Well Windows 7 and 8 versions of the desktop and Metro-style
PC apps have been updated for the Windows Phone respectively with bug fixes and
enhancements.
On the full-screen version, there’s a new mechanism to
transfer documents to and from your phone. Personally, I’d use Skydrive for
this purpose (or quite often, good old email), but more options are always
welcome.
There’s a bit more going on with the newest version of the
desktop app.
The first thing to note happens when you first start the
app. You get the choice to use either iTunes or Windows libraries as the basis
for synchronising media, including music, movies and podcasts. This isn’t a
permanent decision, though. You can alter your synchronisation source in the
‘settings’ menu at any time.
The second key feature is that you now have more options
when it comes to podcasts. If you go down the route of synchronising with
Windows libraries, because you don’t use iTunes, then you can still sync
podcasts that have been saved to your hard drive by synchronising the relevant
folder.
And finally, like the full screen app, the desktop app will
now detect and allow you to install any future updates to the software without
visiting the web site.
There’s one last option, too. Your Windows Phone shows up as
a connected drive in Explorer, with folders for music, documents and so forth.
You can simply cut and paste media to and from your phone if you want to.
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