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Feeds.Fastbreak : Send RSS Feeds to Phone

Aibek — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:19:13 +0000

Fastbreak delivers latest updates from your favorite websites to your mobile phone. All you need to do is enter the RSS or ATOM feeds you want it to watch and specify when and how often you want to be notified. Done. As soon as there is a new story you will get it on your phone.

Features

Receive alerts on latest stories from news sources and blogs on your mobile phone.
Subscribe to as many sources (RSS feeds) as you want.
Manage and edit subscriptions online.
Set how many times per day you want to be notified. You can also choose to get notified as soon as new stories are published.
Option to filter feed headlines by keyword. If you would like to receive all headlines then leave it blank.
For more information go to service FAQ section.

Fastbreak is a free service and doesn’t charge anything for sending updates. However your mobile carrier probably does, so make sure to check it out. The fastest way to figure this out would be to check how much your carrier charges you for receiving picture messages. If it’s free, so are the Fastbreak alerts.

Go to Feeds.Fastbreak @ feeds.fastbreakmobile.com

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BlogBoard : Convert Blog Feeds to Speech

kaly — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:55:57 +0000

Want your blog content read back to you? BlogBoard is a free service that converts regular text feeds to speech. Converted feeds can be accessed and played from any web-enabled PC or mobile phone. There are two ways to add new blogs/feeds to Blogboard: you can either add stuff manually by entering blog URLs or import your existing subscriptions from Google Reader or Bloglines account. Make sure to give it a try below before you go and start adding feeds.

Features

Convert any RSS-enabled website to speech.
Add blogs manually or import your subscriptions from Google Reader (or Bloglines) account.
Mobile users: Access and listen to feeds from iPhone.
Download feeds and listen to them in iTunes or iPod.
Publishers: Allow readers to listen to your articles by embedding a BlogBoard player (see below).

See it action on MUO feeds:

Go to BlogBoard @ [ www.blogbard.com ]

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Pingie : RSS to SMS – Instantly!

Aibek — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:27:48 +0000

Pingie is a free RSS to SMS service that allows users to forward RSS feeds to mobile phones. The cool thing about Pingie, you don’t need a data plan to use it. It works with any cell phone that can receive standard text messages. Nothing to install or download.

Additional Features

- Subscribe to as many feeds as you want.
- Get updates on multiple phone numbers and email address.
- Supports most of the major phone carriers.
- The service is available to US users only.
- To ubnsubscribe click “Edit Account” in your profile or simply text “Ping Stop” to 95495.
- Note: Standard text messaging fees may apply (depends on your mobile plan)

Check out Pingie @ www.pingie.com

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Feedm8 : Take Favorite Websites Mobile

kaly — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:13:11 +0000

Feedm8 lets you convert any website or blog feed into a mobile friendly website in a matter of seconds. You don’t have to be a website owner to mobilize the site, any site that provides RSS/Atom feeds can be mobilized and then conveniently viewed via mobile browser.

Feedm8 Features

Convert website or blog into a mobile friendly site.
Preview newly created site on your desktop PC.
Forward site’s address to your mobile phone.
For Publishers: (1) earn extra money from ads in your mobile feeds, (2) customize site’s look, logo and colors, (3) monitor traffic reports and advertising statistics.

Check out Feedm8 @ www.feedm8.com

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MailBucket : Forward eMails to RSS Feed

Aibek — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:22:04 +0000

Ever wanted to forward emails to your feedreader? Enter MailBucket. This little app allows you to setup custom filters in your email program and forward incoming messages to custom RSS feeds. No sign-up or any kind of data required, simply forward your email to XYZ@mailbucket.org and pick your feed at http://mailbucket.org/XYZ.xml (where XYZ can be anything you choose).

Additional Features

The generated RSS feeds are valid and compressed.
Create as many feeds as you want and share them with others.
MailBucket is protected by SpamAssassin and provides ‘mark as spam’ feature at the end of each item.
Note: Feeds are not password protected so it’s vital you choose something long as your mailbox, like mailbucket.org/makeuseof6756.xml. This will make harder for someone to guess it.

