JDawson is back with another awesome portal, Hybrid i5. This portal has a lot of features you won't normally find in others, like password protection, a file browser and loader, and even a Media Bar with a built-in messenger. Details after the link.

Thanks to JDawson for giving us the heads up!

Download: Hybrid i5
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If you checked out our previous article on developer hitchhikr's Protrekkr program, then you'll be glad to know that the dev has released a couple of updates that not only extends the app's functionalities but also increases the capabilities of its PSP replay routine feature. Check out the long long changelogs after the jump.


Download: Protrekkr with PSP replay routine v1.93

Proud dev hitchhikr has just made a PSP replay routine for his softsynth tracker program. According to him, the tracker is actually programmed to fit much faster machines, so take this as an experiment more than anything else. Learn more after the jump.


Download: Protrekkr with PSP replay routine
Download: Protrekkr with PSP replay routine (test)

PSP homebrew dev xart has just released his SXLibrary, which is a nice, easy-to-use brew that adds any software to your PSP. Works well without any issues whatsoever with BenHur's intraFont.

Download: SXLibrary v0.1.5
Visit: QJ.net PSP Development Forums

The fPSPVista project is over guys! It's now the turn of the Mac OS X Leopard Portal for the PSP. This time, bladefinor of the Dolphin Projects released v0.95 of the said Leopard Portal, and we've got the full changelog for this release after the jump.


Download: Mac OS X Leopard v0.95 BETA
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Following in the footsteps of Football Manager 2008, Sports Interactive has revealed the next installment to be released for the PSP, PC, and Mac OS X platforms. Football Manager 2009 (and its accompanying Football Manager Handheld 2009 for the PSP) will be arriving on November 14. Read more for details and an in-depth video walkthrough with the devs.

So you have iR Shell and other shell applications for the PSP. And more recently, we scrounged up that oh-so-cool Mac OS X Shell too. But what of Windows fans? Here's MyWindows demo v0.1 and it's chockful of features already: access to the Internet, the launching of homebrew files and media, and some standard apps from any Windows OS.

Download: MyWindows demo v0.1

Great news for retro gamers everywhere: ScummVM has been updated to version 0.12.0, with added support for several games (check out the list of games in the full article). Versions have been released for several platforms, including the PC, Wii, PSP, and iPhone.





Download: ScummVM v0.12.0 (PC)
Download: ScummVM v0.12.0 (Wii)
Download: ScummVM v0.12.0 (PSP)
Download: ScummVM v0.12.0 (iPhone)

PSP homebrew developer luaacro has finally fixed his Mac OS X shell so that it hardly has any bugs in it now, whether you're running iTunes and iPhoto, or transfering files wirelessly via Adhoc. In MACXT v4, luaacro has also added an iMessenger application, but unfortunately, this feature hasn't been tested between two PSPs yet.

Download: MACXT v4

Developer uberjack has unveiled a new build of the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator (Fuse) emulator for the PSP. Among other updates, version 0.9.0.25 addressed a bug with the sound rendering engine that was causing the application to slow down.
 
Download: Fuse PSP version 0.9.0.25