A new report from Marketing Week states that sources in Japan and Korea indicate that sony is working on converting the current PSP model into a phone. This project will be done without the help of Ericsson and could hit the shelves by Christmas 2009 so they say.
Sony is understood to be mooting the launch of a PlayStation-branded phone, calling into question its partnership with Swedish mobile company Ericsson.
It is thought the phone will incorporate elements of the PlayStation Portable (PSP).
It is understood the phone could hit the shelves in time for Christmas 2009.
Sony Ericsson currently uses Sony sub-brands Walkman and Cyber-Shot camera as key features of its phones.
Sources in Japan and Korea say Sony is working on converting the current PSP model into a phone. Analysts say it would be “relatively easy” to convert the current PSP as it already incorporates wi-fi.
PSP INTO A PHONE
PSP Firmware 4.01 Released
Sony have released PSP Firmware 4.01, this minor update includes the following:
* Display of search results under Internet Search has been improved for certain languages.
* Playback of video content under Video has been improved for certain file types.
Playback has been improved for certain file types? Does this mean DivX ?
Download Via network update or here -> PSP Firmware 4.01
4.00 M33 to have savestates and XMB recovery
Good news for those that are awaiting for news on 4.00 M33. Mathieulh has commented on a couple of great new features that are going to be introduced in this up and coming M33 custom firmware.
Custom Firmware 4.00 M33 will feature an XMB recovery mode, which will allow access to the recovery menu from within the PSP main menu / XMB. A feature which was first introduced in 3.95 GEN, now will be a part of M33 firmware. The second new and more exciting feature to be added is native savestate support. Users can save and load their progress at any given time while playing a UMD game. Much like what many common PSP emulators have. However it has not been decided yet if it will be part of the released 4.00 M33 firmware or released as an add-on / Plug-in.
Still no release date yet on 4.00 M33 but its looking good. Savestate support will be very handy indeed.
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