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    02-07-2010 11:07 AM
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    Nevermind, what's a good app preferably with widget to use for Google Reader?

    EDIT: Sorry, I looked at GR on my computer and really it doesn't seem to be any different than an RSS feed...what makes it better than just a regular RSS feeder?
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    02-07-2010 12:05 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matth3w View Post
    Nevermind, what's a good app preferably with widget to use for Google Reader?

    EDIT: Sorry, I looked at GR on my computer and really it doesn't seem to be any different than an RSS feed...what makes it better than just a regular RSS feeder?
    Go online (i.e. via your computer) and configure Google Reader. You can specifically choose which RSS feeds you want. There is also a "magic sorting" feature which monitors your reading habits and adapts the feeds. It's not really that it's better I just use it because it ties into everything else I use (iGoogle homepage, Droid ect.).

    PaperDroid and NewsRob are the two best I've found.
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    02-07-2010 12:07 PM
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    Yeah but I can pick my feeds on any RSS feeder. So you're saying if I pick FoxNews the difference being that if I don't read stories about sports on FoxNews it will stop pushing them?
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    02-07-2010 12:16 PM
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    The best news widget, by far, hands down, is anyRSS. it costs a dollar, though.

    very customizable in terms of size/source. Also, the best looking RSS widget to go with the smoked glass blue/black theme.

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    02-07-2010 12:23 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by wil318466 View Post
    The best news widget, by far, hands down, is anyRSS. it costs a dollar, though.

    very customizable in terms of size/source. Also, the best looking RSS widget to go with the smoked glass blue/black theme.

    Image attached.

    -Wil
    Does look nice, I see a few reviews have asked for GoogleReader interface. Once they have that I'll give it a go (no desire to set all my RSS feeds again, and the "magic" sort on GR is great, saves me a lot of time).
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    02-07-2010 02:46 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by wil318466 View Post
    The best news widget, by far, hands down, is anyRSS. it costs a dollar, though.

    very customizable in terms of size/source. Also, the best looking RSS widget to go with the smoked glass blue/black theme.

    -Wil
    Looking at this, and seeing the demo on Androlib.com, it looks like your widget will have one feed, is that correct?
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    02-07-2010 02:58 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by aaf709 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by wil318466 View Post
    The best news widget, by far, hands down, is anyRSS. it costs a dollar, though.

    very customizable in terms of size/source. Also, the best looking RSS widget to go with the smoked glass blue/black theme.

    -Wil
    Looking at this, and seeing the demo on Androlib.com, it looks like your widget will have one feed, is that correct?

    Ahh, yes, one feed per widget, but you can have multiple widgets with different feeds which is what I was looking for. I was looking to have a different feed for each screen. I understand some people would like multiple feeds for 1 widget. My apologies.



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    02-08-2010 04:25 PM
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    Buzz Deck is pretty sweet as well. Still in beta but I'm digging it.
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    02-08-2010 04:28 PM
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    I really wish the Droidforums would send more feeds out. I *might* get 15 per hour on an RSS feeder when clearly there are more posts than that...is there something I am not understanding about how DF interacts with RSS?
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