Google to Kill Off Google Reader

Google has announced that it will kill off its RSS reader application Google Reader as of July 1, 2013, citing a slowdown in usage since the service launched in 2005. Google Reader allows users to subscribe to content from their favorite news and blog sites from a unified web interface similar to an email inbox. The internet giant's senior vice president of Technical Infrastructure Urs Hölzle announced today that after eight years, the service will be brought to an end.

Among the termination of other services, the announcement will also see the end of GUI Builder for a focus on HTML service; Google Cloud Connect will be ditched in April in favor of Google Drive; and Google will end support for its Google Voice App for BlackBerry, though users will still have access to the browser-based HTML5 app.Google will also end support for Snapseed desktop for Windows and Mac beginning today.