RSS Reader memory stress tests | WebReader News RSS Reader for Kindle Fire and PlayBook

March 16, 2012

I recorded 2 videos to showcase the performances of WebReader News RSS Reader for Kindle Fire and BlackBerry PlayBook.

The first test is taken on an Amazon Kindle Fire tablet and you can see how the rss reader releases memory once it reaches a maximum of 20MB.

 

On the second video I recorded both the Kindle Fire and BlackBerry PlayBook performance test.

 

No matter how long you read on WebReader News RSS Reader, the app will never crash!

WebReader RSS Reader is available for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, PlayBook, Kindle Fire and Android phones and tablets.

 

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WebReader News RSS Reader for iPhone, iPad, Android, PlayBook and Kindle Fire

March 12, 2012

Our main goal is to create a powerfull, clean and easy to use rss reader across all platforms and devices and make WebReader your personal newspaper.

So we started to develop the rss reader for iPhone, iPad and Android.

 

 

After we sketch up the WebReader RSS Reader mobile interface followed the first design.

 

…and we got our hands into the code

 

After days and days, we came up with an rss reader for mobile that:

 

Is easy to use

 

Eliminates the ads and unnecessary information

 

Is performant

 

Displays web feed article inside rss reader

 

Caches your news feed to read them offline

 

WebReader is currently available on iTunes Store, BlackBerry App World and Amazon Android Store.

The next WebReader update for iOS, Android and PlayBook is coming very soon and will feature better offline caching system, caching images offline and a new view for the feed’s posts.

Thank you all for your feedback and support!

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WebReader RSS Reader 1.0.4 for BlackBerry Playbook tablet

November 26, 2011

WebReader RSS Reader 1.0.4 for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet features:

  • Original rss feed view

 

Now you can view the origin url of the rss feed you’re watching.


  • Send rss feed to computer

 

We added a new button on the feed’s post control bar to view the feed’s origin url inside your computer’s browser. You need to have WebReader for Desktop installed.

 

  • Improved caching mechanism

 

We improved the feed’s caching mechanism and we tried to give you more control over it(thanks to Brian). You’ll notice a button on the bottom left that will display how many uncached unread rss feeds you have and if the cache process is running it will appear an activity indicator.

 

 

If you click the cache button will pop-up an window where you can start or stop the caching process or you can opt to automatically cache rss feeds when discovered.

 

  • Load all feed’s posts button

 

You can load all feed’s posts if you click the button that displays the current unread feed items.

 

No more verification code when you authentificate with Google and no “more button” at the end of the feed’s list(loads new items automatically).

More features will come in the next versions and I invite you all to suggest any ideea you want to see implemented in WebReader RSS Reader for BlackBerry PlayBook.

 

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How to be notified when a new PlayBook app is added to BlackBerry App World

November 1, 2011

There’s a simple solution if you want to know when a new BlackBerry PlayBook application is added to the BlackBerry App World.

Simply subscribe in WebReader PlayBook app or WebReader for desktop to the following rss feed: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/rss/search/PlayBook?lang=en

 

Every time a new PlayBook app is added to BlackBerry App World you’ll be notified.
How cool is that ? :D

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How to install a signed app on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

October 20, 2011

In this post I will explain how you can install WebReader app on your BlackBerry PlayBook if you have the app’s bar file.

 

STEP 1

Install Adobe Air SDK and BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR v1.1.1 (Win)

a. Download and install Adobe Air SDK
b. Download and install BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR, Research in Motion in Program Files is the install folder

 

STEP 2
Put your BlackBerry PlayBook in development and connect it to computer through usb cable

 

STEP 3
Install WebReader.bar file on your PlayBook

You can install a bar file on you BlackBerry PlayBook in 2 ways:

I. Command line on Windows

Open command line for Windows (Start -> Run -> cmd.exe)

You have to write 2 commands in command line
One to navigate in the install folder
And second to install the app on the playbook.

 

The navigate part

Navigate to C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\blackberry-tablet-sdk-1.1.1\bin in command line

cd – is used in command line to navigate in the current directory

cd.. – exits the current folder

The simplest way, type: cd C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\blackberry-tablet-sdk-1.1.1\bin

 

The install comand

When you’re in the install folder

C:\Program Files (x86)\Research In Motion\blackberry-tablet-sdk-1.1.0\bin, type

blackberry-deploy -installApp -device DEVICE_IP -password DEVICE_PASSWORD C:\Users\Jo\Desktop\WebReader.bar

DEVICE_IP – your PlayBook IP

DEVICE_PASSWORD – your PlayBook password

Note: On 64 bit system the path to Program Files can be C:\Program Files (x86)\

 

II.  BlackBerry Tablet OS Graphical Aid 2.0

Download BlackBerry Tablet OS Graphical Aid 2.0 for Windows.
Run configuration wizard and point to the Adobe Air SDK folder.

