Digg has updated its iOS app to incorporate its experimental new Reader—and it’ll directly import your feeds from Google Reader, too. Go get it.
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There’s more than a few enterprises that have an eye on filling the void in the RSS market left by Google’s curious withdrawal. Digg is one of those hoping to woo Mountain View’s refugees and has updated its iOS app to incorporate its experimental new service, which offers direct imports from Google Reader. It’s available from the App Store right now, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that there are other, ahem, AOL-sanctioned, alternatives.
Filed under: Internet, Apple, Google
Via: The Next Web
Source: App Store
Facebook is reportedly building a mobile app — not so uniquely dubbed “Reader” — for browsing news stories on smartphones and tablets.
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As Google Reader’s closing in on the end of its days, a spate of new RSS aggregators have popped up to replace it. Sure, web-based readers from AOL, Digg or Feedly could do the trick, but what if you want your RSS stored locally? You’re in luck, because one of the elder statesmen in the RSS world, NetNewsWire, has what you need with its version 4 open beta. This new beta is a more refined version of NetNewsWire 4 Lite, which was released in 2011, and will allow folks to pull down all their GReader archives and store them locally for free while it’s in beta. The catch? You’ve gotta be running Mac OS X 10.7.3 or later, and while the beta’s free for now, the software will cost you once it’s final — $10 dollars for those who pre-order, and $20 after that.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Via: The Next Web
Source: NetNewsWire
Google Reader is on its deathbed
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There have been murmurs of Facebook building a mobile reading app; tonight, that talk is getting a little louder. The Wall Street Journal claims that the social network has spent the past year working on a dedicated story browser, codenamed Reader, that would curate articles in a Flipboard-like interface. While most other details of the rumored project aren’t available, it’s reportedly important enough that Mark Zuckerberg is closely involved. The company isn’t commenting on its plans, but there’s reason to believe that Reader is more than just idle speculation: Facebook recently added hashtag support as a “first step” toward helping users track topics. Accordingly, the company’s Graph API includes some unused RSS code that could prove relevant for browsing story feeds. There’s no guarantee that we’ll see the app soon, if at all. When mobile is becoming the cornerstone of Facebook’s business, however, we wouldn’t completely rule out Reader’s existence.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Internet, Mobile, Facebook
Source: Wall Street Journal
Google: “Eh, we’re kind of over this Reader thing. Let’s go launch some balloons.”
AOL: “Why, thanks guys — don’t mind if we do!”
The above mentioned quotes are still unofficial, mind you, but it appears that AOL (disclaimer: that’s Engadget’s parent company) is joining Feedly and Digg in an effort to capture the audiences who will soon be forced to flee from Google’s Reader product. AOL Reader launched today in beta form, promising to collect “all your favorite websites, in one place.” It appears that the design language follows that introduced in the entity’s Alto mail product, and if you’ve forgotten your AOL password, fret not — those who request (and receive) an invite will be able to sign in via Facebook, Google or Twitter. Oh, and judging by the shot above, it’s designed to work universally across screen sizes and devices, including your tablets, phones, desktops, laptops and space-age computational creations. Of note, it appears that the sign-up forms aren’t entirely active just yet, as we’re hearing that the bona fide launch won’t occur until next week.
Update: We’ve confirmed that invites will be accepted starting on Monday, June 24th.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Source: AOL Reader (1), (2)
Rockmelt brought its social news browsing to iOS back in 2012, with promises that the Android version was on the way. The company took its sweet time with the port, but it’s here at last — and with a few Android-only perks in return for the wait. While the core news aggregation remains intact, there’s a new set of thumb navigation controls that makes sure tablet owners (or just those with giant smartphones) can read in comfort. Phone owners also get a landscape view similar to what their tablet brethren see and a set of elevator-like buttons help users of all kinds get back to articles after a refresh. The interface extras may not seal the deal by themselves, but they could tip the balance for those still undecided on a Google Reader alternative.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Internet
Source: Rockmelt
The eventual demise of Google Reader gave existing services like Feedly an opportunity to land hundreds of thousands of new users, but the sudden gain of popularity demands an infrastructure that can handle the load. By opening its APIs to the masses today, Feedly says it’s officially making the transition “from a product to a platform,” supplying developers and RSS users alike with a painless migration path from Google’s soon-to-be deceased reader. To go along with that, the company also announced a novel version of Feedly on the web, one which doesn’t require any extensions or plugins and is accessible via browsers such as Internet Explorer and Opera.
As the image above shows, the freshly minted cloud platform already offers support for a slew of third-party applications, and Feedly says numerous other devs are currently working on their own for the near future. Now, if you didn’t think Mountain View’s recent spring cleaning could have a huge influence in such a short span of time, hear this: Feedly’s touting that its user base has more than tripled since the announcement, making the jump from 4 to 12 million through the end of last month. Only time will tell if Feedly ends up being a worthy Reader replacement, so perhaps now would be the perfect instance to start deciding whether or not this will be the proper solution to all your RSS needs.
Source: Feedly
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