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Fanjita quits the homebrew scene

Just like Dark_Alex, famed PSP coder Fanjita is quitting the homebrew scene. Apparently, when Pandora was leaked early to the profit of others, Fanjita felt betrayed. On his blog, he notes "the betrayal of trust that preceded the Pandora release was extremely hurtful, and has left me unable to ful...

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Homebrew lets you use keyboard with PSP

Finally: another use for PSP's IR port. New homebrew from Fanjita and harleyg called "piKey" lets OE users the ability to use keyboards with the PSP. "Imagine being able to use your keyboard to control any PSP game or homebrew, and even the PSP's XMB menu and on-screen keyboard, automatically and wi...

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PSP hackers Dark Alex and Fanjita unmasked

Heroes. Villains. Homebrewers. Pirates. The hackers behind some of the most significant PSP security breaches to date have been called many things. A new BBC report does little to settle the ethical debate, but does demystify a pair of thorns in Sony's side. Fanjita, best known for his GTA: LCS eLoa...

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BBC talks to famed homebrewers Fanjita and Dark_Alex

The BBC has a truly fascinating read on the world of PSP homebrew. They managed to find Fanjita and Dark_Alex to get them to comment on homebrew, and how it relates to piracy. "My aim is to enable as many people as possible to run homebrew programs," said Fanjita, aka David Court. The 34 year old pr...

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PSP firmware cracked wide open by Grand Theft Auto ... again

An old skeleton from the PSP closet has come back to haunt Sony as their 2.81 lockdown has come to an end thanks to the ongoing efforts of the PSP homebrew community. Famed PSP hacker Fanjita has taught an old crack a new trick as the Grand Theft Auto saved game exploit has once again brought Sony's...

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Install-o-tron makes homebrew a little easier

Does homebrew confuse you? Many people will wholeheartedly say yes. Even after successfully downgrading, many people may not understand the varying and confusing directory structures that accompany various EBOOT files, and other technicalities. Thankfully, master programmers Fanjita and AlexRichter ...

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Newly updated eLoader fully supports 2.70/2.71 firmware

While you're waiting for our Tokyo Game Show coverage to start, here's a bit of absolutely fantastic news for you to chew on. A new version of Fanjita and Ditlew's eLoader has come out today, and it now supports 2.70 and 2.71. What's an eLoader you ask? It's the application you need in order to run ...

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No GTA or downgrading needed to run homebrew

PSP owners are getting even more and more choices every day. People with older PSPs could emulate newer ones. People with newer PSPs could downgrade to older ones. For those that want to have fairly new firmware for new games, and also have the ability to run homebrew on one machine without too many...

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Fanjita serves up a fresh mug of "Brown Ale"

Despite the name, there's no bitter taste in our mouths from hearing Fanjita performing yet another service for 2.01 PSP owners. His new eLoader (titled "Brown Ale", a beer-naming convention he says he'll adopt from now on) was actually released yesterday, but being the generous guy that h...

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Homebrew eLoader for 2.01 to 2.5 PSPs out now

I think a little fanfare may be in order. Fanjita, the ubiquitous homebrewer most recently known for being at the center of the firmware 2.0 hacks, has released an eLoader for PSPs with version 2.01 to 2.5 firmware. Perhaps as a comment to the fact that this remedy is more a workaround versus an act...

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