I read RSS feeds all the time on my BlackBerry, @1 (using it's native "Social Feeds" function, which also conveniently has all of Twitter's and Facebook's new posts).
Oh, I know it's hip to shit on BlackBerrys, but they do some things really well.
I've been using Feedly for reading on desktop, iPad and Android phone. I switched to DoubleTwist for managing podcasts, so I've lost the Listen subscriptions functionality completely, which completely sucks.
I'm an ancient NetNewsReader user (Mac software developed by a Seattle guy, Brent Simmons), and the current owners have pledged to have a solution in place before Google Reader goes into the inky deeps.
I'm doing OK with Netvibes, but I can't speak to how well it works on a tablet or phone. Updates seem slightly less timely than with Google Reader, but still pretty close.
Holy crap guys, and hello, I'm the solo developer of NewsBlur. I used to live in Seattle for two summers back in 2006 and 2007, when I interned for a large software company *cough*. I lived on the Stranger (and Slog), so I'm very thankful for this endorsement.
I like Reeder, but they don't have a Windows solution for when I am at work, not to mention they are still using greader as a backend. So I am using Feedly. Apps for iPad, iPhone, and web interface like Google Reader for the desktop. I really miss Reeder's built in Readbility function for fetching the entire contents of an article without the ads or having to click through to the website. I can live without it though.
I have it configured to look just like Google Reader. You might want to play with the settings, you don't have to do the News Paper layout that it defaults to. I actually find myself getting through my feeds faster on Feedly because I can scan articles 6 or 7 at a time and mark them all as read, rather than 1 at a time.
I used to like Flipboard, especially since it integrates my Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr feeds, but there is no option for desktops at all. And it has the same problem as Reeder in that it uses Google Reader as a backend still.
I've been using NetVibes. They have a reader mode (the default is a widget mode, which I don't like) that changes the layout to the same as Google Reader. Updates seem just as timely. Haven't tried it on a tablet or my phone yet though... I would like some sort of phone app, but since I very rarely read my feeds on my phone, it's not a big deal.
I tried Feedly but didn't like the magazine layout. I've heard there are ways to change it, but at the time I wasn't' going to search out how to do it. NetVibes was quick and easy, so I'm going with that for now.
@16 - I've been noticing that, too. Overall, there's a general slowness and inconsistency that disappoints me, and I hope it improves when everything settles down and they get their shit together.
Maybe try the Pulse app for mobile and http://www.pulse.me. I've been using it for a while and quite like it, though it's definitely a bit different than Reader.
I've used the built in Opera reader for years. Gets a little slow and flaky when it gets stuffed then the searches for old feeds goes slow. Interface is easy.
Thank you for the recommend. I tried all the free alternatives I could find and didn't like any of them, including The Old Reader and Feedly. I'm ready to try paid options, including NewsBlur and Rivered. And they cost way less than I'd be willing to pay to keep my Google Reader. Thanks again for your research.
http://news.google.com/news?ned=us&topic…
http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/topstories
http://www.komonews.com/news/index.rss
http://www.katu.com/news/index.rss2
http://seattletimes.com/rss/home.xml
http://feeds.gawker.com/gawker/full
I'm not aware of any mobile web browser that is capable of viewing RSS feeds.
Oh, I know it's hip to shit on BlackBerrys, but they do some things really well.
Checking out The Old Reader; pretty different from the GR I've gotten used to.
I have it configured to look just like Google Reader. You might want to play with the settings, you don't have to do the News Paper layout that it defaults to. I actually find myself getting through my feeds faster on Feedly because I can scan articles 6 or 7 at a time and mark them all as read, rather than 1 at a time.
I used to like Flipboard, especially since it integrates my Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr feeds, but there is no option for desktops at all. And it has the same problem as Reeder in that it uses Google Reader as a backend still.
I tried Feedly but didn't like the magazine layout. I've heard there are ways to change it, but at the time I wasn't' going to search out how to do it. NetVibes was quick and easy, so I'm going with that for now.