Sony's strategy for the PSP Go -- and to a certain extent, for older PSPs -- seems to target Apple's App Store directly. In the eyes of Sony Europe's head of developer relations, Zeno Colaco, they're not directly gunning for the App Store at all, but they will be doing things better by giving more support and visibility to developers.

I know it's pretty tough to hear of something and want it so bad yet have little to no means of getting - much less getting to use it to its full potential. But, for those that do live in Japan, Edia Co. Ltd. has announced that they'll be releasing the third version of their Maplus GPS software come July 9. Navi 3 will have 3D rotateable maps, MP3 player functionality, among others.

Any Arsenal fans out there in PSP land? Followers of the English football club may be able to watch replays and check data and stats on their PSPs while watching the game live in the near future. The club is currently doing trial runs for a Sony-developed live-streaming application at the Emirates Stadium.

With the release of FW 5.01 last week, Sony's now rolled out the accompanying Media Manager v3.0. The biggest change is that it now includes direct PlayStation Store support. Video walkthrough and changelog in the full article.

Download: Media Manager v3.0

Yep, there's another surprise coming out from Sony along with the new PSP FW 5.0. This one's the Sony Theme Converter v1.4, and you can read some more information on it at the full article.

Thanks to akadewboy for the tip!


Download: Sony Custom Theme Converter 1.4

If you plan on traveling to either Tokyo, Paris, or Rome any time soon, don't forget to bring along your PlayStation Portable. Tsubasa Inaba on the PlayStation Blog recently announced an interesting new download which will be hitting PSN this Thursday which can serve as your interactive travel guide to any of these places. Find out more about it in our full article.

Worried that your children might be accessing inappropriate websites and content using their video game consoles or handhelds? A new content filtering service called censorit might put your mind at ease. To find out more, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

Japanese PSP users may very well finally get the chance to turn their Sony PSPs into a web phone later during the month. Sony has announced that it will make their handheld's Skype service available to customers in the Land of the rising Sun soon. More telecommunications details follow after the jump.

PlayStation Portable users in Europe now have an alternative to the Skype instant messaging application introduced by Sony a couple of months ago. In a recent statement released by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and BT, it was announced that they will be launching a new wireless communication package for the PSP called Go!Messenger. For more information, check out the full article.

Trendy kids and adults in Japan have something to look forward to in a couple of days when the fashion-oriented application MyStylist finally goes live for the PlayStation Portable. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has posted some details regarding how to download this trendy new "game" exclusively through the Japanese PlayStation Store. To find out how to download MyStylist, read the full article for more information.