{"id":5687,"date":"2013-04-19T11:30:33","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T01:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=5687"},"modified":"2013-04-16T20:43:57","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T10:43:57","slug":"rss-feeds-arrive-in-bing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/rss-feeds-arrive-in-bing-news\/","title":{"rendered":"RSS Feeds Arrive in Bing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

This may have slipped under the radar for some but I reckon this is a fantastic update that will have me using Bing News far more often on my Microsoft Surface. It could also be a handy alternative for those facing the prospect of being orphaned by the shutdown of Google Reader.<\/p>\n

In the most recent update, you can now add RSS feeds as a news source. It’s really simple to do as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open Bing News,<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Under the\u00a0Get Started <\/strong>section tap\/click\u00a0Add a source<\/strong>,<\/li>\n
  3. Enter in the URL to the RSS feed in the box and tap the search button at the end,<\/li>\n
  4. Once the results show up underneath, tap the plus symbol at the right end of the box to add it.<\/li>\n
  5. Repeat as necessary to add all feeds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Another handy feature is that your feeds will sync across to your other Windows 8 and Windows RT devices to give you a similar experience to how Google Reader worked. However, the sync can take a little while to work its magic so you might need to be a little patient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This may have slipped under the radar for some but I reckon this is a fantastic update that will have me using Bing News far more often on my Microsoft Surface. It could also be a handy alternative for those facing the prospect of being orphaned by the shutdown of Google Reader. In the most … <\/p>\n

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