Sony announces release of ‘official’ upgrade for PSP to enable web browsing

If you are one of the 5 million new owners of Sony’s Playstation Portable that wish you could surf the web on this versatile device…….without a cumbersome software hack–Sony is apparently listening to you.  Ken Kutaragi, chief executive of Sony Corp.’s game unit, announced today that the patch will be available as soon as next week. No hardware conversion will be necessary, as the PSP comes with a built-in antenna specifically for wireless internet access.