Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:42 am Post subject: FreeRange - RSS reader
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thanks to naughtypope
FreeRange turns your phone into your own personal newspaper, weather station, sports announcer, and blog reader, all rolled into one. With FreeRange, you don't surf news websites, you get all the information you want in one place - a customizable homepage for your mobile phone.
FreeRange is an internet based service that quickly and efficiently puts only the latest information onto your mobile phone, making it available to you immediately.
Use FreeRange to keep up to date on what is happening in your world while on the subway, waiting for a meeting, even on an airplane!
Product Features
Easy Content Selection
* RSS and Atom support
* Create custom news feeds based on keywords
* Easily search for and add feeds
* Web-based configuration
o Easy content selection from pick list of popular feeds
o Entry of any RSS feed directly
o Creation of categories to organize feeds.
o Import/Exports OPML
* Phone-based configuration
o Allows easy addition or removal of feeds
o Allows easy creation of custom keyword feeds based on a word or phrase.
Fast Download
* Only sends down new articles.
* All information sent to the phone is compressed in size by up to 50%
* Headlines and summaries are cached by our service, ready for download when you are
* View web page articles instantly via the built-in, text-only browser
Easy Navigation
* Displays the headlines and summaries for all your news with the full story only a click away.
* Navigate using the arrow keys on your phone
* Organize your news sources into categories or subcategories
Send Articles to Friends
* Send article links and your comments via email directly from your phone.
* Address book with nicknames for easy name entry.
Customized Views
* Choose the colors themes and font sizes you prefer
* Split view shows headlines on top and article summary on bottom
* View articles by:
o Category - Organize your feeds by topic area
o Feed - Organize your feeds by news source
o Articles - See all articles from all sources in a single view
Create Custom News Items Based On Topics
* Get news based on topics of interest-company, product, place or person
* No need to wade through lots of uninteresting stories-get to the news you care about...Fast!
