Feedly is a freemium news aggregator that lets you view updates from nearly any news source in one app — despite the fact that it first launched in 2008, in some ways Feedly is a spiritual successor to Google Reader, which shut down in in 2013. It’s an RSS reader with a web app and […]
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Digg Reader shuts down this month (another RSS app bites the dust)
When Google Reader shut down in 2013, a bunch of companies tried to present themselves as viable alternatives. That included some new players like Inoreader, Feedly, The Old Reader, and Newsblur as well as some older names including Aol and Digg. But Aol Reader shut down a few months ago, and now it looks like […]
Google Now adds cards for 70 new apps including Zipcar, Spotify, Feedly
Google Now is a service designed to show cards with relevant information when you need it. At first that just meant information from Google’s apps and services such as Maps, News, and Gmail. But earlier this year Google added support for a handful of third-party apps to Google Now for Android. Now you’ll need a […]
As Feedly battles DDoS attacks, here are some other RSS readers
When Google Reader shut down last summer a number of companies tried to fill the void by offering their own cloud-based feed readers. Feedly is one of the most popular, and the company’s done a pretty good job of building a fast, capable RSS reader that synchronizes data across your devices as well as a […]
Lilbits (10-31-2013): Hello KitKat
Google introduces Android 4.4 KitKat and launched the Nexus 5 smartphone today. The operating system is designed to run on a wide range of devices, provide tighter integration with cloud storage, support for more immersive apps, and much more. It also won’t be long before we start to see custom ROMs based on Android 4.4. […]
Lilbits (10-25-2013): T-Mobile offers free mobile hotspot
A few years ago Google added the ability to use Android phones as mobile hotspots — and wireless carriers pretty quickly started charging customers extra to use that feature. The move seemed a bit odd to some, since carriers weren’t giving users any more data to use during a given month, they were just charging for […]
Feedly updates its Android feed reader with new UI, speed boost, search
Feedly has released a major update to its Android app, promising the feed reader will load up to 3 times as quickly, offer more fluid scrolling, and a new user interface. If you’re paying for Feedly Pro you can also now search your feeds using the mobile app. The Feedly app is available as a […]
Lilbits (9-18-2013): Internet Explorer 11 RC for Windows 7
It’s been a while since Internet Explorer has been the most popular web browser in the world. In fact, only a little over 10 percent of the visitors to Liliputing are using the browser — although our audience tends to skew a little geeky. But there are plenty of folks who continue to use the […]
Feedly Pro expands, brings new features to online RSS reader for $5 per month
Now that Google Reader is dead and buried, the folks at Feedly are doing their best to pick up the slack. The company offers an online RSS reader which you can use access via a web browser or mobile apps for iOS and Android, and Feedly also provides an API which several other mobile apps […]
How much would you pay for a Google Reader replacement?
It’s been a little over a month since Google Reader shut down, and the RSS reader landscape is starting to enter a new frontier. Plenty of folks who used to use RSS readers to keep up on the latest news say they now use Twitter, Facebook, or other social networks for much the same thing. […]