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@NewsBlur is the app to use for RSS. Nice to see it still getting mentioning on Lifehacker
Fredericksburg, VA 22408 USA
Right now, I'm using NewsBlur. I really like it so far, but it is a lot different from Google Reader.
Morgantown, WV, USA
Definitely digging NewsBlur. Go vote for them.
Lehigh Acres, FL
I'd be going for the first one that gets an IFTTT channel and NewsBlur better be that.
Sri Lanka
In a lot of things, being the best generally leads to victory. Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the London Olympics? He wins the gold. A hosting company has the best recorded uptime? It takes home an award. Google launches the fastest consumer broadband available in the US? Boom, victory.
But every so often, life throws us a curveball. curve. For every 1972 Dolphins team, there's a pack of believers from NC State eager to do something crazy in 1983. And in more germane terms, there's presently no rhyme or reason why HTC has continually outgunned Samsung in terms of design prowess, yet continues to bleed cash while its it's Korean rival mints it. Actually, there is a reason. It's called marketing.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung
You know how it goes -- "rules" are only "rules" if someone bothers to enforce them. And enforce Google has. While programs such as AdBlock, AdAway, AdFree and the like have been running unabated for quite some time now, Google has evidently buckled down and yanked the lot of 'em overnight. Of course, the company's Play Store developer agreement already makes clear that apps designed specifically to hinder the natural course of advertising won't be allowed, but it's certainly interesting to see the company finally making good on its words. Specifically, the agreement states:
"You agree that you will not engage in any activity with the Market, including the development or distribution of Products, that interferes with, disrupts, damages, or accesses in an unauthorized manner the devices, servers, networks, or other properties or services of any third party including, but not limited to, Android users, Google or any mobile network operator."
See that bit about third-party clients' services? We're guessing that it's in reference to implementations of advertising code. Looks like the wild, wild west has a sheriff in town.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Google
It’s been a bit of an interesting week for Android users. On the one hand, Samsung, the world’s biggest Android handset manufacturer, just announced the next iteration of its very popular smartphone, and on the other, Google announced the impending shut down of Reader, which will inevitably impact mobile users, too. Reader is slated to board up its doors on July 1, but that isn't stopping other RSS apps from updating (if they were based on Google's API), or users from looking for alternatives. This week, we’ll look at a few mobile apps for reading RSS on Android after Reader is shuttered, as well as a new puzzle-based RPG that has finally made its way over from other platforms, and we'll quickly touch upon the minor update that hit Google's My Tracks this week.
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