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What do you use as a NewsReader to stay ontop of tech related news?

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Posted Feb 10 2010 06:42 AM
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I was thinking about how much information we all are exposed to on a daily basis and what sort of filtering mechanisms work best. I know which app you use is a subjective type of question, but is there a really cool tool that lets the user pinpoint the exact nature of the news they are looking for.

Currently I use Thunderbird to read my news that I have found using Google Reader. On my Android I use FeedR.

Anyone have thoughts of a better way to filter news feeds?

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  BrianSawyer's Photo
Posted Feb 18 2010 11:26 AM

I use Google Reader as my feedreader on my desktop and have found NewsRob (a feedreader designed to integrate with Google Reader) to be great on my Android phone.
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  zigurd's Photo
Posted Feb 27 2010 07:40 AM

A good adjunct to a feedreader like Google Reader is the Android application Google Listen. The CNet Buzz Out Loud podcast plus some of the TWIT podcasts are a good tech news summary you can listen to on the go.
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Posted Feb 27 2010 09:58 AM

My Google Nexus phone, loaded with news-aggregating apps. Small enough to carry everywhere with me, whenever I have a moment of inertia (resting between sets at the gym, waiting at the train stop, even holding it at eye level with one hand when I brush my teeth!), I can read a couple of news articles.
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Posted Mar 01 2010 07:15 AM

I am deeply attached -- perhaps inappropriately -- to Google Reader. Sorting feeds into folders goes a long way toward zeroing in on specific news. I don't think it would be useful to just dump a bunch of feeds into Reader (or any RSS reader for that matter) and hope to grab a signal from the noise. Curation is key.

That said, Google Reader's mobile functionality is fantastic. No need for an app, either, since it's all done through mobile web browsers. I've been equally impressed with iPhone and Android versions.

I also find that a well-curated Twitter account is incredibly useful.
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Posted Mar 01 2010 10:26 AM

I use Google Reader on the web, NetNewsWire on the desktop (syncs to Google Reader), and like @BrianSawyer, I use NewsRob on Android (sometimes) as well.
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Posted Mar 07 2010 06:56 PM

I use Google Reader on the web and Byline on my iPhone, which syncs with Google.