Viigo has an update to 3.1.448. It may be the lite program they discussed. Check it out.


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I didnt see any other publication posting this, so that is why I initiated this thread with a BBBN link.

1.1MB for a "light" version? Sigh...

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My sentiment exactly?


David

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The app sort of locked up on my Tour and has since been removed.

It seemed a bit snappier than older versions I've tried, but 1Mb+ for a light app is a bit much. I still want a BB reader that syncs read articles with a Web client--am I the only one that wants this? I don't understand why non of the news reader creators will do that.

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I am surprised Google didnt look into this with their Google Reader

Google DOES do it with their reader. Use Google Reader on the PC/Mac and the mobile version of the site for the Berry... http://www.google.com/reader/m

Reader from either device keeps everything in sync assuming you are logged in.

I will check your link but my understanding was this it did not provide the same caliber options as Viigo

News Gator Go! was my reader of choice for this reason. Web Client + mbile client were always in sync.

Viigo lite was a #fail for me... didn't remember custom titles from one session to the next... kept loading > 800 OLD feeds with every restart no matter what I did to delete them... strangeness with the 'confirm delete' flag - seemed to work backwards. Sent the information to Mark Ruddock and loaded the new beta of the full version. It only cost me a couple of hours play time and 100K of BB memory.

Yes, Google reader has a mobile site, which I use. We're talking abut a news reader application like Viigo or Freerange, which installs on a BlackBerry, that will sync with Google Reader feeds.

Sorry...I don't understand why anyone would add an application, use valuable memory, suffer memory leaks, etc... just to read RSS feeds. Your browser is already there, already running, reasonably fast...why not use it?

OTOH...if the application offers some valuable feature beyond reading and syncing...well that's another story.

Understood. Not all folks see the same value in the same things. For me, it would be nice for the application to gather all the article content in one fell swoop so I can read them without having to link out individually to each story I want to read. In addition, Google reader mobile is so plain, almost ugly--applications are so pretty!

you can sync Google Reader with freerange

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Not really--just one way. FreeRange will not pick up items read from Google Reader, but Google Reader will still display items read in FreeRange.

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Is Berry Bloglines still around?

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Viigo is much faster than my browser,it's easier to find articles I want, and I have plenty of memory. Is that really so hard to understand.

Part of the reason it's (negligibly) faster is the way it downloads and stores header info. That's also why it's a memory hog and can't recover memory it has "leaked". You might also consider you may not have the best browser options set.

But I think you've missed my main point as stated earlier in the thread...the ability to read RSS on a BlackBerry AND a PC AND keep it all in sync. As far as I know, Google Reader is the only way to fill that requirement currently.

So yeah...I do understand my point!

I used this software for a long time, right up to the point that they decided the BlackBerry client wasn't even important enough to pretend that they cared. They never did much in the way of develop for it, but at least they kind of did. Now... nothing. But hey, they still have an iPhone client!

I still begrudgingly use NetNewsWire, and it has been re-written to sync with Google instead of NewsGator. I just wish they would have done the same for NewsGator Go.

I find this "Lite" version to run smoother on my 8330 but their really aren't many RSS feeds undated on the weekend so real testing will have to wait. As I have over 20+ RSS feeds.

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I don't know if its the OS or what but my Tour has faired poorly with Viigo in general, whereas the 8330 did very well.

I'd put my bets on the Tour, wonder if Viigo is aware of such a problem.

I had to delete Viigo and all the Viigo modules from my Tour before I was able to successfully install this lite version. It seems to run a bit more smoothly than previous versions.

As for syncing with an online RSS...it already syncs one way w/ Google Reader and I asked @RuddockMH about dual sync and got the response: @mikesstein we've been looking at this for some time ... I agree, it would be powerful ... lots of work though

Sounds like its in the pipeline. What I'd really like to see is an option that automatically downloads full texts for certain feeds. I know this would probably drain the battery a bit quicker and pull more memory, but it would be worth it.

I thought this was the "lite" version? It comes up as version 2.2.82
on my BB.

Download | Viigo

or from your BB:

Download | Viigo

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3.1.454 is now out. It runs much better on my Tour. Please upgrade

The new Lite (v .454) has solved all of the issues that I reported with the initial of Viigo Lite... it seems much faster and, as Adam says, runs much better. My Bold loves it. I was so pleased I even contacted Mark Ruddock to thank him for the fixes.

As Dobie Gillis used to say "good stuff, Maynard".

It does run a lot nicer then the full blown version. I wish we could browse the Viigo feeds via a website instead of only on the BlackBerry

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Well at least you can collect your feed sites via the website. I think you should complain to Ahmad. .

I just switched to Arr! SS and have found it to be wonderful! ... It syncs two way with Google Reader and it was only $1.99 from Blackberry Cool's site. I was until today a faithful viigo user, however the bloat and unnecessary features were too much for me. Arr! SS has my vote!

I just downloaded the free version of Arr! SS to check it out. It doesn't appear to have the functionality to download 'full text" like Viigo can--it can only open the site in the browser. Is this the case or am I missing something?

What version are you using? I just downloaded 1.5.1 and don't see any way to use/sync with Google Reader feeds. The product Web site refers to that functionality in a future version.

Hi everyone,

After previously using the full version of Viigo (3.0.892), I decided to try Viigo Lite since mostly all I used it for was News & RSS. I downloaded the latest version (3.1.454).

The application is quick for showing the initial part of the message but I find when I select the option to show the full text that it is VERY slow. I checked the network and connection settings and it currently reads the following:

Connection Type: Auto
Current Connection Type: Blackberry Internet Service

I then went to the "WAP" settings and found that the "other" box was checked and the "Access Point" was set for blackberry.net , the Gateway IP was blank and the Gateway Port had a 4 digit number in it.

After continuing to have a very slow experience I tried to change the WAP settings but nothing really changed. To make matters worse it didn't help the speed and when I tried to change it back to the original WAP settings I received an error message because it was forcing me to put something in for the Gateway IP even though this was previously blank.

I am a Sprint customer using the Blackberry curve 8330. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I might do to improve the timeframe for retireving the full article as well as what the Gateway IP address should be under the WAP settinsg?

The other thing I found that was strange was that under the WAP settings it listed all of the US carriers with the exception of Sprint. I started to think that may have been part of the problem as instead of having a Sprint option the current connection type simply read "Blackberry Internet Service"

Sorry for the long message but I am pretty confused at this point

Thanks

I would pay for an app that syncs with Google Reader. Was hoping the Viigo Lite would but it doesn't :(. Google Reader mobile sucks but will have to do for now. I'm uninstalling Viigo Lite...

What is the current version of Viigo Lite, is it 3.1.454 or 3.1.448?

The latest version of Viigo Lite - based on what I downloaded on Saturday - is 3.1.454

I installed Viigo Lite in the morning and I was pleased to see the huge improvement over the usual version I've uninstalled months ago because it was leaking my RAM. But then reading you guys here, I remembered about the browser/mobile version of Google Reader ( I even had a bookmark!) of which I had forgotten about! So i deleted Viigo again (with Blackberry you can't never say you have too much RAM) and I'll use the browser Google Reader version for RSS-it's perfect!

I haven't found an issue with Viigo News/Lite yet, reminds of the first Viigo from over a year ago. Very smooth running app, definitely going in the right direction again!

I don't remember reading this last week.
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