The problem with a
fast-paced city life is that you are always short on time.
Getting your daily
news fix is one thing that should not take up much of your time.
Mr. Hitesh Raj Bhagat
& Mr. Karan Bajaj (ET) show you how you can get all the news that's
important to you, delivered quickly and effortlessly to the device you want it
on
ON A COMPUTER
Glowdart.com
If you prefer a
continuously scrolling, ticker based newsfeed, Glowdart is your best option.
Unlike most websites, there is no registration required -just open the website
in a browser and it will start showing you scrolling headlines from various
sources click on a headline to read the story in detail.
You can choose from a
list of various news sources and even link your Facebook and Twitter feed to
it. Keep in mind that the news feed is refreshed every few minutes, so it will
consume a fair bit of your Internet bandwidth.
Guzzle.it...
Guzzle lets you
create a customised news page with topics of your choice within the browser.
You can add any topic you like from the settings and Guzzle will browse through
hundred of sources to get the latest news on it.
It shows you the latest
headlines and popular headlines side-by-side -you can click to open the
detailed article in a new tab. Creating an account is not necessary, but if you
do, you can access your customised news page from any other computer or web
browser by signing in.
Newsblur.com...
Newsblur offers a
split-screen interface for news. It has a large sidebar where you can sort
various feeds/sites under different categories. There are also sections for
global stories and most shared stories. The reader side is split in two sections
-the top shows the article while the bottom displays only headlines.
You can choose to
view the selected article as a a snippet or get the full web view in the same
window. Another good thing about Newsblur is that you can choose the font size,
font type, spacing between lines and even the layout.
Dailyme.com..
DailyMe is the one to
go for if you like a clean layout with clear labels and categories. Like any
news website, DailyMe has topics unders various tabs -click on a topic to get
the latest news about it. You also have the option to personalise the news feed
by adding a topic of your choice or by manually adding RSS feeds from a
website.
If you create a free
account, DailyMe keeps track of your reading habits and customises content to
suit your taste.
ON A MOBILE DEVICE
Flipboard...
Flipboard (available for iOS, Windows Phone,
BlackBerry, Android) creates a magazine-style news feed with big images on your
handheld device.
You can customise the
content with topics of your choice as well as add your social network feeds.
Zite With over 40,000 topics, Zite (available for iOS & Android) delivers
personalised news in an easy-to read-interface.
You can also choose
to link your Facebook, Twitter or Pocket accounts to get personalised topic suggestions.
LinkedIN Pulse ...
As the name suggest,
Pulse is a news aggregator by LinkedIn (available for iOS & Android). The
interface uses the entire screen of your device to show a large image and
headline for each article -just swipe left to see the next story. We liked that
that articles are automatically downloaded for offline reading when the app is
open.
Weave News Reader..
Weave (Windows Phone
only) has a similar tile based interface to the Windows Phone home screen. Your
topics and articles appear as scrollable tiles with images -tapping a tile
opens up the story within the app and you can even get the phone to read the
article out for you.
Pocket./.Readability..
Both these apps
(available for iOS & Android) perform a similar function -they let you save
content from various sources to read later, even if you are offline.
You need to create a
free account on the service and then, when you come across something
interesting, you can save it for later in one click. Useful for frequent
travelers.
Taptu...
Taptu (iOS, Android
& BlackBerry) lets you create a curated stream of news feeds from selected
topics of interest as well as your favourite websites.
Each story is
represented as a photo tile -tap on a story to open a mobile optimised layout.
Plus, you can customise the font and image sizes within the app as per your
taste.
Getprismatic.com..
If you like the
magazine style layout for reading news (which a lot of smartphone/tablet apps
have), you can also get it for your PC. Prismatic is what we use and it works
within a web browser. After a free signup, select your topics and Prismatic
will load the relevant stories in a scrollable, magazine-style layout.
You can switch
between topics from a handy sidebar and even search for other topics on the
fly. Finally, you can connect your social media accounts to share and a Pocket
account to save content for offline reading.
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