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New articles published by Microsoft : listening to satellite radio on Windows Mobile + where to find interesting podcasts January 10, 2006 [General] | By Edward J. R. Both these articles are written by Jason Dunn, who owns (among others) popular Pocket PC website PocketPCThoughts.com. Interestingly both cover listening to audio on Windows Mobile devices: * * * * * The first article is about American satellite radio (which in the USA means: satellite radio that one can receive even with small receivers and in cars and one doesn't need satellite dish for it - like it is in Europe, where DAB terrestrial digital radio is used instead) - both Sirius and XM Radio: If you haven't heard of satellite radio, here's the breakdown: for a monthly fee, you get access to a wide variety of radio content, commercial free. Unlike traditional radio, where in most markets you'd be lucky to get a dozen radio stations, you typically get access to well over a hundred radio stations. To read this article in full click here. * * * * * Another article is about how to find good podcasts for your Windows Mobile device: What's a "podcast" you might be wondering? It’s a term that's a bit misleading, because it has nothing directly to do with Apple iPods. In simplest terms, a podcast is an audio file that, through automated means, is downloaded for you. Further muddying the waters is the fact that some people use the term podcast for both audio and video content. To read this article in full click here. Please observe also that selection of podcast directories to use for podcast finding is always a controversial topic and some people say that for example Podcast Alley and their top 10 rankings don't reflect real popularity of podcasts and that in fact Apple's iTunes podcast top 100 is much better evaluation of podcast popularity - for example because many thousands more people are using iTunes to download podcasts than people, who are voting at Podcast Alley. Interestingly this article doesn't mention Apple's iTunes podcast directory at all, but since Apple is a direct competitor to Microsoft, it is natural that an article published by Microsoft doesn't mention it.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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