Reader for iPhone/iPod Touch Gets Friendlier
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I just saw at Lifehacker.com that Google Reader for the iPhone/iPod Touch has added a couple of features that I’ve been wanting.
Email Posts: Now you can send a post to friends and family by tapping the familiar “email” link at the bottom of a post. This will open the native email application on your device, with the subject line and post content automatically populated in the body of a new email. After sending the email, you are automatically returned to Reader. When I tried it just now, the Reader screen didn’t even have to refresh, so it looks like you can get right back to where you left off in your feeds. Nice.
Share with Note: While you’ve always been able to add a post to your shared items from your iPhone or Touch, now you can personalize it by adding a note. Tap the “with note” link at the bottom of a post, and a text box slides down for you to add text.
I’ve started using this share feature a lot more lately. I’ve added Reader to my minifeed in Facebook, and there’s also a link to my shared items from the geekstew homepage. If you’re interested in reading the posts where I’ve left comments, there’s even a link for that too.
Sharing is caring. That’s what my mom always taught me.
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I just installed the google mobile suite for the blackberry and have been very happy with it. Especially google maps.
I’ve had my eye on the iPod touch for a while now. I’m interested to see if the price will go down with the new pricing on the iPhone 3g. Any predictions?
Either the pricing will go down, or they will release a new Touch with some added features. A camera would be nice.
I refuse to switch mobile carrier to AT&T. I know they taut themselves as the best network, but they are awful in Queen Creek, so I am perfectly content with my iPod Touch. Since the January software release, I use it primarily as a PDA, and as an iPod second. I love it.