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Google Currents - What Sources

  • 20-12-2012 10:42am
    #1
    purplegreendave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭


    Does anyone here use GCurrents? I've been using Pulse for a while, but I like the look of Currents. Just curious as to what sources people use? I'd like some Irish/neutral news sources, as opposed to all the American ones which are available at first glance!


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  • #2
    kaislinn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭kaislinn


    purplegreendave wrote: »
    Does anyone here use GCurrents? I've been using Pulse for a while, but I like the look of Currents. Just curious as to what sources people use? I'd like some Irish/neutral news sources, as opposed to all the American ones which are available at first glance!
    Trying to find something Irish on Currents and failing miserably! Did you get anything?


  • #3
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    Does it use GReader feeds too? You could add your source there.
    I've heard Feedly is good too.


  • #4
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    The original stock News & Weather app was much better for getting Irish news IMO.


  • #5
    thebman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    You can subscribe to Irish news sources and if you go to breaking news section, you can select Irish in the drop down which is pretty much the same as what News and Weather gives you.

    I much prefer currents myself because you can get non-Irish news easily on top of the other news and you can specify your interests.

    I have space.com and forbes and a few others on there.

    I have RTE in the feeds section too through google reader feeds. My only issue with it is that each update seems to make it slower for some reason.

    Left looking at white screen too much waiting for app to do stuff on Xperia S which has a duel core processor and doesn't struggle with any games so I don't know why a news app should slow it down. I think Currents just stores too much local content in general.

    With my feeds and news sources, it takes up 50MB of data which is a lot for a news app.


  • #6
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Tried it, prefer flipboard especially now they have a version for android tablets.


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  • #7
    biebiebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭biebiebie


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    Tried it, prefer flipboard especially now they have a version for android tablets.
    Complete opposite for me. Replaced Flipboard with Currents. A little less style and more substance, but still enough eye candy. IMHO.


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