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what's the best feeds reader?

hi guys!
what's the best feeds reader?

I prefer browser-based Google Reader. Otherwise I would recommend Spb Insight (it downloads whole articles instead of just a perex).

If you need something that can work offline, I recommend pRssReader, its development ceased but it has caching, google reader sync and everything. But I use iphone web version of google reader from opera.

best rss reader
Having worked with several rss readers such as p rss reader , google reader , newsgate , yomumedia , prpnews , sbp insight ....... and others...... , I can say with confident that the original pre installed rss reader on htc touch hd (rss hub) is the best. It has the most strongest search function among all others and infact very far ahead of them.
-google reader is a very good in mobile format ,but it doesn't update automaticly ! and this is a great shame for any rss reader .also there is no search function.
-others also havnot any viable search ,so you have to be content with some limited news channels.
-p rss reader recently is blocked by some sort of google code bars ,so it's almost out of use !
-smart rss reader is a java-jar application and very slow .
-Ova rss reader is a java app. too ,with limited channels and tiny font (a universal problem with java on mobiles ! ).
So .....Thanks htc folks for their great job .s
Have a good time !

I like Egress
pRSS reader blew up on me and wouldn't update. I tried reinstalling, etc. I couldn't identify the problem, nor did I feel enclined to take the time to figure it out. So I started trying some others. Egress was the least expensive but still provided professional results and low mem usage. It's readable offline and allows external card storage.
With stuff like this, though, a lot of your choice depends on preference. The most popular ones seem to be Pocket Insight (pricey as compared to Egress), and Google Reader (online/no auto-update).

For me personally, I use and love NewsBreak. It is a pay program but it is worth it.

FatBoyExtraordinaire said:
For me personally, I use and love NewsBreak. It is a pay program but it is worth it.
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You dont get that freezing bug on newbreak/rss hub - its been there for years. illum says its just a windows mobile 6 issue - its annoying as hell.

I don't even know of this bug you speak of, honestly. I use it everyday and I have yet to run into any real issues.

darthbane2k said:
You dont get that freezing bug on newbreak/rss hub - its been there for years. illum says its just a windows mobile 6 issue - its annoying as hell.
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what? that is one of the stupidest thing I've heard from a dev company. it is one thing and one thing only, they are lazy lazy lazy.....when was the last time they actually updated the program? if its a windows mobile 6 issue, why doesn't all the rest freeze in the same way?
I use RSS Hub. I was searching for a beter rss reader the other day, well it doesn't have to be better, just more visually apealing but I didn't find any so sticked with RSS hub.
re-iterating aidinali's point, that search function is nice

Rss reader

Anyone know a good RSS reader application for the snap?
I googled a bit but didn't find anything worth mentioning.

Viigo is what I use, free and does RSS, Podcasts, offline reading etc http://viigo.com

I rather like the "RSS Hub" thats included with the Sprint Snap. Basic, but functional. I'm always open to improvement, of course.

I second RSS Hub or you could do what I do and use Google reader. Then I set Google reader set as my home page in my browser.

nightryder21 said:
I second RSS Hub or you could do what I do and use Google reader. Then I set Google reader set as my home page in my browser.
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I tried RSS Hub and i'm verry pleased with this app.

Google Reader
I definitely second Google Reader. Since I regularly use four different computers, I like having the continuity of feeds between them. (I'm also a fan of GMail/Contacts and Google Calender.
nightryder21 said:
I second RSS Hub or you could do what I do and use Google reader. Then I set Google reader set as my home page in my browser.
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I use opera mini,it have a page for rss

Hi all,
Just change my Nike (Touch Dual) for a Snap, so you are going to see me around here...
I looked for a good rss reader for a while, and I will stick to SPB News. Nice and simple, with OPML support. You can set it to use free connections only, and to locate the cache on the SD. Give it a look.

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Anyone know a good RSS reader application for the snap?
I googled a bit but didn't find anything worth mentioning.
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Viigo is probably the best, and its free http://www.viigo.com

Bupah, I think you did mention you liked Viigo, lol.
Viigo is powered by advertisement, and i find it too stuffy when it comes to UI. But, he, like you said, it's free and that is a point.

Jalom said:
Bupah, I think you did mention you liked Viigo, lol.
Viigo is powered by advertisement, and i find it too stuffy when it comes to UI. But, he, like you said, it's free and that is a point.
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Yeah, the ads are tiny and usually very relevant to the feeds so I dont mind them. But yeah, I did mention Viigo lol.. I just like it. I tried nearly every feed reader and keep Viigo for its stability and its twitter support

RSS Reader Widget
For those using WM 6.5 (or above) I am developing an RSS Reader Widget. Anyone willing to test it out and give me feedback would be appreciated.
Note : this is a widget not a CAB, so you have to do this to get the widget installed :
In order to get your widget to install by clicking on it, you need to create this association by modifying the registry on the device to include the following values:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\riapp] "EditFlags"=dword:00010000
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\riapp\Shell\Open\Command] @="wmwidgetinstaller.exe %1"
source "Deploying the Widget" :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd721906.aspx

