The French homebrew community, it seems, has been very active as of late. Just like today, we just learned that the coder Seb has released a much needed update for the application Portable Program Guide, bumping it up to version 0.22. Know why it's necessary to update after the jump!


Download: Portable Program Guide v0.22

Are you in need of TV program guides on the go, but printed TV Guide magazines just won't cut it? Then you're in luck, since homebrew developers Seb and Cladil just released an update to their homebrew Portable Program Guide (previous release here). Check out what's new in this release in the full article!

Download: Portable Program Guide v0.2

It seems that some people prefer to update themselves with TV program schedules on the go. Sony PSP users may also do the same, thanks to French homebrew developers Seb, Cladil, and Quadrizo who came up with Portable Program Guide v0.1 for that very purpose. More technical details follow after the jump.

Download: Portable Program Guide v0.1
Download: tnt.prg.gz
Download: PPG Scripts

Last July, a Homebrew contest for the best Rubik's Cube program was set by DevsGen. The prize for said contest is US$ 500. Here are the four entries from four French programmers. Please note that these programs do not come with a readme file so users are advised to use the apps with caution. Details about each game in the full article.

Download: The Cube by Seb for PSP (fat with kernel 1.50)
Download: The Cube by Seb for PSP (slim with CW 3.7x)

Download: Rubik's Cube by Alcantor for PSP (fat with kernel 1.50)
Download: Rubik's Cube by Alcantor for PSP (slim with CW 3.7x)

Download: Rubik's Cube by Sinasquax for PSP (fat with kernel 1.50)
Download: Rubik's Cube by Sinasquax for PSP (slim with CW 3.7x)

Download: Rubik's Cube by Quadrizo for PSP (fat with kernel 1.50)
Download: Rubik's Cube by Quadrizo for PSP (slim with CW 3.7x)

The last time we heard from PSP homebrew developer joek2100 was for the release of 2.71 SEB" MP3, otherwise known as the irsmp3 module, last January. Now the dev's back and has released a modified version of irsmp3, called Music prx v0.50.

Why the name change? According to joek2100, Music prx 0.50 has ATRAC3 support. For those who don't know what ATRAC3 is, it's a type of audio compression algorithm format used mostly by Sony-branded players.

In case you missed all the irsmp3 releases last year (or have forgotten), Music prx v0.50 is a "custom firmware plugin that allows you to play music while playing a game or using the vsh". There are a number of changes included in the readme file (PLEASE_READ_ME.txt) and the dev listed the important stuff on the release thread on the QJ Forums:

• This has new hardware decoder will work with all umd games/the vsh/ and most homebrew. (Thanks to cooleyes)
• It will not work with homebrew that uses the ME (SnesTYL ME, dosbox .71, etc)
• It will not work with copy protected atrac3's
• In the next release I'll have it switch back to the software decoder (mp3 only) when the ME is in use, but until then you'll have to use the non-ME version
• Also when playing an mp3 that has a samplerate different from 44.1kHz, you need to pause the song before the vsh's video/music player will work

Anyway, joek2100 is open to bug reports and suggestions - you can visit the dev at the forums or post a comment below. The dev also left a couple of reminders in case you have any problems. According to the release, if you are having problems starting a game, you should try waiting for the game's main menu before playing music. Also, joek2100 gave a tip regarding error messages and errors in general: turn on the on screen display, and look for a line in blue.

Check out the download below and feel free to discuss Music prx 0.50 on the QJ Forums. As always, check out the readme for information on its installation and use. Enjoy!

Download: Music prx 0.50
Discuss: PSP Development Forums

For the changelog and the planned changes, click the Full article link below.