One of the things that has been promised to us for years, and is finally starting to come true on a viable basis, is the full convergence of phone, media player and internet device. Oddly, the segment that is arguably lagging the most on Windows Mobile is the media playback functionality. The biggest reasons that I can see for this are the anemic amount of on-board storage available on...
The thing that I love about my AT&T Tilt and Windows Mobile in general is how flexible it can be. I can use it as a phone, messaging device (text and email), web browser, GPS or for music and video playback. For the music playback, I’m still trying to fine tune the way that I get the sound from my Tilt to my ears. I’ve used a couple sets of Bluetooth headphones (Sony Ericsson’s HBH-...
Last we heard about Pandora on WM was from Phil at the begining of December, who gave a great overview of this popular program. Back then it was working, but wonky and not many devices were supported. Today, well there are still only a handful of "officially" supported devices, but by most accounts it is working quite well on many e.g. Moto Q9c, Treo 800w, Treo Pro, Touch, Mogul,...
We’ve seen a number of the Windows Mobile apps that we know and love make their way to the dark side, but the flip side of that trend seems to be kicking in. One of the iPhone app store’s finest, WunderRadio, is making its way to a Windows Mobile device near you. WunderRadio has gotten rave reviews from various locations in the Blogosphere as an Internet Radio application....
If you haven’t been using Pocket Tunes 4.1, you’ve been missing out. In my opinion, PocketTunes is one of the few truly powerful media players for Windows Mobile. Offering synchronization with iTunes, Internet radio and support for different skins, Pocket Tunes has been on my must-have list ever since it was first released for Windows Mobile. If you remember (or want to read) my...
Well if Seeqpod can do it surely Spotify can too. Well that's what Gustav Sodersrom figures since they have been such a big hit in Europe. Spotify is a music streaming program that lets you rock out to your favorite tracks over the web. Development and planning will start in February but still no word on when it will be ready. Being that Gustav is a former head honcho at Yahoo...
One big gripe about our devices are they don't hold enough music. One big solution: get access to the massive library you've got sitting on your desktop. Companies like LobsterTunes and Orb realized that and got a head start on streaming your entire library to your phone. Didiom plans to hop on that bandwagon with a little more oomph. To begin, its a free download (in beta) that lets...
As you've undoubtedly read by now, Apple has dropped the digital rights management (DRM) from some 8 million of its songs in the iTunes store, meaning you'll be able to play them on something other than iTunes or an iPod. Like, say, your Windows Mobile phone.This also poses a bit of a dilemma for a number of us. Do we continue to use the Amazon MP3 store? Or bite the bullet and switch...
Next on the hit parade is Conduit Technologies Pocket Player ($19.95). Pocket Player offers Windows Mobile users a fairly straight forward music player with a few bells and whistles. Compatible with both WM Pro and Standard devices Conduit Technologies tries to offer a music application that will stand out above the rest. Read on to see how Pocket Player measures up. Ed. Note: This...
Yes, its true. There are alternatives to Windows Media Player Mobile for your WM device. While some of these applications may not threaten Media Player Mobile some of these third party application are well worth a trial downloads and may be better suited for your needs. Over the next few weeks, well be reviewing some of the more popular alternatives to the Media Player Mobile to help...
Having 4 GB of MP3's on my WM phone is great, but often times it is very limiting when I want to play them on my home stereo or in the car. Wouldn't it be nice to turn nearly any stereo into a bluetooth compatibility with your WM phone so you could stream all of your favorite MP3's? This is exactly what I have been wanting to do. So I started looking around to see if someone was...
Those of you who've eschewed the iPod and are using your WM phone for music, if you're like me, are no doubt jealous of the iPod wide array of accessories. Well, here's a leg-up: a Music/Syncing dock for your TyTN (or Cingular 8525, for those of you in the states). Looks snazzy. HTC TyTN Music Dock Features:Charging and HotSync for your device.Stereo speaker system3.5mm stereo...