If you're one of those people still lusting after the new 3G iPhone but don't have the cash to spring for one, you might be interested in this quick homebrew fix, courtesy of developer j3r3mie. Entitled "iPhone Simulator", this PlayStation Portable homebrew shell application mimics the basic interface and functions of the Apple iPhone.

The current build is the second test version released by the developer and comes with its own Lua shell to run the program on. To give you a better idea of how iPhone Simulator works, here's a list of all the app's different features and their basic functions:

• Safari
• Launch Sony Web browser
• Music
• Play MP3/OGG with chowing album, artist and title
• uManager
• Launch ISO
• Launch UMD
• Dump UMD
• Calculator
•  Basic operation
• LuaProg
• Read and Write file
• Extractor
• Extract Zip file
• PBP/ELF
• Launch ELF
• Launch PBP
• Explorator
• Rename / Copy / Move / Delete
• Photo
• Print JPG and PNG image
• Customize
• Change Wallpaper
• Change mouse

iPhone Simulator T2 comes in two language variants - English and French. For more information regarding the program, you can visit the developer's thread on the QJ.NET forums, accessible through the link below.

Download: iPhone Simulator T2 (English)
Download: iPhone Simulator T2 (French)
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development forum