A new version of the official PSP Firmware is out. An update by now is not recommended, as it would spoil your ability to enjoy homebrew.

http://www.playstation.com/

According to brakken ( http://tehskeen.com/modules.php?name=News&file=showarticle&threadid=6245 ) Dark_Alex, famous for his custom PSP Firmware M33, has discovered PSP’s not capable of creating a Pandora battery.

Read on:

Dark_Alex has discovered the TA-85 v2 motherboard which has been created with Pandora users in mind. How so? You can’t create a Pandora Battery with it. However, batteries that have already been turned into “service mode” will still work so you’ll still need a buddies older modded PSP or buy one of Datel’s batteries.

“New alarming news arrives from Dark_Alex. It seems in fact that or in circulation a new model of PSP SLIM & ARGUMENT with firmware 3,73 of factory and a new one mobo, called TA-085 v2.

This type of card mother would prevent in fact the creation of pandorizzate batteries, inhibiting therefore the access to the writing of the eeprom of the battery.
This new way will not prevent I use but it of batteries already pandorizzate, and therefore it will not prevent the possibility to install a Custom Firmware.

Al moment does not exist methods in order to go around such new system, does not remain to us that to attend ulterior developments.”

http://psp-ita.com/?module=news&id=11658&view_reply=1

crazyc has updated his port of DOSBox for the Playstation Portable.

http://www.emunews24.de/dosemus.html#sony%20psp257

Art goes game programming (kind of).

Release notes:

This is “Pointless Pacman” a 2D Pacman clone for 1.50 kernel PSPs. This version was completed within 36 hours of starting which includes time spent on non programming related activities that are required to keep the Human body functioning.

http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=133888

Andy released an updated version of Jewel Thief. Make sure you steal all appearing jewels on the screen, before someone is catching you!

Changes:

–Can now control player with d-pad as well as analog nub
–Code overhauled: now just one, much more efficient script
–Backgrounds appear randomly
–Unlimited levels
–Gradually increasing difficulty up to level 20
–Pause function

http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-releasejewel-thief-v025-133862.html

Open Funk Sores is a Playstation Portable musicdisk. Music is powered by the famous swedish chipmusician Goto80!

http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=48998

kingromain released a space shooter written in Lua around one week ago. Grab it from it’s release thread.

http://xtreamlua.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2858

Quick Flasher is a simple application for Fat an Slims PSPs with custom firmware 3.71m33 and 3.80m33. This application gives you the possibility of keeping 6 themes in your memory stick and flash them wherever you want simply and confortably. Remember that this software touches files in flash0.

http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=133832

Game&Watch Fantasies is a puzzle/platform game for the PSP, inspired by the Game&Watch LCD games.

Changes:

– New levels, some of them with LCD digits as platforms.
– New music: Beyond Love by Fat Jon, one of my favorite music artists.
– Title and pause menus, with some options.
– Auto-save feature: you can now quit the game at any time, and continue later.
– Easy mode: “Moon” gravity (change in the pause menu).
– Minor adjustments.

http://beyondds.free.fr/index.php?Gamewatch-fantasies

A new progress version of PSPTube is out. Watch Youtube Videos on your PSP easily and comfortable.

http://nekomimi.cafe.coocan.jp/wiki/?%CA%AA%C3%D6