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Google is making small upgrades to its services all the time and most go unnoticed by users. These tweaks, unlike the major revisions, are kept under the radar and are sometimes not even covered on their blog. From time to time and slowly improve tools like Gmail and Reader in a way that is user-friendly and not disruptive.

The latest change, one I noticed this morning is to Google’s hottest service, Reader. These were a few simple changes to the site’s interface: the Refresh and Mark All as Read buttons above the feed area were change from text to a button, as was the feed Refresh button. Also, and this is something I know a lot of people have wanted, previous and next buttons were added to act as the k and j keyboard shortcuts for people who prefer to use the mouse.

So nothing huge, but definitely a few solid tweaks. If Google keeps up the good work and keeps following the suggestions of the users Reader will definitely be one of their most popular products. It is already the best feed reader available, despite its flaws so the facts that it has been improving and could be brought out of Google Labs soon are exciting prospects.

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