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Best Free RSS Reader?

Anyone have a suggestion for the best finger friendly FREE RSS reader? (no ads preferrably)

I'm using BeyondPod 2.8.0. It does its job and it's free. http://www.codeplex.com/beyondpod

I use Google Reader through the mobile internet. There are occasional ads on the bottom of the posts, though.

I use Google Reader on my tilt and on my desktop and it works great. Get all your favorite feeds and you can tag them into separate categories. Try it out.

I use viigo, but wouldn't say it's that great, I too am looking for something new.

Google Reader myself.

I use Bloglines Mobile. Love it!

Newsgator Go! is pretty fantastic, plus there's a Newsgator Inbox that feeds to my Outlook on the PC, and of course an online reader as well. The nice thing about them is that they all sync to a web server so I don't get feeds that I already read on my phone downloading to the PC and vice versa.

Newsgator Go
Totally agree on the fact that it is very nice. Being able to read the RSS feeds both from a PC browser or Windows Mobile is fantastic. And both are synced. Plus you can download your podcast with it on you WM device.
Highly recommended and .... free

I suggest to try pRSSreader. Its an open source feed reader with great support for offline reading and with the option to sync with google reader.
http://code.google.com/p/prssr/

BeyondPod is nice - but there is no Today plug-in that I found.
I like Egress the best - the today plug-in is awesome.

[Q] What is the default pdf reader in the nook

What is the default pdf reader in the nook?
What other pdf readers has others installed?
I heard the adobe pdf reader for android was actually a very nice app. The color nook is my first dive into the android tablet scene, so I wasn't sure how to check and see what app the nook was already using before I began my search for the perfect android pdf reader.
Thanks
BTW, Great job to all the developers who have opened up the nook color for the rest of us!

i've been using RepliGo, which i like.. but i am going to switch over to Aldiko when 2.0 comes out with PDF support.

I've tried the default one, the official adobe app, and Repligo.. none of them work very well on my nc. All seem very sluggish and navigate poorly. I've taken to converting pdfs to epubs and using fbreader instead.
posted from my nook color using the official xda app

EzPDFReader is very good. I use Aldiko for epub files.
Cheers,
Rich
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To answer the original question, the default reader is a stripped-down version of QuickPDF. I've installed Documents to Go and use that reader.

Is Adobe Reader too obvious to mention here? I think it is the fastest and smoothest PDF reader out there, I find it excellent on the Nook, much better than any other option I've tried.
In landscape mode, if you set it to view full-screen, you can easily drag scroll up and down on the page, and then just tap left or right to turn pages -- fast, simple, literally works perfect for reading. The only drawback is to change reading modes you need SoftKeys or something to press the MENU button since the taskbar is hidden.

But... adobe doesn't save progress and there is no bookmark option

downloaded and installed the adobe reader from the app store today (first install - Yay!).
and found the application so much snappier than the built in NC pdf reader.
I will look into the other suggestions, but given simple birthing pains so far (just have to get use to the interface), I am very impressed so far.

ezpdfreader is the best I've tried. The "Reader" app that's built into the NC works very well (has bookmarking, reflow, etc...) but doesn't do landscape mode, and you can only get to it by using a file manager (otherwise, the file opens in QuickOffice lite).
The only thing I don't like about ezpdf is that it won't do continuous paging. I want to be able to drag my way through the book.

I'm using ezpdf now. When I open a PDF it shows the page flow at the bottom which I can flick to fly through pages.
I like this one better than repligo now, btw
// from the nook

jewnersey said:
But... adobe doesn't save progress and there is no bookmark option
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What can I use that does save my place? Or do I just need to convert my pdf's?

Ezpdf and repligo save progress, or at least that's been my experience
//from the nook

Wow what can i say now: i have installed both adobe and ezpdf on the bc now. Loving them both. Just have to get use to them.. so much better than the stock bn pdf reader. Thanks everyone for the suggestions, and the one for tapatalk to access the forums here. It truly makes the bc what i got it for: to read my tech books and manuals a pleasurable experience.
I really feel this was money well spent.

