Did you know that PSP owners get free wi-fi access at every T-Mobile HotSpot in the US? Yes, it's true! T-Mobile HotSpots can be found at most Starbucks and Kinkos locations, and they litter most metropolitan areas. We wanted to offer a friendly reminder that free access to the service ends soon: on March 28th. Make sure you register your system before then to try it out!

1. Bring your PSP® system to a location that provides a T-Mobile HotSpot. (Refer to the T-Mobile HotSpot U.S. Location Map.)
2. Select (Network Settings) under (Settings).
3. Select [Infrastructure Mode].
4. Select [New Connection].
5. Select [Use Wireless Hotspot].
6. Select the T-Mobile HotSpot icon.
7. If you have an existing T-Mobile HotSpot account, select [Enter User Credentials].
   Enter your user ID and password, and then press the right button.
   or
   If you do not have an account, select [Use Promotional Access] to sign up for a complimentary six-month T-Mobile HotSpot account. (To qualify for this promotional access, you must authenticate your PSP® system to the T-Mobile HotSpot network prior to March 28, 2008.)
8. Check the contents of the settings list.
9. Save the settings.

[Thanks, Kevin W.!]

Reluctant to update your PSP to the latest firmware? You may want to reconsider. The latest firmware offers PSP users the ability to access T-Mobile's wi-fi service for free. T-Mobile HotSpots can be found at over 8,000 locations across the US, and can be found in Starbucks, Borders, FedEx Kinko's, Hyatt, Red Roof Inns, Sofitel and Novotel Hotels, and select airports. Now, you'll be able to frag friends through Infrastructure almost anywhere in the US ... for free! How sweet is that?

I went to a Starbucks to test it out, and found the process is quite easy:

1. Bring your PSP® system to a location that provides a T-Mobile HotSpot. (Refer to the T-Mobile HotSpot U.S. Location Map.)
2. Select (Network Settings) under (Settings).
3. Select [Infrastructure Mode].
4. Select [New Connection].
5. Select [Use Wireless Hotspot].
6. Select the T-Mobile HotSpot icon.
7. If you have an existing T-Mobile HotSpot account, select [Enter User Credentials].
   Enter your user ID and password, and then press the right button.
   or
   If you do not have an account, select [Use Promotional Access] to sign up for a complimentary six-month T-Mobile HotSpot account. (To qualify for this promotional access, you must authenticate your PSP® system to the T-Mobile HotSpot network prior to March 28, 2008.)
8. Check the contents of the settings list.
9. Save the settings.

[Via PlayStation]

Every week PSP Fanboy brings you a great new podcast that you can use your PSP's RSS feature to subscribe to. We were told by the god of war to call it: RSS this!

This week we set our PSP's RSS feed to Gamespot's The HotSpot. Out every Tuesday, this podcast of course features game news and discussion, drawing from Gamespot's site and staff. Usually The HotSpot has the talents of Jeff Gerstmann, Ryan MacDonald, Greg Kasavin and Rich Gallup. While the podcast is definitely done in a professinal manner, that doesn't mean the hosts take themselves or the subject matter too seriously.

The staff seem to get along well and have fun with the podcast and that makes listening to it all the more enjoyable. While everyone on The HotSpot has a great sense of humor, but just the lines from Jeff Gertsmann alone make it worth listening to. If you don't mind laughing loudly while listening through headphones and getting strange glances from your co-workers, than check out The HotSpot.

If you want to add The HotSpot to your PSP's RSS, just bring up this site with your PSP through our mobile version at m.pspfanboy.com and click on this link: http://www.gamespot.com/misc/podcast/podcast.xml Then you can exit your web browser and the show should be in your RSS channels. From there you can set a timer for auto-download of episodes, or stream them and save memory stick space.

Got something you have RSS'd and would like us to feature? Just let us know in the comments, or let other readers know what you think of The HotSpot.

1UP has chatted with the people behind the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and there are a few bullet points that are pretty juicy. [Andrew's note: I'm typing this while Sony continues to not say anything interesting in their press conference.]

The classic Kurosawa film Seven Samurai is the inspiration behind your newfound ability to recruit friends in the game.

The unique character generated through multiplayer is determined by the IP address of the hotspot you connect to.

The characters obviously feature unique attributes. Unsurprisingly, Snake will not be the best character to play as in the game. He's very recognizable, as he's gained quite a bit of infamy by this point in this story.

The game is being developed by the same team as Metal Gear Acid, for better or worse.