8w ago - Following up on PS3 Firmware 4.40, today Sony Tweeted news of PS3 System Software update v4.41 with details below.

Download: PS3 Firmware 4.41 Update (US) / PS3 Firmware 4.41 Update (EU)

In a nutshell, PS3 Firmware 4.41 is a minor PlayStation 3 update that will improve system stability. I just got prompted to do a system update. Looks like no online until some PS3 CFW news appears, however, the encryption keys and the passphrase is still the same.

Below is what the Tweet states, to quote: "PS3 software update v4.41 is coming today, it's a minor update that will improve system stability."

As always, more details and an official changelog will be posted once they become available.

Below are some changes from eussNL as well:

Kiosk/Shop/SEX was also changed – same deal as retail of course. Still downgradeable...

8w ago - Following up on my previous release, today I have made available DarkPatch V1 for PES 2013 on the PS3 entertainment system for PlayStation 3 Custom Firmware users with details below.

Download: DarkPatch PES 2013 PS3 (Part 1) / DarkPatch PES 2013 PS3 (Part 2) / DarkPatch 13 PS3 Updates / Patch 1.03 Fix for PS3 3.55 CFW / AFS Explorer.rar

Password: DarkPatchBEST2009-2013
Password: DT01: darkpatchthebest2009-2013

To quote: DarkPatch V1 PES 2013 PS3

Features:

• Licensed all teams in the game with real kits and logos
  
• Created new game skin
  
• Replace and relinked more face and hair of 300 players
  
• Added Bundes-with relative Kit, logos and team updated
  
• Updated Transfers Summer Session 2012
  
• Updated kit, fonts...

8w ago - Following up on their previous update, today Team SGK has released PS3 CFW 4.40.5 CDEX with the changes outlined below.

Download: PS3UPDATCdEX-4.40.5-CFW+by+SGK.PUP

MD5 Hash: 88b16b02969e15c30cb11345b9f8a9ea

To quote, roughly translated: Voilla my new cfw 4.40.5 available in the day with a great new mode 3 the normal 4.40, 4.40 CDEX the fashion and fashion DEX 4.30!

Changelog:

• Coldboot replaced.
  
• lines.qrc replaced.
  
• New icons by Hackxell.
  
• Improved support to Rebug Toolbox for all modes of the CFW (normal, CDEX and DEX).
  
• Added PSIDPatcher 4.40 Rogero style.
  
• Access to the PSN (normal mode).
  
• ReActPSN fully functional (normal mode).
  
• Fixed the error at startup of the Minis games that displayed a black screen.
  
• Coldboot Minis replaced.
  
• Can be installed by all cfw (3.55, 4.21 to 4.30 and to 4.40), is not installable on consoles with OFW greater than 3.55.
  

Installation Guide:

• Set "System Update Debug" ON.
  
• Copy the....

11w ago - Following up on their previous update, today Team SGK has released PS3 CFW 4.40.4 with the changes outlined below.

Download: PS3UPDATCdEX-4.40.4-CFW+by+SGK.PUP / PS3UPDATCdEX-4.40.4-CFW+by+SGK.PUP (Mirror)

MD5 Hash: 7e065a2b54b96667255fdfd4ba1ddf89

To quote, roughly translated:

Changelog:

• Adding toolbox function Rebug
  
• Adding fashion in 4.40 Rebug DEX FUNCTIONAL via toolbox
  
• Added debug menu in the menu setting in Rebug mode via toolbox
  
• Adding fake save data owner FUNCTIONAL
  
• On replacement by new icon by icon Hackxell
  
• Complete overhaul of the cose of cfw for copied!!
  
• Optimization of loading games
  
• Added retre lisence pkg psn not need it reactpsn
  
• (sertaint ps1 ps2 as pkg psn reactpsn and toujour required)
  
• (ps3 pkg saint row the third as an error is 80010009 and reactpsn toujour required) (the advance)
  
• Added patch Cinavia
  
• Added compatibility with reactpsn
  
• Added fix dualshock
  
• BD Emulation...

12w ago - Following up on his previous update, today PlayStation 3 homebrew developer Rogero has updated to Rogero CEX 4.40 v1.02 PS3 Custom Firmware (CFW) followed by a VSH patched version for ReActPSN with details below.

Download:

• Rogero_CEX4.40_V1.02.PUP
  
• Rogero_CEX4.40_V1.02.PUP
  
• Rogero_CEX4.40_V1.02.PUP
  
• Rogero_CEX4.40_V1.02.PUP
  
• Rogero_CEX4.40_V1.02.PUP
  
• Rogero_CEX4.40_V1.02.PUP
  
• Rogero_CEX4.40_V1.02.PUP
  
• Rogero_CEX4.40_V1.02.PUP
  
• Rogero_CEX4.40_V1.02.PUP