I'm looking for a good RSS reader with a pretty slick interface, any ideas?
SpeeedReader is currently my favorite since it integrates with Google Reader meaning it only shows me stuff I didn't already read on my desktop. Very handy.
It's got a few significant bugs and limitations at the moment (though it's still worth checking out). The author claims big improvements in the next version, which should be available soon.
I found one called SPB News, it's a really nice reader and it shows pictures
SPB Insight ftw! Has pics, huge online catalog of feeds and more!
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Anyone know of a free client for news feeds from RSS? Hopefully one which will integrate into the Today screen.
im using a program called "PocketRSS" its free, and comes with a today plugin. I have it on my advantage and absolutly love it, works with all my RSS feeds. I dont have a link to it handy, but im sure you can google it
http://pda.jasnapaka.com/
pRSSreader
pRSSreader is an application for reading RDF and RSS feeds on PocketPC.
All of Newsgator's products are now free - give Newsgator Go a try.
There are some RSS readers from HTC floating around forums too. One is RSS Hub and the other one was taken from Touch Dual ROM, I can not remember the name of it, sorry.
You may try freerange
Hi,
You may try freerange (the free version ofcourse). I think it is one of the best RSS readers. If not the Best
wow I just found this app and it is by far the best looking news app besides newsroom. I love the UI!
http://www.appbrain.com/app/pulse-news-reader/com.alphonso.pulse
It's Free too starting today! The ui is awesome!
Wow, this is really nice. I was using FeedSquares before, but I might just leave it for this. Thanks for the heads up
Truly amazing app. Too bad all my local news sites don't seem to include images in the feed, or is that a feature only for the predefined feeds?
Edit: Btw. do I take the wrong feed or why most news sites only have a small text as newsfeed, and not the complete story like the predefined?
Reverse Engineering Pulse
Now that Pulse news reader is now dead or the one that I like and have used for the last 5 years...is it possible to use the original Pulse app without a back end Content Aggregator?
Shame LinkedIn has squashed its development and moving on with something else (COMPLETELY different), but curious if anyone has an ideas for replacing, re-engineering, or otherwise the original Pulse App?
Please note, I've looked at the newer version of Pulse (for me is useless) and other similar apps like Flipboard, but nothing comes close to what Pulse has to offer. May have to develop something on my own or hope and pray for someone with more programming skill.
Thanks for the reply to this old thread and appreciate the feedback!
Sorli...
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....Please note, I've looked at the newer version of Pulse (for me is useless) and other similar apps like Flipboard, but nothing comes close to what Pulse has to offer. May have to develop something on my own or hope and pray for someone with more programming skill....
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I was a big fan of Pulse reader and i cant find any similar replacement to this type of rss aggregator, with news in rows and mosaic steam. I dont understand how can anyone destroy a totally practical app, like linkedin did with Pulse. The fact is that after pulse reader (and taptu), there is no app in android store that brings rss in a vertical feed setup with horizontal scrolling and it seems like every other news aggregators got stucked with the Feedly-like layout.
So, one solution for the pulse-lovers like me is to create an app like pulse (and make it even better). As an app designer i would like to collaborate with an experienced dev on a new rss reader, if he's really into it.
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I was a big fan of Pulse reader and i cant find any similar replacement to this type of rss aggregator, with news in rows and mosaic steam. I dont understand how can anyone destroy a totally practical app, like linkedin did with Pulse. The fact is that after pulse reader (and taptu), there is no app in android store that brings rss in a vertical feed setup with horizontal scrolling and it seems like every other news aggregators got stucked with the Feedly-like layout.
So, one solution for the pulse-lovers like me is to create an app like pulse (and make it even better). As an app designer i would like to collaborate with an experienced dev on a new rss reader, if he's really into it.
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please do this I will pay to download it
Has anyone started to use a Daily Dairy on their Tab?
As a professional I make a lot of hourly/daily notes, take photo's and voice notes. As such now I have a Tab I would like to utilize the hardware and use it's multimedia tools to help run my daily dairy.
I have tried doing this using a calendar but it interferes with my day-to-day running and items such as photo's and voice notes is basically a non-starter.
