With the well-documented homebrew Protect-Me from French dev MaxTheBest, you can set a password for your Sony PlayStation Portable to ward off unwanted users. Today, dev MaxTheBest upgraded the homebrew to revision 0.9g. What are the changes since the previous build? Let's just say you're in for a world of hurt if you forget your password. More details over at the full article.

Download: Protect-Me final revision 0.9g
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Couch potatoes across Europe will be rejoicing in the coming months because Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will be rolling out its premiere digital TV and movie download services very soon. During an announcement made by David Reeves at the PlayStation Day event, he mentioned the release dates for the PlayTV and Go!Live services. Find out when these two will go live by reading our full article.

Developer hardhat announced over at the QJ.NET Forums that a new build of the Resonate homebrew game is now available for the PSP. Aside from bug fixes, version 0.45 will carry a new online high score function, as well as a level editor for Windows PCs. Further details are available in the full article.


Download: Resonate v0.45
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Here's an update for all of you PlayStation Portable owners who upgraded to yesterday's Custom Firmware 3.93. It's the 1.50 Kernel Addon for PSP Fats and it packs a couple more additions requested by users. Hop on to the full article for more info.

Download: 1.50 Kernel Addon for CFW 3.93
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The Underminer certainly can't sit still with his project, PReSS, and has now in fact upped the ante to version 0.31. Changes in button configuration, unlocked unlimited sized mp3s for playback, and the addition of the most requested feature are discussed further in the full article.

Download: PReSS v0.31

Shoryuken! Oops, wrong game. Still, we're pretty sure that fans of fast-paced fighting games will be thrilled when they find out that the Japanese demo for Eighting's PlayStation Portable video game, Bleach Heat the Soul 5, is now available for download. For more details, look into the swirling sakura blossoms and... err, no? Just click on the "read more" link.

Download: Bleach Heat The Soul 5 demo
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PlayStation Portable users who want a change from the same old PSP XMB may want to check out pirata nervo's NervOS, now in version 1.7 (previous version here). This particular release is packed with numerous improvements, including new file browser functions and customizable font, among other things. More details in the full article!

Download: NervOS 1.7
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Want to spruce up your Sony PlayStation Portable's XMB interface? Why not try homebrew developer Kratosjohn's new theme called the Sidedock 3.90 M33. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Download: Sidedock 3.90 M33 (Ctf)
Download: Sidedock 3.90 M33 (Flash0)
Download: Sidedock 3.90 M33 Wallpapers
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If you're looking for some new customized XMB themes for your PSP, you might want to try this pair of gorgeous looking ones from developer sn00chi3: BlaCkoncept and VertiGO! Screenshots and more details in the full article.

Download: BlaCkoncept (flash0)

Download: BlaCkoncept (CTF)
Download: VertiGO! (flash0)
Download: VertiGO! (CTF)

There's a first time for everything. For Super Sheep, this is the first time that the homebrew developer has released a theme flasher for the Sony PSP - the Universal Theme Flasher. Find out what it actually does after the jump.


Download: Universal Theme Flasher
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