Sony has announced an update to the PlayStation 3 Folding@Home client, which will "soon" be available to download. The update brings two major changes to the distributed computing project: You can set a timer for the program, after which the PS3 can will itself down after sending all data to Stanford University.

The other change is the addition of a background music feature, which will allow you to play back any track that is stored on PS3 HDD. This is definitely a nice touch as it'll encourage more users to run the application in their downtime.