12-15-2004, 10:00 PM
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FeedBurner: New RSS Reader for Smartphones
"The FeedBurner Mobile FeedReader is a great tool for getting the latest changes in your favorite news sites or weblogs.- Support for feeds in all major formats (RSS, RDF, and Atom)
- Smart "If-Modified-Since" content retrieval conserves wireless bandwdith
- Adjustable content retrieval count (i.e., retrieve only the 5 most recent items to save time/bandwidth) cuts download time and clutter
- Updates feeds manually or on a set schedule
- Displays content in several font sizes"
FeedBurner looks like a pretty nice little mobile RSS reader. Has anyone here installed it?
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12-15-2004, 10:06 PM
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Intellectual
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Mike, I don't understand the purpose for an app like this.
Is the intent to reduce GPRS charges by not visiting a site that has not changed? Or is there another purpose that I'm missing?
Thanks.
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12-15-2004, 10:14 PM
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I installed it.
Pros:
- It is pretty good in what it does. Does it well.
- Has auto-update and good set of preferences.
- Cool features like email link.
Cons:
- JAVA app :-( Cannot be accessed from the start menu. Have to go into the Java App folder/application. Also some UI quirkiness.
- The fonts are small. I changed the font size in the preferences to medium. It changed the font of the feedlist but did not change the font for the news stories.
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12-15-2004, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bacco
Mike, I don't understand the purpose for an app like this.
Is the intent to reduce GPRS charges by not visiting a site that has not changed? Or is there another purpose that I'm missing?
Thanks.
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It is an RSS reader app. Desktops and Pocket PC world have a bunch of RSS reader apps. Smartphone world is just getting them. This is the second one and has more features then the previous one.
It does save GPRS and time. :-)
Feedburner or RSS readers or news aggregators, can pull down the headlines and a sample description for each story. And it can do for ALL your favorite sites.
So if you usually go to multiple sites every day just to follow the changes. This app will pull down the changes. And without going from site to site. So instead of using pocketIE and clicking thru all the favorites. And waiting for the page to load. Use this app.
Within one app you can see all the news headlines. Because RSS reader (usually) pulls down only text it saves GPRS and cuts down download time. And you can go to the full news story page if you want to read more.
For people on the go, RSS readers on the phone is a great app!
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12-15-2004, 10:23 PM
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12-15-2004, 10:31 PM
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Intellectual
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Thanks very much Kris for your clear explanation.
Since my daily commute (train ride) is over an hour  , I think I'll take the time to cycle through all the web sites. And, since I have unlimited GPRS, I may as well use it.
Besides, I've already spent more on software and accessories for this phone than its purchase price 
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12-15-2004, 10:44 PM
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This one is a free one. ;-)
http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/fo...;highlight=rss
Also there is another one, I could not locate it.
Feedburner is good, I wish it can be launched directly from the Start menu or associate a shortcut for it. :-(
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12-15-2004, 10:48 PM
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Intellectual
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Cool, thanks.
I'll try it out.
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12-16-2004, 01:04 AM
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There's also the fusd.info rss reader.
So that makes 3 rss readers for the Smartphone.
Anyone have a favorite pick on these?
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12-16-2004, 01:12 AM
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I haven't installed an RSS reader on my phone yet, for one reason: most sites (mine included) only give out the summary rather than the full story. And most sites don't have mobile friendly template, so how do you read the articles? Or do you only subscribe to feeds that have full stories?
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