Best ebook reader app for the sgt7 (gingerbread)

I know that there are many reviews for popular ebook reader apps for android (a couple of which are even preinstalled on the stock rom), but i wanted to see how the sgt7 community liked the speed and UI of them specifically on this hardware due to having strange size and resolution comparatively to android tablets (usually 10.1" at 1024x800) or phones which are typically <4.3" at much lower resolutions.
I have a pretty large ebook collection that is a combination of pdf and epub files so i don't really care about downloading books from a market so the services that come with nook, kindle, Kohorn, and Google books apps don't really do anything for me, although ive read that they are also capable readers that can still store and use epub files well so i won't discount them if they are well liked for this application.
Tl;Dr: what's the best ebook reader application for the sgt7 that can open and read epub and preferably PDF files with speed, style, and ease? Id also like text highlighting, bookmarking, and resuming the last open page when opening a book as well as a "collection of book covers and titles" view rather than having to use a filesystem browser if possible. - in the end, something like ibooks for android only faster preferably.
Thanks!
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You can try Aldiko Premium edition... it is very nice book reader with support from pdf as well epub with additional features like highlight, dictonary and bookmark.

I tried so many PDF readers and I think Repligo reader was the best one for my needs. works in landscape/portrait. Makes ebook easy to read, saves where you left off, it's very fast compared to most and there are some editing options if needed.
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I really like Kobo, but the "Night View" option doesn't work properly on my Tab. The screen goes black, the headline red but the text doesn't appear at all.
I also have fond memories of the Moon+ Reader on my phone but after I started using Kobo on that, I uninstalled Moon+.

What do you use yout tablet for?

Was interested in seeing what everyone does with their tablets as i feel im not using my to full potential.
I mainly use mine for searching net, reading websites, watching Youtube, check emails and twitter reading a paper or mag and maybe the odd game.
Thats about it for the most part.
what else can it be used for?

i use mine for:
- taking notes (asus super note)
- capturing my ideas (adobe collage)
- reading books (ezpdf reader, polaris office)
- learning french (about 13 different dictionaries and conjugation apps)
- searching and surfing the web (firefox, opera mini)
- checking forums (xda premium hd, tapatalk hd)
- reading Quran (Quran android)
- messaging
- email
- maps (i travel a lot these days)
- camera (don't judge me )
- watching movies and tv shows (mx video player)
- music (play music)
- games (cut the rope, angry birds, fruit ninja thd)
and just for the sake of using it to full potential i sometimes hit my sister with it or use it as a japanese hard pillow.

Is Asus Supernote the same as The Supernote that's already on the Tablet?
If not can you link me to it please.
Thanks

Pretty much everything! Moved from iPad to this and because of the extra openness I rarely use my Mac or PC when I'm not working now... Some things I use it for:
Portfolio - Displays my graphic design work
Perfect photo viewer
Kindle (Best e-Reader, you can give it it's own brightness etc.)
Social hub (Seriously, Samsung Social Hub is one of the best social network aggregators I've seen, works especially well in portrait)
Skype (Seriously try this, the future is here guys, Star Trek ain't got nothing on Android!!)
Magazines (Zinio lets you subscribe to magazines, save the paper etc.)
It has replaced my newspapers (I'm all digital now, I just read the news sites/apps)
Gaming (Makes a great little games console, never going to live up to an Xbox or PlayStation but it certainly gives portable stuff like PSP and DS a run for its money with the big screen and very affordable games!)
Games console emulators
Evernote
"Cracked!" Reader app (very magazine-ish in portrait mode)
Comic books
Radio & podcasts (Great broadband radio apps, good speakers, win!)
Route planning on Google Maps
TV/Movies when away from home (As long as there's wi-fi, Netflix works great, if not, I stock it up with some films)
Development (I am an iOS and Android developer)
Things I DON'T use it for:
Writing on this forum - the browser seems to have a tendency to just stop working if I try to send a relatively long post on this forum and some others, not sure if its my network, the browsers or the device.
Music - My iPhone does the music bit, and 16GB with no SD slot is pushing it a little with music.
Instant messaging - Mobile OS multitasking isn't ready for IM, it really needs to be something you keep present on the screen no matter what you're doing the way you can on a Mac or a Windows computer with a good sized screen. I'd use it for IM if Samsung had made a TouchWiz overlay IM program like they have with their calculator, calendar etc., but switching to and from IM+ just isn't versatile enough.

isnt adobe collage like 15$?

