Software

Google Propeller Is A Flipboard Competitor For Android And iOS

Google is finally making strides in the world of social. Google+ is gaining traction and the company is supposedly working on several new apps including a social news reader known as Propeller.


June 14, 2011
Software

Reeder For Mac

Let’s face it: RSS is a terribly nerdy wasteland of .xml feeds and weird formatting. Reeder is the shining hope that it doesn’t have to be that way. Already our favourite RSS app on iOS, it’s finally available for Mac.


April 14, 2011
Software

Not Dead Yet: The Ultimate Guide To RSS In 2011

RSS is dead, they say! They, being all of you who now get your news, information and various social updates from one of the many online platforms you subscribe to.  But let it be said that all the Twitters, Facebooks and Reddits in the world can’t put a stake through the heart of the undying Really Simple Syndication feed.  It’s a powerful part of the information distribution system that makes up the general Web, and its use on the mobile platform is unquestioned: Tablet PCs plus RSS equals sublime.


March 16, 2011
Software

Spout For iPhone Beautifies Your Feeds One Post At A Time

Kinetic typography has a way of making any random group of words look super important, and Spout is no exception. It takes your Facebook, Twitter and Google Reader feeds and turns posts into well-designed animations, which are then presented in real time or on a cycle, based on your preference.


March 15, 2011
Software

Feedly For Android

RSS! Incredibly useful but mostly ugly. Or super pretty but hard to read. With Feedly for Android, you get a great looking and easy to read feed reader. Works for your Android phone and Honeycomb tablet too.


December 7, 2010
Software

App Of The Day: FLUD Mobile For iPhone

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RSS isn’t for everyone, but a handful of new apps are making feeds easier to discover and more intuitive to read than ever. FLUD Mobile for the iPhone is one of them – it’s free and it looks great.


December 2, 2010
Software

Official Google Reader App For Android Now Available

Android: Google’s Reader web app is pretty good, but we’ve longed for an official, native Google Reader app since we started using Android. Today, Google made that dream come true, with extras like volume-key navigation, multiple accounts, and sharing.


Software

Reeder For Mac Now Available In Beta


November 12, 2010
Software

The Best RSS Reader Apps

Reading news on a smartphone is a pain in the arse, unless you have a good RSS app. Here are the best.


June 29, 2010
Software

Blogshelf iPad App Makes Your RSS Feeds Look Like Books

iPad RSS app Reeder is lush, but Blogshelf has a nicer shopfront, I think. It basically pilfers the look and feel of the iBooks app, so the blogs you subscribe to are presented like books on shelves, minus the dust.