The RSS service has kicked off its new Feedly cloud site with a fresh look on the front end and its own dedicated back end untethered to Google. June 19, 2013 9:34 AM PDT (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Feedly has completed the next wave of its Web site upgrades designed to ease the transition for Google Reader users. Existing Feedly users and those migrating from Google Reader will now find a refreshed Web site compatible with any of the major browsers, Feedly said in a blog posted Wednesday. The overhauled site adds support for Internet Explorer and Opera and boasts a new interface that doesn't require plugins or browser extensions. In line with its new cloud, Feedly is no longer shackled to Google. Previously, the site depended on Google Reader's servers for its back end technology. But now Feedly has its own dedicated infrastructure that it promises will be fast and scalable to handle a growing amount of information. The company said that its new cloud is now processing more than 25 million RSS feeds and billions of articles each day. Finally, developers have cooked up nine cloud-based applications for Feedly users. Among those are news readers for most of the major platforms, including Windows 8, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Also on the list are an Android widget and a Windows desktop client. Google Reader has long provided RSS feeds to many people. But the search giant will retire Reader come July 1. As a result, Feedly has been retooling its own service and adding more features to welcome aboard all of those soon-to-be former Google Reader users. Such people who jump to Feedly can easily import all of their customized news feeds from Google Reader.
The RSS service has kicked off its new Feedly cloud site with a fresh look on the front end and its own dedicated back end untethered to Google.
Feedly has completed the next wave of its Web site upgrades designed to ease the transition for Google Reader users.
Existing Feedly users and those migrating from Google Reader will now find a refreshed Web site compatible with any of the major browsers, Feedly said in a blog posted Wednesday. The overhauled site adds support for Internet Explorer and Opera and boasts a new interface that doesn't require plugins or browser extensions.
In line with its new cloud, Feedly is no longer shackled to Google. Previously, the site depended on Google Reader's servers for its back end technology. But now Feedly has its own dedicated infrastructure that it promises will be fast and scalable to handle a growing amount of information. The company said that its new cloud is now processing more than 25 million RSS feeds and billions of articles each day.
Finally, developers have cooked up nine cloud-based applications for Feedly users. Among those are news readers for most of the major platforms, including Windows 8, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Also on the list are an Android widget and a Windows desktop client.
Google Reader has long provided RSS feeds to many people. But the search giant will retire Reader come July 1. As a result, Feedly has been retooling its own service and adding more features to welcome aboard all of those soon-to-be former Google Reader users. Such people who jump to Feedly can easily import all of their customized news feeds from Google Reader.
