The problem with most corporate websites is that the news is in the form of a press release and isn't always accessible to the end user. If you want to see if a product has been updated, you have to wade through the info to find the latest details. However, there is an easier way. People will write and update a blog and it's easier to keep an eye out on the blog than it is on the website. Take a look at the latest Microsoft Vista blog, which was the first location most people realised that the Service Pack 1 was publicly available.

YeahReader 2.6 is a free RSS and news reader that will enable you to subscribe to various blogs and use the reader rather than your web browser to read the latest information. If you like to subscribe to a number of blogs, it might be better to use a dedicated RSS/news reader than your email client or web browser.

YeahReader link.

We're not really supposed to browse the Internet during working hours. It's pretty obvious you're browsing the Internet web you have a web browser open and are skimming from site to site, morning and afternoon. An alternative is to subscribe to the news feeds provided by your favourite websites and then use an application to read highlights of the daily news. If anything of particular interest, you can use the link provided to find out more information from the website that provided the news headline.

Feedreader 3.07 is one of many new (RSS) readers that will enable you to subscribe to a news feed provided by a website then will automatically grab the latest headlines for you to examine. If you're really keen, you'll notice that Download Junkie provides a RSS feed, so why not download Feedreader 3.07 and make this your first news feed?

Alertbear is a free RSS reader that aims to take the fuss out of your favourite feeds. Indeed, despite the simplicity of RSS, many readers on the market are cumbersome and clunky, deterring users from taking full advantage of the features on offer. Alertbear’s simple interface and colour coded categories makes reading a pleasure, whilst its technique of “stacking news” to produce a “river” of content is clever and straightforward. Unlike most readers that are built straight into your browser, Alertbear is stand alone program and includes Bearkey integration and more.

Download it here.