Headliner, a Windows Phone 7 RSS Reader


2010-07-28


Over the past few days, some friends and I have been working nonstop on a windows phone application for the intern Windows Phone app competition.  Tirelessly programming Saturday through Monday, we have created a pretty darn good RSS reader application, Headliner.  I personally coded for 42 hours straight from Sunday morning until Monday night.


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A few highlights:



Headliner is an RSS newsreader that helps you keep up to date with your favorite news and blogs





It can import feeds from and sync with your Google Reader account





Allows searching for and subscribing to feeds by keyword





Has a special OOBE screen that guides the user to get started quickly in one of 3 modes





Stores downloaded feeds and articles in IsoStore for offline viewing





Showcases a slick Metro UI with the Panorama and Pivot controls





Shows a “What’s New” panel with the latest news





Allows you to view feeds by category, and articles by category or feed





Displays unread count for each category and feed, as well as coloring article list items based on if they have been read yet





Uses familiar styling for article lists (looks like email app) and category/feeds lists (looks like contacts app)





Has two modes for viewing articles:





Summary mode: displays the article summary or content and a supporting image (if found).  This is the faster view.





Embedded browser mode: displays the source article within an embedded IE control.  This view, while slower, can be more complete.





Allows you to send articles via Email or SMS





Allows you to share articles via Twitter