10w ago - Following up on their previous update, today Team SGK has released PS3 CFW 4.31 v7 with details below.

Download: CFW 4.31 v7 FULL 4.31 NO SPOOF by SGK / CFW 4.31 v7 FULL 4.31 NO SPOOF by SGK (Mirror) / FIX MultiMAN cat XMBSGK+ by SGK

MD5 Hashes:

• CFW 4.31 v7 FULL 4.31 NO SPOOF by SGK: 7ace5cab29e0d482dc951f3df2927dfc
  
• FIX MultiMAN cat XMBSGK+ by SGK: 2747f1c2b91bc9c6ffa7fd2d8f3bbc97
  

To quote, roughly translated: Hi all voilla is that everyone has been waiting for some day in my CFW v7 with quite small correction and I see the changelog.

Changelog:

1: Adding Core OS 31.4 compiler
2: Adding and all self SPRX 4.31
3: Install PKG of displacement of below home manager
4: Change icon
5: Every option of my previous CFW its available
6 QA flag enabled

Installation:

0: Installable on all...

10w ago - Following up on his previous release, PlayStation 3 developers Estwald and D_Skywalk (with help from Miralatijera) have updated the PS3 backup game manager known as Iris Manager to version 2.21 with the changes below.

Download: Iris Manager v2.21 for v4.XX PS3 CFW / Iris Manager v2.21 for v4.XX PS3 CFW (Mirror) / Iris Manager v2.21 for v4.XX PS3 CFW (Mirror #2) / Iris Manager v2.21 for v4.XX PS3 CFW (Mirror #3) / Iris Manager v2.21 for v4.XX PS3 CFW (Animated Icon) / GIT

New for Version 2.21:

• Miralatijera adds payload for 4.30 DEX
  
• Modified the patched explore_plugin tool to show the BR disk icon and the word “game” in the XMB instead of “/app_home/PS3_GAME” (from a functional point of view should not...

10w ago - Today some details and pictures have arrived on PyMenu v0.4 which is in development for PS Vita eCFW, as outlined below to quote:

Download: pyMenu v0.3.1 for CEF / pyMenu v0.3.1 for VHBL

One of the most widely used menus for eCFW on the PS Vita is about to receive a full update, lots of new features, improved code, optimizations, and much more will come with pyMenu 0.4 and you’re about to see what it can offer, but first we’ll do a walkthrough of all the version pyMenu has had and how it has evolved from being a very simplistic menu, to a full fledged XMB replacement.

pyMenu 0.1: The beginning

pyMenu was created in June 2012 as an entry to the VHBL Menu Contest and competed against yMenu (which was also created for that contest). Most of the work in pyMenu had gone to installing the pspsdk and modifying the python interpreter to be able to load homebrews in VHBL.

The little time I had and the time the SDK + interpreter consumed left me with very little time for the actual menu. pyMenu was a pioneer in...

11w ago - Following up on his initial announcement, today PlayStation 3 homebrew developer SvenGDK has released XMBPCE v0.6.5 Beta which is a PC XMB clone with details below.

Download: XMBPCE v0.6.5 Beta with Cover Pack / PS3 Controller Drivers (x64 & x32)

To quote: Hi everyone! I'm proud to finally release the first Beta of XMBPCE.

What is the XMB (XrossMediaBar)?

XMB is the graphical user interface of the PS3 & PSP.

What can I do with this emulator?

With this emulator you can use the graphical user interface of the PS3/PSP on your Windows PC. You can control it with the PS3 Controller.

What has been done already?

Setup: Done
Driver installation: Not done yet (REQUIRES MOTIONJOY DRIVER!)
XMB Boot: Done
Graphical user interface: Halfway done (Animated background missing ...)
Playstation Button Menu: Halfway done (NOT STABLE!)
Controller support: Done

Category browsing: "Games", "Home/Users", "Music", "Videos" and "Pictures"

Handling...

11w ago - Following up on the BwE NOR Validator Public HTML Edition, today PlayStation 3 homebrew developer BwE has made available a PS3 homebrew application with details below.

Download: BwE NOR Patcher v1.0 / BwE NOR Patcher v1.0 (Mirror)

The application is available above, and below is what BwE mentioned about it for those interested.

BwE PS3 NOR Patcher v1.0

• Checks CoreOS then patches 3.55/3.56 - Also minimum version check.