RSS Hub on T-Mobile Dash 3G
I installed RSS Hub (found linked from this forum) on my Dash 3G and I get the error "Can't find RSSHub (or one of its components)". It worked in one of the cooked ROMs I tried but for now I'd like to stick to T-Mobile's official 6.5 release.
Any ideas to get this to work?
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I tried RSS Hub and i'm verry pleased with this app.
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I couldn't get RSS Hub to work but NewsBreak is working perfectly.
NewsBreak is just the original name of RSS Hub - see http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/support/kb/idx.php/39/383/article/

Same thing right here. Anyone have any idea? I'm using WM 6.5 (original rom by factory default). Would like to stick to the original ROM, but I miss RSSHub, really a cool no-nonsense application.
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I installed RSS Hub (found linked from this forum) on my Dash 3G and I get the error "Can't find RSSHub (or one of its components)". It worked in one of the cooked ROMs I tried but for now I'd like to stick to T-Mobile's official 6.5 release.
Any ideas to get this to work?
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geniaal said:
Same thing right here. Anyone have any idea? I'm using WM 6.5 (original rom by factory default). Would like to stick to the original ROM, but I miss RSSHub, really a cool no-nonsense application.
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Have you tried NewsBreak as I suggested in post #14?
What is RSS Hub? Is it the same as NewsBreak? RSS Hub is a version of NewsBreak that has been customized per HTC's specifications for inclusion on their Windows Mobile devices.
There are some minor differences between the interface for NewsBreak and the interface for RSS Hub but the overall functionality is exactly the same.
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Newsbreak is expensive

What is the best RSS reader for HD2?

As in the title. Specifically, does anyone know if there is an RSS reader which integrates well with the home screen? Or if there is a working manilla tab for RSS feeds?
Thanks.

I've been using RSS Hub for years and i like it. I do not think I need anything more complicated. It is simple and works great. ...Think it was preinstalled on my HD2 ? What I did was just tweaked it to make it more thumb friendly. (you can find the tweak on the long HD2 tweaks list)
I have RSS Hub's tab icon on the Home screen.

RSS Hub does not appear to be included in my version of HD2. Therefore, I installed YomoMedia and setup an account with them. It seems to be working fine for me.

As RSSHub always crashes when you got a couple of feeds and go back to fast (had this with a lot of ROMs) i went over to the new GoNews and am quiet happy. But in my opinion all RSSReaders out ther either lack some functionalities, dont support fluid scrolling or have an ugly user interface (so has GoNews ) Until now theres no reader i am 100% satisfied with

I guess the best one still is the Google Reader in its iphone version:
http://www.google.com/reader/i/
works great on opera browser
it supports kinetic scroll, loads fast a top, in the landscape mode is excellent do view pictures...
and the best feature is that already sync with your reader so when I go to desktop is easy to follow the updates.

I've always like Yomomedia, but they're in the process of adding Google Reader syncing as well, so I'm sticking with it.

The missing Apps

hi
I just got my desire (upgrade from Blackstone) and it is amazing.. I am so happy but now down to business.
My Blackstone was tuned to perfection for my app needs (shame about the UI, constant crashing AND slowness despite NRG best efforts with excellent ROMs.)
I have covered lots of my needs and more with great Android Apps (see appbrain thread) but I cannot currently achieve the following.
1. active synch my local outlook email on my laptop.
2. Sling Player (Though I see its coming)
3. Ebook reader for Mobi pocket reader files..... -- I guess I need to move to PDF only and find a decent PDF viewer of which there appears much choice.
4. Some kind of SKYPE/MSN for outside '3' (I have the 3 versions) and checking out Fring.
5. A navigator like Tom Tom for Europe.
cheers

New to android myself .
But just wanted to say that co-pilot for europe is great and support most languages.
Using Aldiko Book Reader for my e-books atm and i like it so far.
Congrats on the Desire btw

fazm said:
hi
5. A navigator like Tom Tom for Europe.
cheers
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Check out Sygic (www.sygic.com) or Navigon (www.navigon.com), both are cool programs. Navigon has a 30 day trial @ Android Market.

1. active synch my local outlook email on my laptop.
Use gmail, or set up exchange syn.
2. Sling Player (Though I see its coming)
Never used it.
3. Ebook reader for Mobi pocket reader files..... -- I guess I need to move to PDF only and find a decent PDF viewer of which there appears much choice.
The pdf viewer is fine. But i dont read books on the phone anyway.
4. Some kind of SKYPE/MSN for outside '3' (I have the 3 versions) and checking out Fring.
Yeah - where the f**k is skype ? Its mental they dont have an android version.
5. A navigator like Tom Tom for Europe.
I missed totom too, but copilot ROCKS !

