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Verdict
Davey Winder delivers his verdict on the best news readers and offline content aggregators on the web.
Review Date: 11 Mar 2008
Reviewed By: Davey Winder
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Most of us think of browsing the web using, funnily enough, a web browser client.
But what if you wanted to 'read' the web instead?
There's a host of applications and services that enable you to scrape swathes of web content into an offline reader, that squirt newsfeed headlines in your direction or give you access to a sub-set of web content on your mobile phone.
This week, we've been tracking down the best...
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Webaroo Mobile
Sage
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Author: Davey Winder
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