Dropbox acquires email app Mailbox. Powering Down Google Reader. Feedly promises 'seamless' transition after Google Reader to its own backend. Fear Not, Digg Is Building a Google Reader Alternative. Fresh off the news that Google will be shuttering Reader at the beginning of July, Digg announced Thursday that it will release its own Google Reader alternative.
“We’ve heard people say that RSS is a thing of the past, and perhaps in its current incarnation it is, but as daily (hourly) users of Google Reader, we’re convinced that it’s a product worth saving. So we’re going to give it our best shot," Digg’s Andrew McLaughlin said in a blog post. While the blog post was timed around news of Reader’s demise, McLaughlin says that Digg had been planning to create an RSS reader for some time. “We’ve been planning to build a reader in the second half of 2013, one that, like Digg, makes the Internet a more approachable and digestible place. Digg hopes to have its Google Reader alternative up and running before Google ends service for Reader on July 1. Digg hopes to have its Google Reader alternative up and running before Google ends service for Reader on July 1. BlackBerry adds security offering for iOS, Android.
BlackBerry plans to extend its device management software to iOS and Android devices. The software, called Work Space, will allow Apple and Android users to keep both personal data and company information separately on the same device. Work Space for iOS and Android will be managed through BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. The package creates a secure space on the iOS or Android device for elements including secure client applications for email, calendar, contacts, tasks, memos, secure browsing and document editing for each device that is provisioned via BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. Additional applications can also be secured and added to the workspace, BlackBerry said.
BlackBerry announced Balance in 2011 to allow users to separate work and personal data and applications, said David Smith, EVP of enterprise mobile computing.