The new firmware is OUT. Could a security patch be embedded? Who knows! Try network update on your PSP to see it. Looks like another 'silent' release from our buddies down at Sony!

Reports coming in that it supports WMA.
RSS feeds are now on the network menu.

Both have possible exploitation capabilities.

Here are the new improvements as shown on the PSP:
-(RSS Channel) has been added as a feature under (Network).
-(Simplified Chinese(gb18030)) and (Traditional Chinese (big 5)) have been added as options to (Encoding) under (View) in the (Internet browser) menu bar.
-Characters may be indistinct in some cases when these encoding options are selected.
-(Volume ajustment) has been aded as a feature to (Location free player).
-You can now download video data that supports copyright protection using the (internet browser).
-WMA had been added as a codec that can be played under (Music)(This applies to music saved on the memory stick).

Note that you must adjust a system setting to enable playback of WMA format music data, a connection to the internet is required to adjust the setting.

Reports of streaming music through RSS feeds are coming in. More exploitation capabilities?

Streaming video has also now been reported.

DOWNLOAD the EBOOT for the update here.

Here are some pics of the new firmware on the PSP.

More info coming ASAP!

We suggest NOT updating, as it might be quite a while until a hack comes out for it. But remember, you saw this news at PSP3D first. Hehe!

As a side note, if we could get our 1.5-->1.0 firmware flasher working, customized FIRMWARE could soon be coming out for the PSP, with all the features of these updates, and more (like homebrew capabilities). Only time will tell.

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