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NewsBar Raises the Bar for RSS Readers

2013-12-27 16:00:00| TechNewsWorld

"Out of sight, out of mind" is an old saw that's absolutely true about RSS readers. Relegating RSS feeds to a tab in a Web browser, website or standalone application keeps news out of sight and consequently out of mind. NewsBar addresses that problem by placing a vertical bar on a Mac's display where feed headlines can be constantly seen and read.

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ReadKit Outdoes RSS for Good Mac Reading

2013-09-10 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

With Google's axing of Reader, software makers rushed into the breach to meet the needs of users orphaned by Searchzilla. Judging by the response of those code warriors, it appears that RSS still has plenty of adherents. A number of good offerings have entered the picture, making it more challenging for any johnny-come-latelies. An app that's a little more than a reader, though, might have a shot.

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Feedly, big beneficiary of Google Reader demise, launches paid RSS service

2013-08-05 18:39:38| InfoWorld: Top News

Feedly today followed through on a promise earlier this year and launched a paid version of its RSS service. One of the biggest beneficiaries of Google's decision to ditch its aged Reader and drop the RSS service that had powered virtually every third-party news reader, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Feedly said in April that it would kick off a paid version of its free service.

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gReader Pro Offers a Snappy RSS Experience

2013-07-19 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

Google Reader was popular for a reason: It was fast, and it allowed news fans to rapidly assimilate news, synced cross-device, using a super-efficient visual RSS headline-only scan. The lack of lofty white space in the Google product and the crammed-in text housed in tightly packed headers are unusual amongst newer magazine-style and visually rich apps.

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