BeyondPod is FREE, Open Source, RSS feed reader and podcast manager (podcatcher) for Microsoft Smartphone and Pocket PC.
Using BeyondPod you can subscribe for RSS feeds, read the feed content, download and listen to associated podcasts (enclosures) directly on your mobile device.
BeyondPod also provides a convenient way to play downloaded podcasts using a built in media player with features like configurable "TiVo style" commercial skip, tracking of played time, easy cleanup of played podcasts and many others.
After installing you can test it by loading our RSS feed url:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/PocketPCfreeware
What is new in this public release
* Fixed a potential application crash when feeds use "unconventional" URLs. for their podcasts (3.1.1.0) - thanks to "MrIch" for reporting that
* Updated the handling of Atom feeds so it can support content generated by Google Reader.
* Added a menu option to toggle grouping by feed in the Podcast view. This option is enabled only when showing all podcasts in the current category.
* Fixed a bug where feed groups were not sorted correctly when "Group by Feed" option is on.
* Categories are now stored in the same file as the podcasts (TrackState.xml). This fixes cases where categories and the feeds assigned to them can get out of sync.
* Added a menu option to toggle grouping by feed in the Podcast view. This option is enabled only when showing all podcasts in the current category.
* Fixed a bug where feed groups were not sorted correctly when "Group by Feed" option is on.
* Categories are now stored in the same file as the podcasts (TrackState.xml). This fixes cases where categories and the feeds assigned to them can get out of sync.
* Fixed an issue where BeyondPod would fail to update on schedule when only WiFi connection is available.
* Added "Allow use of GPRS/EDGE/3G" connections in Tools > Settings > Global Settings. This setting lets you prevent BeyondPod from using the cellular connection for feed updates and downloads. (Useful if your provider charges you per MB downloaded)
* Added "Force New Posts First" setting to Feed Properties to force sorting of posts by date in Content View. This is useful if some of your feeds add their new posts at the end of the feed (instead at the top).
* You can now configure a custom http "UserAgent" string. Please refer to the Resources page for more details on how to set that up.
* Added a setting to Feed Properties to allow for truncating the beginning of podcast names . Useful when long podcast names start with the same prefix like -, thus allowing you to see more of the episode name.
* Allow podcast deletions in Feed properties now has a "Use Global Setting" option. The global setting is in Tool > Settings > General Settings.
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