A new beta of “Launch Manager” is out…

Features:

* One-Tap Adding and Editing of Shortcuts.
* Control Panel Settings Shortcuts.
* Launch Manager Button Shortcut.
* Backup and restore shortcuts.
* Shortcut Parameters.
* New Device Shortcuts: Bluetooth On/Off/Discoverable, Sound On/Off/Vibrate, Rotate Left and Right, New Note, New Appointment, New SMS, Suspend, Show Today Screen.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336844

The ping command is useful for determining the status of the network and various foreign hosts, tracking and isolating hardware and software problems, and testing, measuring, and managing networks. This tool work exactly as windows ping command, but it’s more compact. Just type IP address or host name, check how many hops you will want and hit [Ping] button. Any feedbacks are welcomed!

Changes:

– correctly show up the keyboard on start or focus text fields
– click on result window will export it in PingLog.txt file in install directory

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=404545

FSD – CallCapturer is a finger friendly call answer/reject screen.

Changes:

0.03 Change of call discovery method.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=406820

SetVolume is a finger friendly volume changer.

Changes:

* added commandline parameters -hide / -inc / -dec
* added new default skins -> Diamond
* some bug fixes

Skins created for Beta 1 or 2 will not work anymore.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=395695

Turquoise Palace is a music disk for NES, by MorphCat.

http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=50897

News from Torch:

What does Hold+ do when the switch is enabled?

* Switches off the LCD backlight.
* Switches off the actual LCD screen.
(This is important because the backlight and actual screen are two different things. You can have an image being displayed on the screen while the backlight is switched off, such that you can see the image if you use a flashlight. You can also have the screen switched off while the backlight still illuminates the powered off screen.)
* Underclocks the CPU to 61MHz
(Sony has changed the clock speed functions such that only certain combinations of speeds work correctly. Simply trying to underclock to arbitrary values will result in the CPU simply running at the stock speed. I have verified that Hold+ successfully underclocks to 61MHz.)
* The original screen brightness and clock speed are restored when the Hold switch is released.
* Prevents the PSP from going into suspend mode if you accidently push the power switch too far when turning off Hold mode.
* Allows operation of the PSP with the display turned off, to change volume, skip songs etc.

Release notes:

Bugfix: When the PSP was left in Hold mode for longer than the idle timeout, and then you hold UP and turn off Hold, the screen used to turn on even though you were holding UP.

http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=141671

MPlayer is a media player that supports a wide variety of formats. This port is currently in VERY EARLY stage.

Changes:

-added svenp’s libfat patches (better read speed on SD cards)
-added pause button (A button on the wiimote)
-disabled MPlayer’s error/status text during video playback
-file list now displays 20 files instead of 10
-improved audio playback code

Thanks to http://www.wiibrew.org for the news.

http://ronwarez.com/mplayerwii/

The Homebrew Browser allows you to download the latest homebrew applications and games all through your Wii. You don’t need to take your SD card out. You don’t even need a computer! You can also delete homebrew you no longer want.

No more dead links, no more extracting files, no more finding out that the homebrew application doesn’t include an icon.png and meta.xml in the zip file!

Note: Not all applications/games are included yet. They will be added over time.

Added homebrews:

Barrage v1.0, Box2D Balls v1.0, DrawingBox v1.0b2, ExistenzE v1.0, Jewel Quest v1.0, MiniMP3 Player v0.2, Missile Command v0.5a, MTP v2.0, PlanetHively v1.0, RayTracer v1.0, Gamecube Saver v0.1, WiiBServer v0.1, Wiihttpd v0.0.2, wiilight v1.0, WiiMotionDemo v1.5, Wii Web Server v0.74 Alpha and WiiWhiteboard v0.2b

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_apps/Homebrew_Browser

Gmu is a music player for the GP2X. Gmu supports Ogg Vorbis, MP3, Musepack, FLAC and various module formats (such as s3m, stm, it, etc.). It also includes a playlist and a file browser.

Features:

Supports Ogg Vorbis, MP3, Musepack (MPC), FLAC, various module formats (MOD, XM, IT, S3M, STM, …) and lots of ADLIB tracker formats
m3u playlist import/export
Random playback mode
file browser
playlist
cover viewer (Gmu supports jpg, png and bmp image files and cover images embedded into ID3v2 tags)
hold function (turns off display backlight for power saving)
Customizable key mappings and skin support

http://wejp.k.vu/projects/gmu/

Thor released CUBEX for the GP32. It’s a CUBERXTREM remake in full 3D. The game is a mix between Sokoban and Vexed.