61w ago - Following up on their previous release, this weekend the PS3 Media Server folks have released version 1.51.0 for Windows and Linux users (followed by Mac) below.

Download: PS3 Media Server 1.51.0 (Windows) / PS3 Media Server 1.51.0 (Linux) / PS3 Media Server 1.51.0 (Mac) / SVN

To quote from SubJunk on the PlayStation 3 Media Server v1.51.0 changes:

• Fix StartStopListener callbacks for HTTP Engine V1
  
• Surface playback start/stop events
  
• Make video quality presets localizable
  
• Fixed OSX log message about font definitions
  
• Fixed double wrapping of streams causing stuttering
  
• Added MPEG4 ASP with Qpel support for PS3
  
• Allow 15fps video
  
• MediaInfo link added to the About tab
  
• Updated to latest versions of libraries (codec, jdom, logback and slf4j)
  
• Various stability and speed improvements

238w ago - As posted on their official Web site (linked above), Media Molecule has stated that they are powering up their LittleBigPlanet servers for PlayStation 3 today for those who managed to get a copy of LittleBigPlanet early.

To quote:

"Cables have been connected, switches have haven flicked and buttons have been pressed. The servers are on, let the sharing commence!

W00t!"

In short, this means online features including the ability to share user-created levels with friends are now accessible. Cool news indeed for eager LBP fans!