Here's some good news for the guys who've found plenty of uses for Mediumgauge's PSP Filer application. The developer has announced that this homebrew appl has been updated to version 5.3.

Among other things, this new build carries improvements for PSP Filer's picture viewer, such as the ability to read the next picture in background. As for the rest of the changelog:

* General:
o Putting filer/text/binary [.bmp/.jpg/.png] in the same folder of Filer, Filer changes background as mode changes.
* Picture viewer:
o image loading will be done in a separated thread.
o reduced a bug that audio playback was stopped while reading a piture.
o added a feature to read next picture in background. (maximum 7 pictures)

Further details on PSP Filer's previous changes and controls are available in the file bundle's readme. Enjoy the download, and be sure to contact the developer in case you're interested in sending your feedback.