PSP 4.05 firmware update includes new visualizers for music playback, a feature that will be welcome by those who use their PlayStation Portable for listening to music, among other features.

Sony has not mention what other features it will also released in PSP 4.05 firmware update which will be released very soon.

Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations posted over on the official PlayStation blog:

I wanted to give a quick heads up to everyone that a new PSP firmware update, v4.05, will be released soon. We know that more and more of you are listening to music on your PSP, and this update will add new visualizers for music playback, among other features. Enjoy!

It’s been almost four whole weeks since Sony released the PSP 4.01 firmware update on June 25th. We will let you know when Sony released PSP 4.05 firmware update.

Update: PSP 4.05 Firmware Update is available for download here.

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Eight days after the official launch of the 3G iPhone, iPhoneDev Team have released their jailbreak tool, Pwnage 2.0, for the iPhone OS 2.0.

According to the iPhoneDev blog, Pwnage 2.0 enables iPhone and iPod touch users to jailbreak their devices’ software.

Although it “jailbreaks” the new iPhone - meaning it allows it to use programs not authorized by Apple - it does not yet “unlock” it to run on unauthorized cellular networks.

The Pwnage 2.0 is available for download here. Jailbreak your iPhone at your own risk as Apple has already launch the App Store with 550 new, free or very cheap, iPhone or iPod Touch-compatible programs.

Below is a video clip of their Pwnage tool 2.0 in action:

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Bloomberg reports that the Nintendo Wii outsold the Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 in the U.S. last month. 666,000 Wii consoles were sold compared to 405,500 for PlayStation 3s and 219,800 for Xbox 360s.

Wii has gained popularity among people who don’t play traditional shooting and racing games. It is designed for easy-to-play games and equipped with a motion-sensitive controller that can be swung like a racquet or sword.

Six of the 10 best-selling games in June were titles made for Nintendo, including “Wii Fit,” which ranked fourth, the company said. The exercise game is sold with a balance board for use in workouts and games that simulate skiing and soccer.

Why is Wii Fit so popular? Check out our previous posts:
Wii Fit Workout starring Cyber Girl Jo Garcia
Wii Fit Hula Hoop Underwear Girl is YouTube Sensation

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This error “Cannot yet handle MBCS in html_entity_decode()……” happens when you are using php4, WP-PostRatings Plugin version 1.31 and less, and you are using “UTF-8″ for your “Content-Type” Meta Tag in your WordPress Blog. It happens to one of my gaming site, GamesFreez.com and I have corrected it using the following solution:

1. Open WP-PostRatings.php
2. Find

$text = html_entity_decode($text, ENT_QUOTES, get_option(’blog_charset’));

3. Replace with

if(( version_compare( phpversion(), ‘5.0′ ) < 0 ) && (strtolower(get_option(’blog_charset’)) == ‘utf-8′)) {
$trans_tbl = get_html_translation_table (HTML_ENTITIES);
$trans_tbl = array_flip ($trans_tbl);
$text = strtr ($source, $trans_tbl);
$text = utf8_encode($text);
}else{
// url decode (phpversion =< 5.0 or get_option(’blog_charset’)!= utf-8 )
$text = @html_entity_decode($text, ENT_QUOTES, get_option(’blog_charset’));
}

I have also posted at Lester Chan’s Forum, so hopefully I do not have to face the same problem again when he released the new version of WP-PostRatings Plugin

Update: WP-PostRatings 1.31 Plugin confirmed has the above problem. Try the above solution.

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Bill Clinton, former president, has announced that he is willing to campaign for White House hopeful Senator Barack Obama, who defeated his wife Hillary Clinton in the Democratic nomination race.

“He said he wanted me to campaign with him and I said I was eager to do so,” Clinton told reporters, “But he is busier than I am on politics anyway so I just told him whenever he wanted to do it I was ready. So it is basically on their timetable. He’s got a lot of things to do between now and the convention of which this is simply one. So I will do whatever I’m asked to do whenever I can do it.”

Obama and Clinton had a private meeting on June 30, but Mr. Clinton has not yet spoken publicly about it.

Clinton’s support has been branded as more of a liability than an asset for Obama, by Democratic strategists and a former fund-raiser for Senator Clinton’s campaign.

When asked to comment on the Jesse Jackson episode. Bill Clinton replied “He’s a good man. You know, if all of us lived on live mics, then 100% of us in this room would be embarrassed from time to time.”

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Timothy Wright, 61 year old Gospel singer and pastor, remains in critical but stable condition at a Pennsylvania hospital and will undergo surgery, to repair a fractured jaw, on 17th July 2008, according to his spokesman. He also suffered a fractured ankle, leg, neck and ribs.

Pastor Timothy Wright was severely injured in a horrific car crash on July 4 that killed his wife Betty Wright, 58, and 14-year-old grandson, D.J. Wright.

Pastor Timothy Wright has still not been told that both his wife Betty Wright and grandson D.J. Wright have died.

All his five sons are said to be waiting till the pastor’s condition improves before breaking the tragic news about his beloved wife and grandson.

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New visitors to your web site will make several HTTP requests to download all your web site files. By add Far Future Expires header, you make those files cacheable. This avoids unnecessary HTTP requests on subsequent page views. Expires headers should be used on all components including scripts, stylesheets, and Flash components.

If you have access to httpd.conf, you can add

[FilesMatch "\.(ico|pdf|flv|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|js|css|swf)$"]
Header set Expires “Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:00:00 GMT”
[/FilesMatch]

* Replace [ with < and ] with >

You can also add the above code if you can only access .htaccess.

Remember to change the date when it expired.

Your web site Yslow performance grade should improve.

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Entity tags (ETags) are a mechanism to check for a newer version of a cached file. Removing the ETag reduces the size of the HTTP headers in both the response and subsequent requests.

If you have access to httpd.conf, you can add

FileETag None

Or if you can only access .htaccess only, you can add

Header unset ETag
FileETag None

Your web site Yslow performance grade should improve.

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Grammy Award-winning Singer Natalie Cole, 58, has been diagnosed with Hepatitis C. The disease was discovered during a routine examination. Her doctors said she is suffering from fatigue, muscle aches and dehydration - side effects from the treatment for Hepatitis C.

Natalie Cole, daughter of crooner Nat King Cole, is thought to have contracted the potentially deadly virus from her past addiction to LSD, cocaine and heroin before becoming clean of drugs in 1984 following a long stay in rehab.

Natalie Cole said: “I’ve been so fortunate to have learned so much from my past experiences. I am embraced by the love and support of my family and friends.

“I am committed to my belief in myself and in my abiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination. This is how I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life.”

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Amber Hay, 21 on 27th Jul 2008, is on the August cover of Joe Francis’ Girls Gone Wild Magazine.

Hay, a native of Hawaii, is an up-and-coming actress. Amber has been working in the film business since 2003, landing such parts as “Beach Hottie and playing small roles in the movie Beerfest and on the hit show “Entourage”.

Amber Hay is getting more exposure than ever before. She will play Paris Hilton in the movie “Hollywood Brats” and will be in the upcoming movie “Hell Ride”, which features Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen and Vinnie Jones, and movie “Surfer Boy”, which features Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, and movie “Deep in the Valley”, which also features Denise Richards, Kim Kardashian, Shayne Dahl Lamas and Scott Caan.

Girls Gone Wild Magazine issue costs $9.99 each and will feature editorials and pictorials of “the Girls Gone Wild girls,” tours and events. It will also include its own DVD. The magazine is published every other month, beginning its circulation in April.

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