Review: Headlines

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Every so often, Rafe lets us 'moonlight' over at other sites, in this case the Ovi Daily App blog. Which is where I've been reviewing Headlines, an innovative way of subscribing to and presenting news feeds in a visual and user friendly manner. It's fair to say that I encountered a number of limitations along the way, but at least some of these can be fixed in a future version and my review is, overall, optimistic.

Here's an extract from the full review:

Every so often, an application comes along that grabs the imagination. It doesn’t necessarily have to do something totally new, it doesn’t actually have to do something better. It simply has to make you stop and think to appreciate its content by the manner of its display.

And this is where Headlines comes in. Most people are aware of the ‘geeky’ concept of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and feed readers, but don’t go away just yet … we promise this is good stuff – Headlines by Mind-Flip aims to get away from entering long RSS addresses and scrolling through long, boring textual headlines. The Headlines app, while limited in raw functionality, brings you plenty of eye candy and user-friendliness.