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Sony bumps PSP firmware to 5.03

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  PlayStation Blog has confirmed that a new a firmware (v5.03) for PSP will be available for download soon. The blog post again does not mention what are the changes except that it “improves system software stability during use of some features.” I guess we’ll have to wait for the firmware to be live before […]

WiiZii for Wii is an exciting modchip in the making

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  Really, there is no connection with Creative’s Zii, but definitely a strong bond with Wii. Pictured above is a prototype of Matrix’s WiiZii mod. This is a solderless, plug and play, firmware upgradeable mod solution which Matrix claims, to work with all Wii versions. But the exciting part over here is the included support […]

2008 was the year of the Wii

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  This shouldn’t come as a surprise. NPD has released their December report which claims to have Nintendo Wii at the top spot. Over the year, 10.17 million units got in the hands of US customers, accounting for 55% of the total current gen console sales in 2008 making it the first ever console to […]

Nintendo, Dentsu team up to distribute video on Wii

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  Japanese business daily, Nikkei is reporting that Nintendo and Dentsu will soon launch a video distribution service on Wii, opening up a new revenue stream for both the companies. The content offered to the users will mostly be cartoons, entertainment programs and the service is expected to arrive in Japan early next year, which […]

Nintendo upgrades Wii drives to make modchips useless

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  Nintendo’s cat and mouse game continues with the piraters and the homebrew developers. If the software update was not enough to curb piracy, Nintendo has updated the Wii optical drives to make the modchips non functional. Modchips are used to bypass protection so as to enable the gamer to play different region games, backed […]

iPod Touch 2G is faster than iPhone

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  So you thought iPod Touch was just a cellular radio-less version of the iPhone? Well, this may sound true for the first 1st gen iPod Touch, but the case is a bit different with the successor. Handheld Games Corp’s CEO, Thomas Fessler claims that the iPod Touch 2G houses a 532MHz processor as compared […]

Presenting the Wii64

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  I have no idea why would anyone want this but nonetheless here it is. Someone decided to stick in his retro Nintendo 64 console in a Wii chassis. In all Wii glory, a lucky person will be able to play all the lovely N64 games on this ‘one of a kind’ Wii64. For added […]

Sony updates PSP firmware to v5.02

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  Sony is releasing firmware updates for its consoles as if it were releasing anti-virus definition updates. The PlayStation blog has announced the new PSP firmware v5.02 that will claims to improve “system software stability during use of some features, including the PlayStation Store”. The other “some features” are still not known. The update is […]

Nintendo updates Wii firmware to 3.4

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  Nintendo has announced a firmware update to its Wii console. The new update moves to version 3.4 that promises to give USB keyboard support in Mii channel, Enhanced parental controls, improved disc read speed and better read/write speed for SD cards. However, Nintendo’s cunning mind has also decided to pull the plug off the […]