Homebrew coder ab5000 has released a new update for PSPTweaker, a homebrew tool that allows you to do various operations on your PSP like registry hacks, UMD dumping, and more. The latest update is the dev's entry for the ongoing NEO Summer Coding Compo 2009.


Download: PSPTweaker v2.0

Homebrew coder raing3 dropped by our forums to release a new update for PSP Tool, a multi-purpose homebrew application for the PSP. Notable features in version 1.0 includes detection of HEN version, TA-088v3, TA-090 and TA-090v2 motherboards, decreased RAM usage and more bug fixes.

Download: PSP Tool v1.00
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With the release of Custom Firmware Enabler v1.0 earlier, homebrew coder m0skit0 has decided to release a mod that will enable ChickHEN to load much smoother. Now this is handy for all the PSP owners with TA-088v3 motherboards who haven't tried the ChickHEN homebrew enabler from Team Typhoon yet.

Download: ChickHEN Mod

Here's some good news for the PSP community, homebrew coders Xenogears and Becus25 has released Custom Firmware Enabler. This program will enable the functions of M33 CFW using ChickHen except for Recovery and Pops. It also works with TA-088v3 motherboards, but sadly it doesn't support the PSP 3000 yet.

Download: Custom Firmware Enabler v1.0

Here's a great homebrew tool update for you courtesy of homebrew developer jas0nuk. PSPident is a homebrew app that identifies the model of your PSP and displays the version number of your PSP's motherboard. This tool is very handy for the new PSP owners as well as to those who want to know the specifics of their PSP's if it's hackable or pandora proof.

Download: PSPident v0.4

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
Visit: QJ.NET PSP development forums

A couple of stores in Spain already had the PSP-3000 units available over the weekend, apparently. Now, with the new PSP model in the hands of consumers, the race to crack its inner workings has already started. What do we know about it so far? Time for an unboxing in the full article!

What better way to start the week than to hear some words from Dark AleX himself, yes? Today, DAX explains to us why the new PSP TA-088 v3 motherboards can't be hacked just yet. Mostly, it involves some IPL checking and mysterious code that Sony's put into the security system. See Dark AleX's explanation in the full article, complete with a step-by-step flowchart!

A new PSP motherboard for the PSP-2000 has been discovered in the wild! Not much is known about the upgraded mobo just yet, but apparently, unlike the old TA-088 v3, this new TA-090 works with Dark AleX's Pandora's Battery! Open up that can of worms and see the snapshots in the full article.

A post on the Dark AleX blog from webmaster Alek addressed the problems with running Despertar del Cementerio, Pandora, and Time Machine on certain PlayStation Portable Slim and Lite with TA-088 motherboards. For more on this, check out the full article