Homebrew coder HtheB has released a new update for Beup Live, an MSN messenger client for the Nintendo DS. The latest update is an emergency release to fix some issues brought about by the previous update.


Download: Beup Live v0.5

QJ.NET reader Predator04 dropped us a line saying that after more than two years of inactivity, Beup Live has finally gotten a new update, bringing the homebrew app up to v0.4. In case you haven't encountered this app yet, Beup Live is an instant messaging application for the Nintendo DS by homebrew developers kevinc and HtheB. It lets users log on to their MSN accounts via the DS.


Download: Beup Live v0.4

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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The owls (or rather pigeons) are coming! As if Facebook and Twitter aren't enough, we've also got accounts for chat messengers: Google, Yahoo, and MSN.If you're a brew developer, publisher tipster, fan, anti-fan or whatever, here's a faster, faster way to communicate with the QJ Team. So add and chat us up, ayt? :P Help us fill our buddy list.

Homebrew dev Mickael2054, author of PSPNotes, has released PSP Adhoc Messenger. Although Adhoc Messengers aren't a new concept, it's certainly a refreshing new take on it. Details after the link.

Download: PSP Adhoc Messenger v0.5
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The interface may look like it's for the iPhone, but it's not. Really, it's for your PSP. Swell, huh? This one's from cobra77380 - his first brew, actually. Iver - PSP therefore uses the graphics of the iPhone, with some applications presented in an upright position.


Download: IvEr - PSP v1.00

Back to work for me! Man, that was quite a long break, but I'm also glad to be back on the job writing for you guys. Unfortunately for about 15,000 folks at Microsoft, the same cannot be said since they're gonna get a lot of unwelcome time to spend at home. Microsoft is preparing to announce its first widescale lay-off in its 32-year history by letting go of about 15,000 of their workforce. Some new year these guys are gonna have.

Talk about getting some official recognition! Fring, the first-ever homebrew mobile VoIP for the iPhone, is reaching for the wider market as it is now made easily accessible via the App Store.

The development team behind Gnextop has added more firepower to the already impressive-looking customizable PSP portal's arsenal. The portal's instant messenger feature is now operational along with a few more new features. More in the full article.

Download: Gnextop v0.4 beta
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Enjoying the perks of having a new Steam client? If you are, then you are in for a two-fold treat for Audiosurf. An update has been unleashed containing new features and fixes. Also, the Audiosurf FM update has just been released. Details in the full article.