IJakel released on our forums his new homebrew application for the PSP, DimTheLights v.55. It's basically a plugin that attempts to remove your PSP as a light source.  New in this release is the Hotkey, so you can use it as iR Remote in iRShell without screen. More details in the full article.

Download: DimTheLights v.55
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A lot of PSP owners love knowing every single thing about their handhelds, and the upcoming PSP Go is another new toy to disassemble and analyze. We're still roughly a couple of months away from launch, though, so all you tech savvy folks out there might want to look through these specs compiled by Digital Foundry.

Homebrew coder Torch dropped by our forums to release a new update for Hold, a handy battery saving application for the PSP. The latest update is a fix release for PSP owners with busted hold switches.


Download: Hold v4.0
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Homebrew coder Infantile Paralysiser has released a new update for MoonShell. This new update brings the Nintendo DS media app to version 2 beta 12, making the homebrew more stable with lots of changes and bug fixes.


Download: MoonShell version 2.00 beta.12

Ready for more features on your CFW? Of course you are! It's one of the classic homebrew apps out there used by thousands. So here you go, with love from Cpasjuste! Custom Firmware Extender v3.1 is very welcome indeed - especially since PSP Phat owners finally get to join in on the fun!

Download: Custom Firmware Extender v3.1
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It's been a while since the last version of prxutility - that homebrew  plugin known for being everything you need for system info, and then some. With roughly around four months of no updates, you can expect huge changes in this release. The biggest of which is 5.0-M33 compatibility.

Download: prxutility v5.0
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I've seen some pretty wild mods before - I'm still not over the Haier/PSP crossbreed - but this latest one from alien_x bowls me over. Basically he disassembled a PSP and arranged its innards on a sheet of plexiglas. It's beautiful in an Andy Warhol or Picasso kind of way.

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Drool. A one-of-a-kind PlayStation 3 modded with a Metal Gear Solid 4 theme is up for grabs on eBay. The console, signed by Hideo Kojima and Yumi Kikuchi, also comes with full-blown swag. Get it while it's hot!

If that doesn't get you, then know that part of the proceeds also go to Child's Play, Penny Arcade's hospital charity. Details after the link.

After last week's v2.64, we now find Hold + v2.71 on our laps. All previous features that made this battery-saving plugin popular is still in this version, plus a couple fixes and improvements, one of which is a little feature of flashing LEDs so that the PSP is not mistaken to be powered off.

Download: Hold+ v2.71
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Homebrew dev Torch has released a new version of his battery saver plugin, Hold+. This plugin has several functions that can help your unit save on juice, like switching off the LCD screen and the backlight, and can underclock the CPU to 61 MHz. Changelog after the link.

Download: Hold+ v2.64
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forums