With the unexpected news that Google’s RSS feed reader, Google Reader, is being put out
to pasture, many users are scrambling to find new tools for news consumption. There are still plenty of excellent free news apps out there, and here’s a look at the top five available for the Android platform. Google Currents is a pretty, magazine-like aggregator with a true offline solution that works well in airplane mode. Users get newspapers and magazines by title and edition, rather than an amalgamation of articles delivered by category, so it replicates the hard-copy experience to a certain extent.
All Things Appy: 5 Best Android News Apps
Posted by: Patrick Nelson March 27, 2013 05:00 AMWith the unexpected news that Google’s RSS feed reader, Google Reader, is being put out
to pasture, many users are scrambling to find new tools for news consumption. There are still plenty of excellent free news apps out there, and here’s a look at the top five available for the Android platform. Google Currents is a pretty, magazine-like aggregator with a true offline solution that works well in airplane mode. Users get newspapers and magazines by title and edition, rather than an amalgamation of articles delivered by category, so it replicates the hard-copy experience to a certain extent.