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    by Published on July 26th, 2006 01:02

    Sulpher Dragon has released a new version of PSP Cropper for the PSP, heres the info:

    Quickly Crop your images to fit the PSP screen, Resize or Crop for your 1.50 PSP or your 2.00 PSP! Use it for backgrounds or any homebrew requiring specific sized images.

    Added a cool new feature where a big PSP swings down with a preview of your background on it
    Little changes here and there, like animated buttons and transparencies.
    Included Official SONY backgrounds incase you want to revert to them.

    Problem with X-Flash: Maybe its my fault, but I couldnt flash the background to the PSP without tricking X-Flash. It did however give a warning saying "High-Res Background" but I have tested this on my PSP and it works fine.

    However saying that, any damage done by this program to PSP or PC is done so at the users own risk!

    Requires DirectX8

    Changelog for 0.30:
    <> Aesthetic Button Name Changes + Animations
    <> PSPreview Button - An approximated view of the wallpaper on a PSP
    <> Shortcut to origonal PSP backgrounds

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    via sulphur dragon ...
    by Published on July 26th, 2006 01:00

    Taken from http://strmnnrmn.blogspot.com/ :

    Further dynarec optimisation

    I've spent the last couple of evenings working on adding support for additional instructions to the dynamic recompiler. With every instruction I add, the generated code becomes a bit more efficient as I can avoid various bookeeping work (such as flushing all the cached registers out to memory.)

    I've added code to handle the following ops:

    * MULT, MULTU (multiply, multiply unsigned)

    * DIV, DIVU (divide, divide unsigned)

    * MFLO, MFHI (move from lo/hi)

    * MTLO, MTHI (move to lo/hi)

    * LB, LBU (load byte, load byte unsigned)

    * LH, LHU (load halfword, load halfword unsigned)

    So far I'm seeing around a 5-6% speedup with these changes (on top of the 10-12% speedup I talked about on Sunday). I am generating slightly more code as a result of this work, but given the large savings I made over the weekend this isn't much of an issue.

    My next job is to look at optimising the remaining load/store instructions - I just have LWU/SB/SH to do (ignoring the 64 bit instructions for now). Once that's done I'm going to have a look at optimising sequences of load/store operations by caching the base address between uses. I think that should give a significant speed up for memory intensive chunks of code.

    -StrmnNrmn

    Awesome news for the N64 emulator for the PSP ...
    by Published on July 26th, 2006 00:53

    Uberone has released a new version of his Homepage creator for the PSP, heres the info:

    Call me a liar if you may it has been around a week since i said i would release the newest version of PHC. Well here it is the much anticipated PHC v1.5(LOL anticipated).

    Most of the time no one even bothers to read a file in all capital letters. This file is know as the README. I decided to just copy it all here so there is no confusion

    First off a few people seemed to get confused from the last release. They though this would automatically make the links go into your bookmarks. All this does is make a custom page with custom links that you have to assign as your home page. To assign it as your home page navigate your browser to file:/home.html
    then go into tools>Settings>Home Page Settings>Use Current Page.


    Whats everything means.
    --Linking Text and Links--
    Linking text is the text that you click on to take you to the site you entered in the "Link" box.

    --Background Color--
    Background color is pretty much self explanatory. You can put color codes, RGB, or just the name of the color.
    Example if wanted to display the background as red i would type "Red", "#FF0000", or "RGB(255,0,0)"
    Sites for RGB colors can be found here http://www.pitt.edu/~nisg/cis/web/cgi/rgb.html
    Sites for Color Codes can be found here http://webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/

    ++New features.++
    MANY Bug fixes
    Ability to add a background color
    No more easter egg
    Solves world hunger
    Or...wait maybe the last one isn't included in this version

    ++Upcoming Features++
    Colored text links (most likely next version).
    Ability to have a background picture.
    Will detect links from last input and not delete them every time program is used
    Solving world hunger.

