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GreatNews RSS Reader Takes Your Bloglines Subscriptions Offline

Windows only: If you can't always get online to read your feeds, and would prefer to browse more than just post headlines, check out GreatNews. The default browsing view opens up feeds in a...

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Google Reader Now Translating Feeds Automatically

Google Reader and Google Translate have teamed up to bring a neat new feature — you can choose to have feeds in Google Reader machine-translated on the fly. For instance, if your Google Reader...

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Google Reader Absolutely Compact Gets More On-Screen

Firefox with Greasemonkey or Stylish: Google Reader's recent redesign did streamline its interface, but ever-resourceful reader Dustin wants to maximize the feed reading area even more with his new...

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Google Reader Adds "What's Hot" Section

Google Reader adds a "What's Hot" section to the sidebar of "algorithmically generated stuff that is interesting across the web." If you're not seeing it just yet, here's a direct link to it in...

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Folder-RSS Monitors Folder Changes Through RSS

Windows only: If you're already using your feed reader to check for site updates, why not use it to get alerts when a folder changes on your system? More »

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FeedDemon 3.0 Beta Syncs to Google Reader

Windows: The Big Showdown between Google Reader's web-based convenience and FeedDemon's speedy, customizable client may become moot. The latest FeedDemon beta now supports synchronizing with Google...

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Feedmil Digs Deep to Find Interesting Content

Feedmil is a topic-focused feed search engine that includes news, blogs, microblogs, audio and video casts, and discussion forums in its search to bring new and different material to your daily RSS...

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Times Reader Makes the NYT a Better Desktop Read

All platforms (Adobe AIR): You can't accuse the New York Times of not trying something new. Their latest product, Times Reader v2, puts the skim-friendly powers of print into an Adobe Air desktop...

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FeedStitch Combines Multiple Feeds Into One

Checking multiple sites for updated information is a hassle. FeedStitch combines not just multiple RSS feeds, but data feeds from popular social networking services to make keeping an eye on things...

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Google Reader Adds Social Sharing and Mark as Read Controls

The Google Reader team's been busy of late, adding social network sharing and friend following features, but also giving power users a (long-awaited) ability to mark items of a certain age as read....

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More Google Reader "Send To" Tricks

Google Reader added custom "Send To" options to its feed reading service, and at least one blogger quickly patched together a Save as PDF trick. Now others have Send To links for Instapaper, default...

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FeedRoller Puts RSS and Twitter Updates Across Your Monitor

Windows only: If you've got extra monitor space to devote to up-to-the-minute news, FeedRoller can put your RSS feeds right at the top of your screen. More »

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Archive Binge Steadily Catches You Up on Web Comics

Discovering a new web comic, and realizing you must read through all its archives, is a dangerous proposition. Free service Archive Binge breaks up web comics' backlogs into a customized RSS feed,...

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NetNewsWire 2.0 Better Integrates Google Reader with Your iPhone

iPhone/iPod touch: Ever since the FeedDemon/ NetNewsWire RSS readers announced exclusive Google Reader syncing, we've been waiting for that anywhere-you-go goodness to arrive on iPhones. Now it has,...

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FeedDemon 3.0 Final is an RSS Addict's Best Friend

Windows: The official 3.0 version of FeedDemon, the desktop feed reader that synchronizes with Google Reader, is now available, bringing with it many, many fixes, features, and updates for lovers of...

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Google Reader Absolutely Customizable Micro-Manages Google Reader's Interface

Firefox with Greasemonkey: Previously mentioned Stylish script Google Reader Absolutely Compact removes a lot of the Google Reader interface to get more on-screen, but for some it takes away too much....

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Talking RSS Reader Does Just What it Sounds Like

Android: If you're unable to read your Android device's screen, either temporarily (while driving) or permanently, the free Talking RSS Reader can jump into your Google Reader account and read the...

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Access Facebook Updates from a Feed Reader

Want a cleaner, less Farmville-filled Facebook experience? Try loading your friends' and fan pages' status updates, links, notes, and other material into an RSS reader. Facebook doesn't make it easy,...

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RSSOwl Newsreader Updates to 2.0, Adds Feed Importing, Search Features

Windows/Mac/Linux: Feed reader RSSOwl has long been a favorite of open-source advocates, despite being a bit less powerful than its competition. Version 2, however, brings OPML import/export, sharing,...

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Google Reader Full Feed Expands Truncated Feeds with a Keystroke

Google Chrome: Lots of sites (including, unfortunately, us) have truncated RSS feeds, only allowing you to see a portion of their articles in your newsreader. If you prefer to read the full articles,...

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