An interesting post as I think the tablet form factor is not being used to its full potential.
For me surfing and reading the two biggest uses as with everyone else.
Other uses for me:
- Home media player with HDTV connector. MK video player plays more formats than Xbox or PS3 and easier to connect than laptop. I use ES explorer to connect and stream to NAS.
- Microsoft Instant Messenger (try Office talk). Great when not in front of work laptop. Can use any IM really and saves you firing up computer.
- Have tried VNC and Teamviewer. Need to setup static IP but useful if in other room. Contemplating whether to leave work laptop on all day and just vnc.
- Highly recommend installing Overskreen Browser. Useful browser which acts as a separate window on top of what you are doing. Combine this with a web app and you have a second reference window. For example, check address while on Google maps.
- I have Documents to Go so can open all Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint via Dropbox account. Still won't replace working on desktop as not all features are enabled, like pivot tables in excel or transitions in PowerPoint. This is still for reference and look up.
I've tried note taking but quicker to write out notes. For this size, an active digitizer would be the killer app.
Interested in what other people do as well.
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- Browsing mainly and reading news via Pulse. And Facebooking and IM'ing a lot.
- Sending links to my PC via 2SendTab when needed (music or videos from Youtube or stuff I need to look at the next morning)
- Remoting into my PC via PhoneMyPC (the best remote app out there) and doing pretty much everything from my bed. LOL.
When I'm not programming at home, I'm pretty much on the tablet all the time and my PC turns into my home cinema and that's it. I would gladly stop using it alltogether as long as Photoshop and other productivity tools were available on Android (which I hope soon).

i don't think you're supposed to have a supernote *already* on the tablet unless you have a transformer prime.
check this post, it's really useful:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204931
and no. adobe touch apps are all less than 10 bucks.
i don't mind other apps. just adobe collage gave me the feeling that i would enjoy using it.
also adobe photoshop touch was good. but it's nothing compared to the pc version and i wouldn't use my tab for photo editing.

I keep noticing people referring to Tapatalk HD on this forum, but I can never find an HD version, just a nasty stretched out mobile app. I used to use the HD version on iPad so I'd love to have it on my tab... Where are you guys getting it??

I use my tab mainly for browsing and checking email. playing games and watching streaming footy in the bed.

sbeddoesdesign said:
I keep noticing people referring to Tapatalk HD on this forum, but I can never find an HD version, just a nasty stretched out mobile app. I used to use the HD version on iPad so I'd love to have it on my tab... Where are you guys getting it??
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Check Samsung Apps for this.
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using it as a car front end looks really awesome if you have 3g/4g

-General web/social uses
-Making small changes to websites I manage (Droid Edit Pro)
-Reading (kindle or ez pdf reader)
-Gaming (Android games and n64oid)
-Blogging (write in google docs then post from pc...blogger's app is terrible and the website is bad on mobile devices)
-Music (Google Music)
-GoogleTV remote
-Google+ Hangouts
-Netflix while laying in bed.

I use mine for the following:
- Ordering takeout (especially dominos making your own pie is great)
- Making online purchases like Ebay & Amazon. (Paypal is great)
- Reading (Magazines, XDA, Manga, Pulse)
- Watching videos (streaming media, anime, youtube)
- Location services (maps, train maps & timetables)
- Gaming
There is an increasing number of tablet friendly(customized) apps that make things very easy. I am sure i use it for more but can't think of them all.
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I use mine mainly for surfing and reading informations. Sometimes for playing

linkinnn said:
I use my tab mainly for browsing and checking email. playing games and watching streaming footy in the bed.
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What app you use?
Also I mainly use it for games and netflix/YouTube, but with citrix and polaris I can do alot of uni work and can even draw molecules (chem student
).
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I mainly use tablet for email,surf net,see movies,songs and reading document
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I use my tab for a variety of purposes, most of which are mentioned in others' posts. Mainly it's a great tool for consuming the information & entertainment on the Internet. Although some strides are being made in productivity (e.g. Adobe touch apps), tablets still come nowhere close to the capability of a desktop for work.

[Q] Alternative to Kindle app?

My wife just got a Lumia 920 last week, and she mostly loves it. (She's coming from iOS, so her expectations are pretty high.) She's impressed with the GPS, with the Nokia streaming music service, with how responsive most of the interface is... but she hates the Kindle app.
It gets terrible reviews on the Store. It crashes, loses sync with the server, content just disappears... it's unusable. Is there any alternative here? She's not too big on the official Facebook app either, but at least in that case she can use the web version.

Well, there's plenty of e-reader apps if that's all she needs. Fiction Book Reader is my preferred one (reads both epub and mobi/prc, is quick and very good at remembering location, etc.) but I don't have any other devices I'm trying to keep it synched with. Odd about the troubles with the Kindle app, though; I used it all the time on my WP7 device (sideloading the books, since I'm not a fan of the store's DRM, but this required file system access) and had no significant troubles.