Yes there is a response but it says:

Sorry, PhpED version is not checked for long
time. You may want to check web site for
new version

You may want to check for further details at
NuSphere web site
Change log is available on this page

Either remove the Menu option <Check for New Option> or update it to let you know that there is a new version or not.
Also be great to actually do the upgrades themselves from here after logging in?

This Application is great and I'm not complaining, just suggesting

It used to work, then it stopped working for a while. Mine (still 9039) is now checking correctly again although I'm fairly sure 9039 was failing before. I'm guessing the check can be switched off server-side, or there was a problem with it and now fixed.