL Crew who are buddies of PSPX have released an impressive new loader. The unique feature of this Loader is that it patches the 1.50 PSP kernel to allow loading all modules from memory stick - this avoids the hassle of preloading every module. You’re only required to change paths in the BOOT.BIN!

Some Q&A’s from the included nfo:

Release Info:

Q: Why are loader apps needed for loading psp games?
A: Sony added a protection to the kernel method that is used by games
to load needed modules (compare .dll’s on windows) to disallow the
loading of modules from a memory stick device - the available
loaders now do the trick to preload all modules to memory (from
kernel mode) and then launch the game

Q: Why is this loader different?
A: This loader patches the psp kernel (1.5 only for now!) to allow
loading ALL modules from memory stick so you do not need to preload
every module but just need to change paths in the BOOT.BIN

Q: Do the cracked games work 100%?
A: Yes, they play 100% (though i didn’t test WiFi) and you don’t need a
UMD inserted, please report bugs ;)

Q: Will 1.0 psp’s supported soon?
A: Yes, next version will patch the kernel module on 1.0 too

Q: Will multiboot (select which game you wanna load) be supported soon?
A: Yes

Q: How to install the loader?
A: Copy PSPXLOADER* to /PSP/GAME and then launch from
launch menu

Q: What is the OVERCLOCK mode?
A: You can launch a game and speed up the PSP to full speed by loading
the loader and pressing CIRCLE instead of CROSS to launch the game

Q: How to “crack” games by yourself?
A: Change paths of all to-be-loaded modules in the BOOT.BIN to
ms0:/ /, this would normally lead to booting games that need any
UMD inserted, to remove UMD check you’d need to crack that - we’re
currently working on coding a “generic” no-UMD-crack that should work
on ANY game. We also hop to see a lot of scene input also.

Q: What else can we expect from you ?
A: Much much more ;)

Install:

Q: How to play games?
A: This first release is already prepared for 3 games known not to work
with NO UMD

Lumines: Unpack the ISO to /LUMINES so you got
LUMINES/SYSDIR and LUMINES/USRDIR,
apply PPF file to SYSDIR/BOOT.BIN,
copy lumines cfg file to memory stick root,
run the PSPXLoader

WorldTourSoccer Unpack the ISO to /W_SOCCER so you got
W_SOCCER/SYSDIR and W_SOCCER/USRDIR,
apply PPF file to SYSDIR/BOOT.BIN,
copy WTC cfg file to memory stick root,
run the PSPXLoader

Coded Arms: Unpack the ISO to /CARMS so you got
CARMS/SYSDIR and CARMS/USRDIR
apply PPF file to SYSDIR/BOOT.BIN,
copy coded arms cfg file to memory stick root,
run the PSPXLoader

Download PSPX Loader v1.0 BETA

sourse: Gamespress

Summary Judgement Secured Against Online Retailer

19 JULY 2005

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has won its recent battle against importing and selling of its forthcoming PlayStation Portable console from Japan. In a recent case against online retailer Nuplayer Ltd, Mr Justice Lawrence Collins ruled that Nuplayer had no arguable defence and Summary Judgement was given.

Nuplayer have been ordered to pay substantial Costs and Damages to Sony for bringing the case against them and to hand over its remaining stock, details of sales, supplier data and some customer data.

SCEE claimed that the imported sales of the PSP console was undermining Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s million-pound marketing programme in run up to the console launch scheduled for 1 September.

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in the bin is an innovative idea which allows gamers to extract their high scores from saved games and share them online with others. A combination of both a simple web-interface and a custom written homebrew application makes it easy to extract your best scores and publish them online.

Release notes (from the included readme.txt):

“The initial release of the In The Bin PSP Client.

To use, copy the files from the appropriate folder for your firmware into the “ms0:/PSP/GAME” folder on your PSP, and launch from the Memory Stick menu of the PSP’s XMB interface. An In The Bin data file will be created at “ms0:/inthe.bin”.

What’s In The Bin? Register, logon, and upload at www.inthebin.co.uk

Stay tuned for more soon, enjoy…”

Included in the compressed archive are both EBOOT’s for 1.0 and 1.50 users.

Download In The Bin PSP Client v1.00

Or alternatively grab it from their site - in the bin.

PacManFan has released his PS1 emulator alpha demo. He writes that it is hard-coded to run the pdx-dlcm.psx, and has included other demos as well.

“It runs at about .5 fps @ 222mhz, The emulation is really slow at this point, I’m still working on getting my recompiler to function properly (or at all). Once the recompiler is working, I expect to see a huge jump in performance. After that, I’ll replace the GPU software rendering with the GE calls to hardware blit 2d triangles.

You’ll need to run the KXploit tool on this. The directory must be PSPSONE, Also, you’ll need to put in the scph1001.bin playstion bios into the /bios subdirectory for this to work.”

You can get it in our PSP Download section or by clicking here