Nintendo Bricks 3DS with Flashcart Use

Got yourself a Nintendo 3DS? Great! But if you're one of those who uses a flashcart to play games or planning to - I have bad news. Enterking, a Japanese retailer, has issued a warning that using equipment or customization that is illegal or not approved by Nintendo, the 3DS will automatically brick by system update. How true is it is still unsure and how Nintendo will push the update or how Enterking will be able to tell (maybe they are able to see the logs in the 3DS?). But to be better safe than sorry, stay away from Flashcarts.

Via: Enterking

HTC Flyer - With mad pen skills

Ever since the iPad 2 has been unveiled, it has been all the rage with almost everyone around me. I'm not a big Apple fanboy and despite having cool specs and a sleek design, it doesn't turn me on as much as the HTC Flyer and is missing something that the Flyer has - a pen.

K-On! Fans Stole From Sakuragaoka High School

Two teens were arrested after stealing Yui's, Mio's and Azusa's guitars and K-On! figures from a real life model of Sakuragaoka High School.

First Impression: Toaru Majutsu no Index PSP

You can now play as Touma, Index, Biribiri (Mikoto) or any other of your favorite Toaru Majutsu no Index characters on your PSP. As most fans of the series would know, the game is set in the futuristic world where science and magic exists together hanging in a delicate balance.

First Impression: angela - Soukyuu

With the new Fafner movie premiered in Japan on 25th December last year, angela released a new single with the movie's opening themes, 蒼穹 (Soukyuu in romaji. Translation is Azure Sky).

To Aru Majutsu no Ikamusume-tan

I've wrote about Ika Musume invading Index a month back. Well, it looks like the creators decided to officially mux them both...check out the video after the break!

Hirasawa Yui's Model Home (Video)

Fans of Hirasawa Yui, rejoice! Here's a video clip of Hirasawa Yui's home being built. It's inspired from this 3D model and it's pretty quite well made. Next, we might be able to see a life size model of her house...Read on for video!

Kamijou Touma no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai

I wasn't really expecting this crossover but I was sure surprised when saw it. This short clip shows what happens when Kamijou Touma becomes Kousaka Kirino's big brother...did I mention Biribiri makes a special guest appearance? Read on for clip!

PS3 - Finally, It's Truly Hacked With its First Custom Firmware

PS3 jailbreaking is all the rage since last year, but it seems hackers has finally see the light as fail0verflow has finally cracked the uncrackable PS3, simply by extracting the system's master key. The master key is used to signed all games and software running in the console to confirm it's all legit and therefore, once the key is known, any kinds of software and games can be signed, which calls for another concern where it enables piracy.

As soon as the PS3 is cracked, KaKaRoTo has managed to create a CFW (Custom Firmware) though due to copyright issues, he didn't release the firmware. No worries though, some tools are available to convert your official firmware to custom firmware. He also mentioned that

"The advantage here is that you can do it for any firmware, if you want to keep version 3.41, then give it the 3.41 update, if you are on 3.55 already and can’t downgrade, then run the script on the official 3.55 firmware and it will create a modified 3.55 firmware. 

You can put the file in a USB drive under the filename “PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP” and then go to system update in the XMB, and it will allow you to install the update (even if you’re already on 3.55)."

For now, the CFW can't do much. The only change is that you will be able to add 'install package files' to the game section of the Cross Media Bar. But I'm pretty sure more things will be added on in later stages.

Via: BBC News and KaKaRoTo's Blog