Homebrew

Review: GameShell,The Open Source/Modular Handheld

Some of you may remember when we talked about the Kickstarter for the GameShell. It’s a modular handheld that is also open source and thoroughly hackable. In fact, the hacking aspect is encouraged. It had a Kickstarter campaign of $50,000 and as of now they’re at 580% greater than their …

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Maker Faire Detroit Is Here And Nothing Stops Detroit.

Get your solder irons and 3D printers warmed up it’s time for Maker Faire Detroit. This year’s Maker Faire Detroit will be happening this weekend on July 28-29, 2018 at The Henry Ford. This will be the third year in a row Hackinformer will be there reporting on all the presenters and exhibits. …

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PSVita: Multiplayer Support via MiniVitaTV and Adrenaline 6.7 released

Thats right, the Adrenaline eCFW got yet another update to version 6.7 bringing local 2 player support via connected Dualshock controllers! MiniVitaTV makes it possible! https://twitter.com/theflow0/status/1021434246123180032 Here is the official description of MiniVitaTV: This plugin allows you to connect up to 4 DS3/DS4 controllers to your PS Vita, and play …

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Preorders open for New Nintendo Switch Modchip from Team Rebug

Developer Aboshi2011 of Team Rebug has been working on a new modchip for the Nintendo Switch called Switchme for a few months. After a few hiccups with the prototypes, they finally have a working modchip.This modchip has been tested with RCM strapping, hardware auto RCM, and software RCM. Aboshi2011 reports that it’s much easier …

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psDLCindex Released! Details Inside

We got word that @GarnetSunset has released psDLCindex onto his GitHub for all of you tech saavy PS4 hackers to use. What does it do? How does one use it? We’re all over it and we’re here to share that info with you! What is psDLCindex? Here is the quick …

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Patched Nintendo Switches Out in the Wild!

Our news today has some pros and cons about it. Not all is doom and gloom here, I assure you. We’re going to talk about what we already know, as per the headline. We’ll also touch upon the silver lining with the headline and what you can do to protect …

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Avoiding iOS OTA Updates Using tvOS

Recently we got another jailbreak update for Electra. This jailbreak covered the more recent 11.3.1, so now Electra covers 11.0 through 11.3.1. If you want to know more about that, click here. But the real topic of today’s conversation is how to keep your phone from constantly searching for the …

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Electra Jailbreak Released for iOS 11.3.1

All Hail Electra! Those of you who bought a newer phone or missed the last Electra update will be happy to know that the jailbreak has been extended to work on 11.3.1. So now, whether you are on iOS 11.1 or any iteration all of the way up to 11.3.1, …

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hekate – CTCaer mod update to v3.1 fixes read and write problems

If you are running a hacked Switch there a good chance that you used Hekate a custom bootloader for the Nintendo Switch. At its core function, it does just what most users want but if you like to dump, write, add custom boot logos and more then CTCaer mod is …

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Talking Point: When are the PS4 Homebrew Games & Emulators coming?

Over the past few months some amazing hacks have been coming out for the PS4, PS3, Switch, 3DS, and even the SNES / NES classics have had their fair share of hacks, mods, games, and emulators made for them. Have you ever wondered why there are so few emulators and homebrew …

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How to Use h-encore on 3.65, 3.67, and 3.68 Vitas

Recently, we all got great news from TheFlow stating that he planned on a July release date for his next set of releases. Feel free to read about all of the details concerning that if you’d like. We then got to see the very same man demonstrate for us how …

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