If you use a custom ROM, chances are you might have used schap’s RSS Hub @ some point of time for RSS feeds. But are there any free alternative for those who are reluctant to Flash their devices. BeyondPod is an Open Source, RSS feed reader and podcast manager for Microsoft Smartphone and Pocket PC. Using BeyondPod you can subscribe for RSS feeds, read the feed content, download and listen to associated podcasts directly on your mobile device.

Full list of features
* One application for all your RSS needs. You can subscribe to RSS feeds, read the content, download and play podcasts – all in a single application.
* Supports Atom, RSS 2.0 and OPML feeds.
* Feeds can be read even while you are offline.
* Sophisticated podcast download engine gives you complete control of how many podcasts to download and how long to keep the old versions. Updates and podcast downloads are executed in the background while you read the feed content.
* Integrated podcast player tracks automatically what podcasts you have listened to. (You can also configure BeyondPod to use an external media player).
* You can schedule feed updates and podcast downloads daily at given time
* Supports both importing and exporting of OPML files. You can also subscribe to online OPML feeds the same way you subscribe to RSS/Atom feeds.
* Integration with Google Reader allows you to easily to sync your Reader subscriptions.
* Feeds can be assigned to various categories (News, Sports, Technology etc.).
* You can quickly filter your feed list based on a category. Up to 2 categories can be assigned to a feed (for example Favorite and News) so you can quickly view (and update) only your “favorite” feeds across all categories.
* BeyondPod gives you full control over what is being downloaded over your data connection. You can update a single feed, all feeds in a given category, or all feeds. You can download a single podcast, the latest podcasts or all podcasts for a given feed. Nothing happens without your knowledge.
* You can create “virtual” feeds based on a content of a local folder (for example if you listen to audio books)
* Works on both devices with and without a touch screen. Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices are supported. BeyondPod requires .NET Compact Framework 2 or 3.5. BeyondPod is community supported.
* It is absolutely free! No Registration! No Ads! Source code is freely available!

Source : beyondpod.mobi

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Tags: BeyondPod, finger friendly, open source, podcast, rss, smartphone