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Review|Ilium Software NewsBreak 2.0


Ilium Software the makers of Ewallet , ListPro and other ultra useful Windows Mobile applications has just released version 2.0 of their RSS software. It's a free upgrade if you bought NB1.2 on December 6, 2006 or later. If you bought it earlier like me you can get it for USD 7.95 [limited time offer]
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Things have changed [from their website]...
  • Hardware Requirements: PocketPC 2003 or Higher / Smartphone 2003 or Higher
  • Listen to your favorite podcasts, watch vidcasts, and view attached files and images!
  • Schedule your podcasts to download when and how you want them - even separately from your other channels
  • Save your podcasts and listen to them whenever you have time for a news break
  • Never run out of memory - keep podcasts on a storage card or tell NewsBreak how much space to use in main memory
  • Find even more great channels using Microsoft Live Search
  • Save memory on your device - set a maximum number of channels to keep
  • Spot the headlines that are important to you with all new keyword icons!
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Ilium Press Release
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I'm liking the new features so far. It seems that navigation has been made easier. I'm liking the Live Search and Podcasts support too. There are 2 things that I think need improvement hopefully we see this in future versions of NB. #1 Better navigation in terms of categories. I like to organize my feeds via categories, and with NB2.0 you still need the stylus to move from one category to the next. #2 is that they included settings backup on their application so far they have Export which exports your channel data. However other preferences like keywords and sync schedules aren't exported. If you own NB1.2 I suggest you get 2.0 it's well worth the update. Oh and don't forget to add my blog to your newsfeeds hehehe http://bnycastro.blogspot.com/atom.xml
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Pros:
Cheap
Feature Rich
Easy to Use

Cons:
No settings backup
Stylus still needed to switch between categories

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