RSS reader with alert
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There are many examples out there for RSS readers but I am trying to find an example that employs alerts when new items in the rss feed become available.

I've found [this][1] Android open source rss reader which seems like a good base to start with. How could I adapt this rss reader to alert the user when a new item became available. The only way I could think to alert the user is setting a service to grab the rss in the background and them compare the two arrays to see if they match. But this may be more complex than my skills are.

**Where can I find an example project of an RSS reader with alerts or how can I adapt an open source Android rss reader to have alerts.**


  [1]: http://automateddeveloper.blogspot.com/2010/08/android-rss-reader-tutorial.html