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Ways to access Google Reader on Blackberry

  • Blackberry browser - Google Reader site doesn't work, site says it's loading too slowly and fails.
  • Blackberry browser - add all RSS feeds manually as bookmarks - too tedious.
  • Opera Mini - Google Reader works. Opera settings:
    • Mobile view: off
    • Full screen: on
    • View Google Reader in: Mobile view (link at bottom of web page)
  • Apps on Blackberry Curve 8900, Platform 5.2.0.67, App Version 5.0.0.681
    • BeReader 1.1.49 (BerryReader, free trial) - I logged in and selected 'choose feed', it crashed with "Uncaught exception: Application berryreader(421) is not responding; process terminated".
    • Viigo 3.1.507 - Works great for its built-in feeds, but adding my Google Reader results in "no feeds" warning and "authentication error". Also can't change font size or wrap titles, so you only see the first 4-6 words of the title. Loading the article is fast though.