With only a couple of weeks since the release of the LuaPlayerHM8 drivers, the official release of the homebrew application has finally gone live. Developer homemister recently dropped by and informed us that we can now download the new build through the project release thread on the QJ.NET forums. Read our full article for details on all the new changes since our previous coverage of LuaPlayerHM.

Download: LuaPlayerHM8
Visit: QJ.NET's PSP Development forum

Developer Torch has released version 2.61 of the Hold+ homebrew plugin for the Sony PSP. This new build should address a problem some of you may have encountered with the previous release. Further details are available in the full article.

Download: Hold+ v2.61
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forum

We all know how sucky it can get when you can't wait to get your hands on your Sony PSP to play your favorite games while, say, waiting for the bus, because your battery just ran out. Now, conservation is key, and that's where Torch can help you out. His brewed app, Hold is now on v2.0 and we're sure you'd want to check out what's new. Go on, click on "read more".

Download: Hold v2.0
Discuss: QJ.NET's PSP Development Forums

 French homebrew developer pspflasystem has updated the plugin BATalert, bumping it up to version 1.0. Aside from that, the owner of the program has also decided to change the name to prxutility.

There have been many additions since this plugin was first released. To see the new features, just click the "read more" link below to proceed to the full article.

Download: prxutility v1.0

PlayStation Portable modder Duelord came up with a very interesting modification to the handheld's backlight that should give the good ol' PSP Fat an extra hour's worth of battery juice.

According to Duelord, the backlight of the PSP works with 20v even though the battery's capacity is just 3.6v. Take note that when you do this mod, it will be quite hard to play official games on the PSP.

However, Duelord added that this still allows him to run homebrew, listen to music, and view pictures. Aside from that, he's using this modded PSP Fat to downgrade the PSP slim & Lite as well as fix bricked PSP units.

If you are interested, these materials will be needed as provided by Duelord himself: screwdriver, resistors, soldering iron, lead, smd led, aluminium, sticky stuff and at least two hours time. Once you've acquired all of those, perform the following procedures:

1. Open up your PSP Fat.
2. Wire up the leds, the wires go in two little holes near the battery.
3. Use aluminium to reflect the led, place the resistor behind the metal part.
4. LCD popped back on it.
5. I used some tape to scotch everything together and it works, apart from the analog stick.

If you want to know more about this mod, click on the Read link below.

We'd like to thank JaXeRiR for the tip!