Any recommendations guys?
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Have you looked at UM Diary? Not tried it in anger, but it looks pretty good on the Tab.
Regards,
Dave
"Note Everything" by SoftXPerience may be an alternative, depending on how you like your interface. The free version only gets you text, voice, and fingerpainting notes, but the full version also gets you photo notes, checklists, and encryption.
I've also heard good things about Evernote.
There seems to be a lot of option with that one...
Thanks Guys... Couldn't reply earlier, xda-devs was running at overcapacity.
I tried UM Diary last week but had issues with the widgets.
I did like the way it showed the diary in a calendar but it felt disjointed.
Note Everything seems to have things happening all over the place but I'll look into it.
Evernote is a tool that looks like it has too much to offer in what I am looking for but appreciate as above the ideas.
I liked the simplicity of Diary on the SGS but sadly it did not save the notes for backup, did not allow voice notes nor did it offer photo additions.
I suppose what I am seeking is something simple to load, look at and use like the SGS's Diary which can take my notes and thoughts be that written spoken or photographed and have them displayed in a date fashion with a good search tool.
Then again... maybe I have taken away any form of simplicity.
I'm a huge fan of Evernote, I typically use it just to jot down random thoughts or grocery lists, but the tagging feature makes all the difference in the world. It's free, give it a couple days and see if it grows on you. I spent a good month testing note/diary programs and couldn't find anything else even close (with a professional looking interface and such). I doubt I'll ever try anything else.
You are the second user to recommend Evernote.
Can't help but feel it's overkill in what I am looking for.
I don't need any of the tools it offers.
I've come across 'Diaro - diary writing' which is straight to the point, allows unlimited photo's (unlike UM Diary which only allows 2), has an excellent search and you can add all manner of notes ~ be that written, photos, videos, sound, etc.
I'm not totally sold on it though, hence my continued search.
I'll have another look at Evernote.
Been looking for an app that can do this for a while. Bought ezPDF hoping it would eventually support this, but it looks like someone beat them to it.
Functionally, it seems to perform similarly to Adobe's own Reader app with maybe a little better performance and the exception that this one has markup tools, which are very easy to use and customizable.
One minus is that it costs $5, but I needed something like this and I am very happy that someone has finally filled that need, so they deserve my $5
The features are good but i find the rendering performance very poor.
When you switch the page it will first show a blurry image which it sharpens in about a second. Adobe or ezpdf show the sharp image immediately.
I also dont like that when you scroll up and down the page moves around horizontally.
I personally hope that aldiko gets an update soon for some much needed pdf features like keeping the zoom-level and faster zooms and moving around the page. I love Aldiko's book shelf/list and the overview and organization it offers.
What is the best book reader that you use on android at the moment. And what is the best feature.
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I pretty much just use google reader since it just updated itself.
I use fbreader. Handles the formats I want (epub) and allowed me to add both the Project Gutenberg and Baen free book catalogs, giving me a vast source of free reading material.
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I always just use Google's Play Books app - particularly since I switched to ICS, as it does look great and perform very well. It's a minor thing but even the page transitions are really slick. Having a night mode to invert to colours is very handy (almost necessary if you're reading at night). When I get an Android tablet in future it'll be good to know that all my books are synced across all devices, plus you can also read your books in the browser since the Play rebrand.
I use Moon reader+, wide range of books in store available for free
Everyone could have different opinion on apps. I think best way to find out is to read reviews and ratings and check the pictures provided with the app to see whether it suits your likings. Another way is to try it. Most of the apps come in free versions. I personally like to stick with "original" apps.
I used many readers, but Moon Reader+ fits me most. I like its interface.
I strongly recommend the software Ireader, it is very good
kinde good
First things first: check to make sure apps are even available, let alone working, in your country. If you're outside of the USA, it's pretty much a free for all, e.g. Google Books isn't available in Malaysia. So you could have the app, but then you'd have to get your books from somewhere else.
I'm using Moon Reader on my Android phone. This app is good for Epub format. For pdf format i'm using Adobe reader.
On my Linux Fedora i have Calibre book reader. I recommend