Earlier last week , we had a news article about the great new Tetris clone created by Dragula96. This YouTube video is from version 1.40 and doesn't directly reflect version 1.43, but this is basically exactly what you'll be downloading. The changelog for the new version 1.43 is as follows:

• Added new levels (11-20)
• wall-kick has been changed to only work against a wall
  
• I beam wall kick has been disabled.
• Fixed a memory link so that the score can surpass 99,999 points
  

That's pretty much it. To download Dragula's TetriAbetes, a highly recommended download compared to PSP Tetris, click the link below.

Download: TetriAbetes v.1.43

Homebrew developer, Royale, has donated to the homebrew scene yet again with a great release of his PSP-Maps program. This version, much like the previous, doesn't yet incorporate using Google Maps API (applicable programming interface) but he's working harder to incorporate this piece of homebrew into being more functional with regards to Google Maps. The biggest change in this version is that you will be able to view maps in an offline mode, provided you've already viewed them on the PSP in the past. You will need to use a wireless access point to serve as your connection to PSP-Maps' database, however. On the plus side, the Google Maps API is free to use, so let's hope we see upgrades to this program soon!

Remember a developer by the name of Art? Perhaps you do, but if you don't, then maybe you are more familiar with some of his work. Does a program called XFlash sound familiar? Hopefully you're familiar with Art's exceptional work by now. Well now he has a program out called Time Baby. It's essentially a clock program for the PSP at first glance, but it's more than that. Art may be known for peculiar programs, but this one is certainly a first in the homebrew scene.

Ok, get this… Time Baby is capable of a slew of features. First of all, it looks somewhat old-school which helps appeal to its charm. More importantly though, it can set the time precisely on a PSP with a GPS connection which now makes 3 ways to set the PSP time (manual/ wifi/ GPS)… but that's not all. Time Baby also will speak the time out loud at the touch of a button like many higher-end table clocks will do. But there's even more. It will also play your music files. But… you guessed it, there's more on top of that. There is also an alarm clock feature that can wake the PSP from suspend or standby mode(s). And still there's more. Every sunrise you'll even hear a rooster sound! But there's STILL ONE MORE THING! Time Baby can be used as the first-ever PSP heart rate monitor. "Wait a minute, did he just say that right? Heart monitor?" – YES, a heart monitor. If you don't believe me just take a look at the screen shot below or use the link below to download this file (courtesy of Exophase) or visit Art's link at the bottom for more information about this program.

Download: Time Baby

Sources: Exophase , Art

The homebrew scene is swarming all over the release of RacePSP like flies on … well, you get the point. It's a Neo Geo Pocket emulator that doesn't yet have some of the features that diehard fans of the homebrew scene currently enjoy with most emulators (things like savestate support, for example). However, it's important to remember that this is only the initial release of RacePSP and the author fully plans to upgrade the emulator. Most people are having little to no problems but the author, Flavor, would like to add that users might experience graphical and/ or sound bugs. RacePSP runs both Neo Geo Pocket games as well as Neo Geo Pocket Color. This is certainly one of the emulators to watch for in the future. You may see this emulator released under the name, "Rather a Cardfighter Emulator", which, if you noticed the bold letters, is simply the full name of the emulator.

Source: Exophase

Sorry we were gone. We were having a little trouble with the servers. Now its fixed. So enjoy the brewology again.

Similar to BOOSTER’s DevHook; TimeMachine loads previous official/custom firmwares

off the memory stick using a Pandora battery and custom IPLs.

The timemachine is useful to run software that is not supported anymore, and also as a way of booting psp’s even if the internal firmware is destroyed. It can also be useful for developers to test their homebrew in different firmwares.

The packaged readme details the available installation options, usage, known problems and considerations; I strongly encourage you to read that over before you begin.

Find all the necessary firmwares here (official), and here (custom).

TimeMachine v0.1 currently supports the following:

• Original 1.50 — can only be loaded on the phat
• 1.50 with some 3.40 hw modules — can be loaded on both, phat and slim
• 3.40 OE — can only be loaded on phat
• 3.60 M33 — can only be loaded on slim

Other firmwares are said to be added in the future.

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3.90 M33-2 changes:

• Improvements in plugins loading code:
  • Fixed some problems with problematic cards due to file system not mounted.
  • Now plugins should read faster.
  • Problem fixed with lines with spaces at the end.
• Added the rest of regions to the recovery option fake region.
• (PSP SLIM): Added patches in nand ipl to allow Booster multiiplloader and TimeMachine iplloader to boot from nand.
• Note: only 3.90 M33-2 and higher can be booted from nand in slim with those ipl loaders, not official Sony firmwares or previous versions of M33.

Changes in updater:

• The 3.90 eboot downloading code is now more stable, no more freezes after selecting AP
• Memory stick write in the 3.90 downloading code is delayed the maximum possible for faster operation (the system prefers big chunks of data written at once).

if you didnt notice there is mention of "TimeMachine" this app will be able to allow slim users to run homebrew on the 1.50 kernel, this is not out yet

but with this mention im guessing it will be here soon.

With all the new additions to the PSP scene, the latest is the rather unique karoke machine by "Marvin"

Details:

Dark AleX the god among men that he is, has contributed a lot to the handheld homebrew scene, and his latest project is certainly looking to be quite the contribution indeed. Introducing the Time Machine, a handy app that installs the 1.50 kernel onto your PSP Slim. Yes, that's what it does, and there's a video to prove it, too!

Of course, installing the 1.50 kernel onto your PSP Slim may not be the only thing it does, as Mathieulh has revealed that Time Machine is still a work in progress, and is not yet the final product. We're certainly curious ourselves as to what else Time Machine can do, but until we get more info about it, we'll just have to let this video of it in action tide us over. Enjoy!

source:qj.net