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 review of Version 4.1, there were a couple of issues we wanted resolved. I’m guessing that the folks at Normsoft were listening; because they took care of the biggest issues that I had, as well as resolving some issues that I hadn’t even thought about.

Read on for all the updates in Version 5.0.

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We've looked at several media players for Windows Mobile devices but which one is best suited for you? We've looked at Pocket Player, Pocket Tunes, CorePlayer, Vito Player, Flipside, and the newest offering, Kinoma Player. Does one of these applications stand out above the others? Some are so close in performance that it may be a tough choice while others aren't so difficult to distinguish. We have players better suited for the hardcore media junkie and some that will appeal more to the casual listener.

To see how these media players shake out, read on!

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As electronic devices mature, they take on more features and improve the features that they already have. With flash memory prices doing the opposite of gas, more and more people are using their mobile phones as multimedia devices.

Love it or hate it, Windows Media Player is the default music player on Windows Mobile Phones. While Microsoft has done a good job integrating the desktop version of Windows Media Player with its mobile counterpart, some people prefer a music player with more features (or less Microsoft).

Normsoft has traditionally been a developer of software for the Palm OS, and was founded in 1999 by Tim and Gerald Norman. Pocket Tunes (their flagship product) is the first product that they have ported into the Windows Mobile world.

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