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fazm said:
hi
I just got my desire (upgrade from Blackstone) and it is amazing.. I am so happy but now down to business.
My Blackstone was tuned to perfection for my app needs (shame about the UI, constant crashing AND slowness despite NRG best efforts with excellent ROMs.)
I have covered lots of my needs and more with great Android Apps (see appbrain thread) but I cannot currently achieve the following.
1. active synch my local outlook email on my laptop.
Download HTC Sync from the HTC Website or it is on the CD that came with your desire.
2. Sling Player (Though I see its coming)
3. Ebook reader for Mobi pocket reader files..... -- I guess I need to move to PDF only and find a decent PDF viewer of which there appears much choice.
Download the FREE FBReader from the Market. Read all my MobiPocket files (PRC format) using this.
4. Some kind of SKYPE/MSN for outside '3' (I have the 3 versions) and checking out Fring.
5. A navigator like Tom Tom for Europe.
cheers
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1. active synch my local outlook email on my laptop.
Download HTC Sync from the HTC Website or it is on the CD that came with your desire.
3. Ebook reader for Mobi pocket reader files..... -- I guess I need to move to PDF only and find a decent PDF viewer of which there appears much choice.
Download the FREE FBReader from the Market. Read all my MobiPocket files (PRC format) using this.
MM

thanks for the options guys.. looks like most solved then except 1)
HTC synch does NOT synch emails and I really do not want to move to a exchange solutions.. i want active synch for android... I store my urgent inbox from multiple email accounts including work on outlook and I need this synced on my phone
I'm trying this currently "mylink"
http://www.wavestore.co.uk/index.php
ok i tried the demo and it works well. Only issue is the reviews are not good saying demo is hiding the bugs.. Looks like I will take a 10 quid gamble..

Ereader Kicking my A**

Help, ok so im trying to use Ereader i downloaded a book in .pdf file format
and im trying to convert it to Ereader format, and where do i place the file on my phone? also i want to have the picture with it so i can see it on ereader if possible.. THANKS and i don't wanna use adobe

converting .pdf or any other format to ebooks never works well
TRY foxit reader

Tm5078 said:
converting .pdf or any other format to ebooks never works well
TRY foxit reader
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+1 foxit is awesome, best pdf reader on PC and WM.

I like Microsoft Reader and Mobipocket on the HD2.
Callibre on the PC works great for format conversion.

Microsoft's Reader is awful! Haven't tried Foxit or the others but the B&N one is pretty poor, and I use eReader.com's reader daily, does everything I want and more. Too bad they got bought by B&N, but they seem to still be operating. I wish B&N would spend some development $ on it's reader for PocketPC, it really stinks right now. Formatting is whacked, no themes, limited font support, and worst is that .epub format that nobody seems to support. Fortunately if you buy a book on B&N you can go to their web site and download it directly and get the .pdb version, which you can then open on eReader just dandy!
Marc

mknewman said:
Microsoft's Reader is awful! Haven't tried Foxit or the others but the B&N one is pretty poor, and I use eReader.com's reader daily, does everything I want and more. Too bad they got bought by B&N, but they seem to still be operating. I wish B&N would spend some development $ on it's reader for PocketPC, it really stinks right now. Formatting is whacked, no themes, limited font support, and worst is that .epub format that nobody seems to support. Fortunately if you buy a book on B&N you can go to their web site and download it directly and get the .pdb version, which you can then open on eReader just dandy!
Marc
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I'll give it a try.
What is the best format for ereader...Epub? (I see the pdb, but I cannot imagine that is the only format it takes)
ETA: I take it back. I see that Pdb is the format for this. Never used it.

The best reader I have found is Freda. It's free (I made a donation) and supports a bunch of formats. If you Google "decrypt B&N epub" you will find there are some ways to get Freda to read the encrypted files.
Marc

sirphunkee said:
+1 foxit is awesome, best pdf reader on PC and WM.
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On the desktop PC, I agree. I use Foxit, much better than Adobe.
On the WM phone, I beg to differ. I haven't yet tried it on the HD2, but have on other WM devices, and did not like the mobile version of Foxit Reader.
I think the new version of Adobe Reader for WM, that we get for free on the HD2 (unlike past versions, and unlike the desktop version, this current version of Adobe Reader for WM is not free, they charge for it, yet we get it for free. Thanks HTC!), works quite well. I wouldn't change from it to use Foxit Reader on the HD2, although I certainly prefer Foxit on the desktop.

Freda for the reader
Calibre for the conversion software
After that, put it anywherre on your phone and point Freda to it. Calibre smoothly converts pdf files.

The new version of the B&N eReader is out! Downloading it now!
If you want to avoid the horrible download speeds from the direct download here's the URL it uses:
http://images.barnesandnoble.com/PResources/download/WinMo/BNeReader_1.1.0.22.CAB
After using it for a short time I can say it's way better, doesn't munge the database when you try to do multiple actions at once (multiple downloads, or download while it's syncing) but there are still issues, especially with themes. There doesn't seem to be a way to delete a theme you create, and when I created a white on black theme it looks like the text is all black background with white text but the rest of the page is still white! It looks awful!
Hopefully this means they have a developer working with them on this and it won't be the last version, it'll get more attention.

"New" B&N Reader Version Still Is Limited
Version 1.1.0.22 still will not recognize older PDB formatted books, and I can't get it to recognize any PDF files I load.