Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Pocket Tunes 3.1 Supports Janus DRM... on Palms
Posted by Janak Parekh in "THOUGHT" @ 07:00 PM
"Announcing Version 3.1! Access millions of songs using Pocket Tunes Deluxe 3.1 along with music subscription services such as Rhapsody To Go, Napster To Go, and Yahoo! Music Unlimited."
A third-party program is finally available to add Janus DRM (i.e., subscription music a la Rhapsody, Napster, et. al.) support to handheld devices that previously didn't support it. But there's a major catch: this is for Palm devices, including fairly recent Zire, Tungsten, Treo, and LifeDrive devices. Meanwhile, my e805 starts to gather the proverbial dust since WMP10 (and Janus) will never be offered for it, despite the fact it's running the current Windows Mobile OS (2003SE). I find this situation highly ironic and depressing. Why can't: a) WMP10 be offered as a software install; b) OEMs continue to support interim WM OS releases; and/or c) ISVs offer a Windows Mobile software program that accomplishes the same thing as Pocket Tunes? I don't know the answer to any of these, and I'd love to; I've got a great Pocket PC and yet I can't use Microsoft's own technologies to their full potential unless I buy a new unit or be lucky enough to own a Palm. :evil: If anyone can shed light on this sorry state, I'm all ears.
A third-party program is finally available to add Janus DRM (i.e., subscription music a la Rhapsody, Napster, et. al.) support to handheld devices that previously didn't support it. But there's a major catch: this is for Palm devices, including fairly recent Zire, Tungsten, Treo, and LifeDrive devices. Meanwhile, my e805 starts to gather the proverbial dust since WMP10 (and Janus) will never be offered for it, despite the fact it's running the current Windows Mobile OS (2003SE). I find this situation highly ironic and depressing. Why can't: a) WMP10 be offered as a software install; b) OEMs continue to support interim WM OS releases; and/or c) ISVs offer a Windows Mobile software program that accomplishes the same thing as Pocket Tunes? I don't know the answer to any of these, and I'd love to; I've got a great Pocket PC and yet I can't use Microsoft's own technologies to their full potential unless I buy a new unit or be lucky enough to own a Palm. :evil: If anyone can shed light on this sorry state, I'm all ears.
