RSS newsfeeds are the newest way to download and read news stories on a variety of subjects, from all over the internet. Quick News for Palm OS allows you to download these news feeds either via a HotSync, or using a direct internet connection on your Palm Powered Handheld and read them later! Use it to keep updated with the latest news, sports and financial updates as well as read your favorite websites!
Quick News is the latest iteration of our Handheld Headlines/RSS software, and includes the following new features:
* Support for embedded images
* Enhanced navigation options
* Flexible UI
* Attachment support
* Large feed (> 64k) support
* Podcast support and management
* Automatic updates and podcast downloads
* Customizable shortcuts
* Proxy support
* Advanced search capabilities
* Ability to find new feeds by keyword
* Improved OPML import and support
* Support for external storage cards
* Ability to bulk mail flagged articles
Quick News v.1.2 is now available! v.1.2 includes:
* A podcast manager for better podcast browser and management
* Inline image support via direct-to-device downloading
* Basic authentication support for password-protected feeds
* Battery & signal strength icons added
* Improved ATOM support
* Refined UI makes reading and managing feeds a breeze
Quick News for Palm OS includes a variety of news feeds including:
* BBC News
* Boing Boing
* CNet News
* Fark.com
* MSNBC
* Salon.com
* SlashDot
* The Register
* Wired
* and many more!
Additionally, you can add any new feeds quickly and easily! For a searchable list of RSS feeds to add, visit Syndic8.
Need the pnoJpeg library, or getting prompted to download 'pnoJpegLib'? Download and install this file so you can view images on your internet-enabled handheld.
Updated Description:
v1.26 (September 21, 2007):
* Features minor image display bug fixes.
v1.25 (August 28, 2007):
* Improved image handling
* Updated HTML support
* Better 5-way navigation
* and many bug fixes!
v1.24 - Current release version. Released on June 07, 2006. This version includes the following fixes & changes:
* Added better support for accented characters
* Added support for web compressors (Skweezer, etc.)
* Update frequencies are now OFF by default
* Added TCPMP support for podcasts
* Import/Export XML screens now have menus
* Fixed updating problem with "Update All" that previously caused some feeds to be skipped
* Fixed several problems with mailing flagged articles
* Fixed problem downloading specific filetypes
* Fixed a bug that occurred when parsing very large articles (> 32k)
v.1.22 - Released on December 07, 2005. This version features minor bug fixes.
v.1.21 - Released on November 26, 2005. This version fixes a bug that caused Quick News to only download one feed at a time, and also addresses a problem handling empty feeds.
v.1.2 - Released on November 23, 2005. This version includes podcast management, inline image support, basic authentication support for password-protected feeds and more.
