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NewsAlloy
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Reviewed By: Andy Shaw

This review updated: 26/10/2006
Featured in magazine:
Issue 147
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Web Address: www.newsalloy.com


NewsAlloy is a relatively new name to the feed reader game, but it's a superb tool. It has a similar feel to Google Mail about it, from the white on red 'loading' logo that pops up, to the Archive, Delete and More Actions buttons.

The system is slightly different to most readers, and may be confusing for the first-time user, but ultimately proves to be a great idea. It uses an innovative double-folder system – the top set offers options like Inbox, Archive and Trash, much like an email program. The second batch is your collection of feeds, which you organise separately. These work in conjunction with one another, so if you've got Inbox and one of your feeds selected, it will show all the new items in that feed. Switch to Archive and it'll show you old items for the same feed.

Perhaps the biggest problem with NewsAlloy, however, is that it's a small operation with limited resources. It's also a beta product with a promised new version round the corner. This feed reader could be a Bloglines beater, so is worth keeping an eye on, but as it stands at the moment, there's an element of risk to entrusting it with all your feeds.

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