Vivaldi has positioned itself as a web browser for power users since it first launched seven years ago. But with the latest release, Vivaldi is more than just a web browser – it’s also an email client, calendar, and RSS feed reader. Vivaldi Mail 1.0 is basically an Outlook or Thunderbird-style email, calendar, and feed […]
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1 Comment on FeedBurner goes into “maintenance mode” in July (Update your email or RSS subscriptions)
FeedBurner goes into “maintenance mode” in July (Update your email or RSS subscriptions)
1 Comment on FeedBurner goes into “maintenance mode” in July (Update your email or RSS subscriptions)Google announced in April that it would turn off some key features for FeedBurner in July. And now that the dates is approaching, the company says the once-ubiquitous tool used by web publishers to dress up their RSS feeds is going into “maintenance mode.” For users, the biggest change is that if you subscribed to […]
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Google is bringing an experimental RSS “follow” feature to Chrome for Android (8 years after killing Google Reader)
1 Comment on Google is bringing an experimental RSS “follow” feature to Chrome for Android (8 years after killing Google Reader)It’s been eight years since Google annoyed a vast portion of the internet by killing off Google Reader, it’s web-based RSS reader. Now the company is embracing RSS again… kind of. Google has announced a new feature that will begin rolling out to some users of its Chrome Canary app for Android soon. When you […]
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Google is sunsetting FeedBurner email subscriptions (it’s time to update your settings if you subscribe by email)
1 Comment on Google is sunsetting FeedBurner email subscriptions (it’s time to update your settings if you subscribe by email)Google-owned FeedBurner used to be a wildly popular service that websites used to customize their RSS feeds, publicize them, and offer readers a way to get updates via email. But Google has let FeedBurner languish over the years, occasionally remembering the service still exists just long enough to remove useful features. The latest update? Google […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The Old Reader gets a business plan, launches Premium accounts
Google pulled the plug on Google Reader last summer, and the world didn’t end. But a lot of folks who had been using the cloud-based RSS reader had to scramble to find a new solution. It seems like Feedly picked up the lion’s share of those Google Reader refugees, but it’s not the only game […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]