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    by Published on July 26th, 2006 00:46

    Article Via PSPFanboy

    Back in April, a supposedly leaked release list from Bethesda Software, showed PS3 and PSP versions of the insanely popular Xbox 360 & PC RPG, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The rumor was squashed when Bethesda commented: "At present, we have no announced plans to bring Oblivion to any platforms other than PC or Xbox 360." Well, the rumors of a PSP version of Oblivion are back, most notably because EBGames now shows a product listing for said rumored product. With the rumors of a PSP version of Half-Life 2 abound, maybe there's a lot more power in the PSP than we could've ever imagined. ...
    by Published on July 26th, 2006 00:45

    Ive followed the news around various hacking sites and it seems its true that Sonys UMD Tools otherwise known as UMD Composer have been leaked onto the internet, the set contains:

    System File Editor 1.0
    UMD Image Checker 1.10
    UMD Image Generator 1.2.7
    UMD Stream Composer 1.5
    UMD Stream Viewer 1.5

    Youll need to have some good understanding of the Japanese language to use the tools and also because they are official tools they are illegal for any site to host or post a link to the files.

    Still interesting though. ...
    by Published on July 26th, 2006 00:39

    Article from Kotaku

    It looks like Sony has is finally starting to wake up to the massive potential of LocationFree TV on the Playstation Portable. Last night the company sent out a poll to members of the Playstation Underground asking for impressions on the service which can transmit live television to a Playstation Portable via WiFi and an overpriced gadget.

    The poll, which is on the jump, specifically asks if Underground members haven't purchased the device necessary to watch television on their PSP because they are waiting to see if it will be built into the Playstation 3. As you've probably noticed, if you're a regular reader of Kotaku, this is one of my favorite pet theories.

    The poll also asks how much a gamer would be willing to pay for an add-on that would let you watch television or a DVD player wirelessly on your PSP and about the viability of the TiVoGo Service which the PSP can make use of.

    It certainly looks like Sony is finally pulling their heads out of the hole and starting to think about ways to make the Playstation Portable a more viable multimedia platform.

    I'm not worried about the games for the PSP, I know they will come and have been coming, but multimedia is really going to take some work.

    Hit the jump for all of the poll questions. Brian Crecente

    Dear PlayStation® Underground™ member,

    Have you heard about Sony's LocationFree™ wireless service or TiVo's TiVoToGo™ service? Do you know that you can watch regular television, DVDs and the Internet on your PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system? We're wondering what PSP system owners know about this new technology, and whether or not you think it's a cool idea. Tell us your thoughts. Simply take our short survey.

    Sincerely,
    The PlayStation Underground

    How long have you owned your PSP®(PlayStation®Portable) system?
    Less than 6 months
    6 months to 1 year
    Over 1 year

    Prior to our email, did you know that you can stream TV programs from your home to anywhere you have access to the Internet on your PSP system using LocationFree™ from Sony?
    Yes
    No

    Which do you view as the biggest benefit of using LocationFree TV?
    Access to live TV content
    Ease of use
    Access to DVDs while traveling
    Cost of system
    Access to DVR programs
    Other

    Do you use LocationFree to watch TV content on your PSP system?
    Yes
    No

    What is your primary reason for not purchasing LocationFree?
    Need more information
    Too expensive
    Waiting to see if the PLAYSTATION®3 will act as a LocationFree device
    No ability to access a wireless hotspot
    Not aware of the LocationFree wireless service
    Not interested
    Other

    How much would you expect to pay for the LocationFree device?

    $100 - $150
    $151 - $200
    $201 - $250
    $251 - $300
    $301 - $350
    $351 - $400
    $400+

    Prior to our email, did you know that you can view saved TV programs on your PSP system using TiVo's TiVoToGo™ service?

    Yes
    No

    Which do you view as the biggest benefit of using TiVoToGo for the PSP system?

