7w ago - Following up on their previous updates, today Italian PlayStation 3 developers PS3ITA have made available PS3ITA PS3 CFW 4.21 DEX v2.2 and a v0.1 Loader with details below.

Download: PS3ITA PS3 CFW 4.21 DEX v2.2 (178.28 MB - Password: vodka) / PS3ITA PS3 CFW 4.21 DEX v2.2 (Mirror) / PS3ITA PS3 CFW 4.21 DEX v2.2 (Mirror #2) / Ps3ita_loader

PS3ita_cfw_4.21dex_v2.2PUP MD5: 7e843fe9c17973ccb6c0ed0b27ab0a48

To quote, roughly translated: Following the latest developments, PS3ITA is pleased to present a new version of CFW 4.21 PS3ITA DEX (debug). This update, accompanied by PKG external Ps3ita Loader introduces a modified core with the ability to customize your choice to integrate some flag or not.

In practice, after installing the CFW, each user can choose with ease, such as extra feature, the console should start automatically during the ignition phase.

The changes introduced in 4.21 CFW PS3ITA DEX v2.2 are:

1. Spoof firmware...

7w ago - Following up on their previous updates, PlayStation 3 developers Estwald and D_Skywalk (with help from Miralatijera) have updated the PS3 backup game manager known as Iris Manager to version 2.25 which now includes a File Manager with the changes detailed below.

Download: Iris Manager v2.25 for v4.XX PS3 CFW / Iris Manager v2.25 for v4.XX PS3 CFW (Mirror) / Iris Manager v2.25 for v4.XX PS3 CFW (Mirror #2) / Iris Manager v2.25 (Animated Icon) / GIT

Iris Manager v2.25 Changelog, roughly translated: New: in version 2.25

• Added support for installation. PKG over 4GB and from HDD0 (in / dev_hdd0/IMANAGER4/PKG).
  
• Added "File Manager / File Manager" (under "Tools / Tools"), with ability to create folders, delete, copy, move from file / folder or by group selection.
  

Example: copying...

7w ago - Following up on the initial release, Sony hacker Total_Noob has released the TN-V v2 Custom Emulator Firmware (CEF) 6.60 for PS Vita handheld consoles.

Download: EBOOT.PBP (229 Kb) / EBOOT.PBP (Mirror)

To quote: Great news, an update to TN-V is here to fix a lot of issues and features!

After the recent release of TN-V users have been actively reporting their issues and bugs here which has allowed us to efficiently get these fixed. Here's the full change log for Version 2 of TN-V.

Added option in 'Advanced' to delete ISO cache. This may help if you'll get an infinite loop while opening game menu.

• Added option in 'Advanced' to delete ISO cache. This may help if you'll get an infinite loop while opening game menu.
  
• Added possibility to launch backup file from savedata folder.
  
• Added ability to move backup file to 'ms0:/ISO'.
  
• Added support for custom PS1 DOCUMENT.DAT.
  
• Fixed msfs driver bug that caused data corruption which led to resetted settings.

8w ago - Following up on their previous updates, this weekend PlayStation 3 developers Estwald and D_Skywalk (with help from Miralatijera) have updated the PS3 backup game manager known as Iris Manager to version 2.22B with the changes below.

Download: Iris Manager v2.22B for v4.XX PS3 CFW / IrisManager2.22B_animated.pkg / GIT

Iris Manager v2.22B Changelog:

• Fixed offset in the payload strcpy lv2 MLT 4.40 (major bug)
  
• Patcher explore_plugin modified to show the disc icon and MLT 4.40 error while patching which includes Miralatijera
  

To quote, roughly translated:

What is IrisManager?

IrisManager is a port of HermesManager based on PSLIGHT, Tiny3D, PS3Soundlib and OpenPS3FTP, is a completly legal open code manager made with Homebrew tools. Iris will load both PS3 and PS1 backups.

Supports the custom firmwares:

3.41 (Hermes), 3.55 (Kmeaw), 4.21 & 4.30 CEX (with LV1...

8w ago - Following up on my PS2 ISO to XMB Conversion Command-Line GUI v1.0 Beta for PS3, today I present Memory Card Converter v2.0 for PS2Classics PS3 Command-Line GUI.

Download: MemCardConv_v2.rar (5 MB) / MemCardConv_v2.rar (Mirror)

This new Command-Line GUI tools converts your old PS2 savegames to a readable format for the PS3 system.

Re-requisite:

• Run your PS2Classic at least once.
  
• Exit to the XMB, and go to "Save Data Utility (PS2)"
  
• Copy your PS2Classic Game's Savedata to your external drive
  

Follow the steps below to Convert your old savegame files, and then overwrite this one.

1. Export your old PS2 saves from your PS2 Memory Stick to your computer, using either

A. Sony's memory Card Adapter (Requires PSV exporter)
B. uLaunchElf; Tutorial included below.

I recommend just copying your entire library of saves to an external drive