After that, click on the Install tab, choose the WebReader app’s bar file to install on your PlayBook and hit the Install button.

 

And you successful installed WebReader’s bar file on your BlackBerry PlayBook.

 

References:

http://us.blackberry.com/developers/tablet/adobe.jsp

http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Testing-and-Deployment/BlackBerry-Tablet-OS-Graphical-Aid/ta-p/1207067

 

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New update of WebReader App for BlackBerry PlayBook

September 30, 2011

 

The new update of WebReader (1.0.2) for the Playbook tablet is now available and you can upgrade for free.

What’s new ?

The biggest feature is the offline support to read your news feeds without an internet connection.

You can toggle the offline mode from the settings view or it will switch automatically if your internet connection is dropped or regained.

 

The default cache size is 1MB and you can easily adjust it to your needs to store more articles and feeds.

Be careful because every time you’ll set a new size, the old cache will be deleted.

 

A new feature is the ‘full view mode‘ for more space to read your feed items. Double tap to toggle it.

We fixed in this release the WebReader login problem that was caused by a Google’s authentication bug and other minor changes.

Many thanks for those who helped us with their feedback and we encourage you all to leave a comment or an opinion on how to shape the WebReader application.

 

 

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Turn Your Windows 7 PC Into a Wireless Hotspot for Free

August 30, 2011

There are some free and paid softwares with wich you can turn your windows 7 pc into a wirelss hotspot, but are not so good or they didn’t satisfied my needs.

With 2 lines of code you can make from your windows 7 pc a wi-fi hotspot for free. This is usefull if you have tablets or phones and you want to share the internet connection at home or at the office and you don’t have a wireless router.

Run cmd  and type 2 commands

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MyFreeWirelessHotspot key=mypassword
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

 

 

Only the first time you have to share your internet LAN connection to your new wireless connection as picture below

 

 

and that’s it! Your free windows 7 wi-fi hotspot. No software required.

 

 

 

 

 

P.S.: You can start your wireless free hotspot on windows 7 with just one line of code

netsh wlan start hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MyFreeWirelessHotspot key=mypassword

 

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Web Reader for Blackberry® Playbook™ tablet

August 25, 2011

We’re excited to present you the first version of the Web Reader for Blackberry® Playbook™ tablet.

What is Web Reader for the Blackberry Playbook ?

 

Is the most powerful playbook apps for Blackberry Playbook

Was designed for minimal battery consumption, performance and long reading sessions.

The playbook features 1GB RAM = 1024MB RAM memory

Web Reader at startup will consume 12MB memory, meaning 1% of the total memory.

Web Reader for Blackberry Playbook

Web Reader cares about your battery life. It consumes fewer resources and memory making your battery last more.

After running heavy tests (loading 1000 articles at once, normally Web Reader is limited to load only 20 articles), every time the memory reaches a maximum of 64MB will drop off at 28MB, so no matter how long you’ll read Web Reader will never crash on your Playbook. We’ll shoot a video next week to showcase the performances.

 

Is safe and secure

It uses oAuth to grant access to your Google account. OAuth is an emerging protocol that one website can use to access your data on another website without asking you to reveal your username and password.

 

Video playback

You can play videos from articles inside Web Reader in fullscreen also.

 

Social playbook app

Easy share your favorite news with your friends on Facebook or to your followers on Twitter. It includes URL shortening for Twitter.

 

 

 

Auto orientation

Web Reader for Playbook supports specific layouts for both landscape and portrait mode.

 

It’s light

The file size of the playbook application is 0.73MB.

 

One in all, Web Reader it a great source of entertainment and information for your Playbook that will keep you connected any time.

P.S: We are waiting your feedback to make it one of the best Playbook apps

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New WebReader 0.8.7 Update: Internationalization

June 30, 2011

Without any addition we present you the new improved version of WebReader 0.8.7 which includes the following changes
- supports 7 languages(English,German,Italian,Spanish,French,Portuguese and Romanian)
- publish on your Facebook pages
- url shortening for Twitter
- Original post view (press ‘V’ in Full post view)
- new shortcuts (‘U’ – to toggle the right panel,ESC,J,K,R)
- fixed a login bug and other minor things

Thank you all for the continuous support and feedback, we are eager to listen everyone’s oppinion about WebReader
We are preparing a lot of amazing stuff and we are really excited. Will be more to come ;)

Enjoy reading,
WebReader’s Team

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WebReader Tips – Drag and drop any link to subscribe

May 25, 2011

You can drag&drop any link(from page or adress bar) over WebReader application to subscribe to it.

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