Archive for 2006

Sony Screws Up

Now a viral campaign for the PSP has backfired. One blog entry read, “…we created this site to spread the luv [sic] to those like j who want a psp! …consider us your own personal psp hype machine, here to help you wage a holiday assault on ur [sic] parents, girl, granny, boss—whoever—so they know what you really want.”
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Sony to start video download service

Sony plans to launch an online video download service next year. The service has been developed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and will allow users to download movies via a computer and store them on MemoryStick memory cards for viewing on the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld games device, said the Financial Times.
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GPS Receiver for PSP Comes in Japan

Rather than release some games worth playing, Sony is attempting to re-juvenate the platform by making it into more of a multi-function device, and has now released a plug-in GPS add-on for bad map readers everywhere.
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Price for PSone Downloads on PSP

SCEA has announced the price range for the original PlayStation titles being made available for PSP. The first batch of original PlayStation games will go on sale for between US $5.99 and US $10.99.
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Second PSP Firmware Update in 24 Hours

Just one day after releasing a firmware update for the PlayStation Portable, Sony’s SCEI division, which handles gaming, has been forced to release a second to correct an error in yesterday’s release.
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PSP Porn Filter

ITmedia has reported today that a company called Digital Arts has developed “i-Filter for PSP”, a content filter for the PSP’s internet browser. The filter, which requires the 3.0 firmware, can be used for a monthly fee of 315 Yen.
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Online PSP Firmware 3.0 User’s Guide

If you need the manual of PSP Firmware 3.0, here is the url where you can find the online guide of this firmware version.
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Firmware 3.0 Now Includes PSone Emulator

Sony has announced that the 3.0 update to the PSP’s firmware is now available and that it will include media streaming capabilities and the PSone emulator.
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Sony Releases Version 3 Firmware for PSP

Sony’s version 3.0 firmware for the PlayStation Portable enables Remote play of media stored on a PS3, adds PS3-mediated download support for original PlayStation games,and improves.
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Sony Japan Announces PSP Firmware 3.0

It seems that the PSP’s 3.0 firmware upgrade will come a few days after the release of the PS3. The 3.0 update looks like it will be big on PS3-PSP interconnectivity, also the security update.
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