Check out MailBucket @ www.mailbucket.org

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Viigo : Feedreader for Mobile Phone

Aibek — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:27:48 +0000

Viigo is a mobile application that allows you to access a rich array of web content and services right from your mobile phone. These include: latest global news, entertainment and sport related content, local events, your favorite blog feeds (incl. MakeUseof.com), local weather info, and a lot more.

Viigo Features

Channels: Navigate through various channels/service categories and subscribe to ones that interest you.
Local Events: Stay up-to-date on local events (music bands, theater events, sport events, etc.).
Global News: Get latest headlines from all over the world.
Sports News: Get latest global scores and news, or only monitor your favorite team.
Weather Application: Quickly access local weather reports.
FeedReader: Subscribe to RSS feeds of your favorite websites and blogs (Youtube, Makeuseof, Digg, etc.).
Track Packages: Track your mail packages from popular mail/package carriers.
Traffic Updates: Get up-to-date information on highway traffic, and public transportation information.
Runs on most of the popular phones (Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Java, etc.).
Keypad shortcuts: For quicker navigation.
One click article emailing.
Ability to synchronize to your Google Reader account.
Note: Viigo Personal is completely free to use, however carrier data charges may apply for the application download and later data transfers.

Visit Viigo Personal @ [www.viigo.com/prvper.htm]

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Yahoo Go: Yahoo Apps on Your Mobile

Aibek — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:49:38 +0000

Yahoo! Go is a slick mobile application designed for Yahoo users. Access Yahoo! Mail, Flickr photos, Local Maps & Business Listings, Web Search, News, Weather and favorite feeds from your mobile.

“Yahoo Go 2.0 is among the most ambitious attempts to put a Web portal on a phone. And it works.”

Yahoo! Go Features

Easily access Yahoo Services directly from mobile phone.
Search Engine: Access Yahoo web search
Flickr: Acces and View your Flickr albums and pictures.
Yahoo Mail: View, Manage and Reply to your emails. All changes will be automatically synchronized with online Yahoo account.
News: Latest Global, Entertainment, Sports and Finance News.
FeedReader: Add feeds from favorite blogs/websites.
Weather Tool: Configure quick weather access for your zip code.
Access Local Maps and Business Listings i.e. restaurants, pizzerias, etc., with direct dial feature.
Supports over 120 mobile phones. Custom iPhone version available.
Try Yahoo! Go right from the web interface here (no registration required@yahoo.)
Important: Yahoo! Go is a free service however depending on your carrier and mobile service plan data-transfer fees may apply.

Visit Yahoo! Go [http://mobile.yahoo.com/go]

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Plusmo : FeedReader for Your Mobile

Aibek — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:56:52 +0000

Plusmo is a feature-rich RSS reader for your mobile phone which automatically downloads content in advance. Subscribe to your favorite websites, and/or choose from 20.000 + widgets in Plusmo gallery (i.e. nearest Starbucks, cheap gas nearby, movie reviews, top iTunes tracks, and more). By downloading content in advance Plusmo lets you go through your daily read without any loading wait times and delays.

“I been using Plusmo from last few days and I am getting addicted to it. Basically, Plusmo is a RSS reader (at least for my need) which downloads content in advance.”

Plusmo Features

RSS reader: Read you favorite blogs/websites from your mobile.
Save articles or forward to with friends.
Over 20.000 widgets (Games, Clock, Calendar, Top YouTube videos, Flickr pictures, etc) to choose from.
Browse widgets by category (Fun, Technology, Fashions, Sports, News, etc.)
Create your own widgets by combining several feeds into one.
OPML Import: import subscriptions from other RSS readers (MyYahoo, Bloglines, etc).
Works with most mobile phones. iPhone optimized.
Bloggers: Option to mobilize you blog into a mobile widget.
Note: Plusmo is completely free, however depending on your carrier data connection charges may apply.

Plusmo video demos:

Go to Plusmo (www.plusmo.com)

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