    Access to my TiVo content
    Ability to watch TV when and where I want
    Ease of use
    Using the latest portable technology
    Viewing TiVo content on the PSP system screen
    Other

    Do you use the TiVoToGo service for your PSP system?

    Yes
    No

    What flat fee would you expect to pay for the TiVoToGo service?

    $0
    $1 - $10
    $11 - $20
    $21 - $30
    $31 - $40
    $40+

    What is your primary reason for not using the TiVoToGo service for your PSP system?
    Don't know enough about it/need more information
    I don't have a TiVo DVR that supports TiVoToGo
    Ease of use/no wireless router setup
    Waiting to see if the PS3 will be able to transfer saved video to my PSP system
    Use a different service/method to watch video on my PSP system
    Lack of hard drive on PSP system
    Not aware of the TiVoToGo service
    Not interested
    Don't own a TiVo
    ...
    by Published on July 26th, 2006 00:35

    Dynastab posted this:

    Kinda got it to do what I wanted, but not really.

    On a different note; I think I understand a lot of the theory behind the 2D core at this point. There are some questions that I have though, just looking for general procedures.

    When you have one tileset and one map, how can you create a second, different map with the same tileset? How do you ensure that the tiles match up correctly on both maps? Re: gfx2gba and gimp efficiency.
    How do you organize your image data in memory?
    How do you maintain multiple sprites in memory?
    What’s the deal with transparency and tiled bgs?
    You don’t really need |BIT(15) color data in palette data do you?
    Peaz!

    Download Here --> http://dynastab.drunkencoders.com/?p=34 ...
    by Published on July 26th, 2006 00:30

    davr posted this news:

    Minor update here, no new features. Only change from last version is I'm testing with the new alpha version of libfat. Currently loading is DISABLED as libfat does not support directory listing yet. If you want a fully functional version, please see this previous post.

    I have tested saving on GBAMP and Supercard CF. Please, test it on your devices and let me know if saving works correctly. As I recieve reports, I will update the info below. Thanks.

    Tested, working: GBAMP, Supercard CF
    Tested, seems to create 0kb files? M3 SD
    Untested, but should work on: M3 CF, Supercard SD, Neoflash MK2/3
    Untested, may or may not work: Max Media Player/Dock, EFA2

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    by Published on July 26th, 2006 00:24

    Jurors deliberated about six hours before returning its verdict against Troy Victorino, 29, and Michael Salas and Jerone Hunter, both 20.

    Prosecutors said Victorino was angry with victim Erin Belanger, 22, who had him evicted when she found him living in her grandmother's home in Deltona. She kept some of his belongings, including some clothing and the video game system.

    Victorino had no reaction as the verdict was read. Salas dropped his head as the first count was read.

    During closing arguments, defense attorneys tried to shift the blame from their clients. Attorneys for Hunter and Salas said their clients were intimidated by the 6-foot-7-inch, 270-pound Victorino, and wouldn't have entered the house if they had not been threatened and coerced. ...
    by Published on July 26th, 2006 00:16

    Joshua Zimmerman has posted a review of
    Nintendos New DS Browser, heres an excerpt:

    The game come in two parts. A regular DS game cartridge and a GBA game cartridge. Because of the size difference between the DS and the DS Lite, Nintendo has put out two separate boxes for this game with two separate sized GBA packs. As you can see my DS Lite GBA pack is clear and funky looking. I guess your meant to keep the GBA pack in at all times. Whatever Nintendo.

    The Opera browser asks you a bunch of question the first time you put it in, most of which I didn't understand because I suck at Japanese. If you already have configured wireless spots on your DS the game will see these settings and try to connect to one of these spots. If not, configuration is quite easy.

    Heres the conclusion:

    So overall the browser works. You can view webpage and do e-mail, though the lack of flash, sounds, and Messager services combined with its horrible slowness makes the browser a real disapointment. For 4,000¥ its not really worth it unless you're going to be around a lot of wi-fi spots and don't have a computer near you.

    View the whole review HERE ...
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