NextGen Reader is our favourite Google Reader client on Windows Phone, and it has seen a lot of development, which is showing no sign of slowing down. We've received word from the author that version 4 is due out some time around the 20^th of January, and this version bring a huge amount of improvements. Until version 4 is available, the developer has also reduced the price of NextGen Reader too.

The standard price of NextGen Reader is $1.99 (around £1.23), but has been reduced to $1.29 (£0.80), so it's worth picking up (if you haven't already) before the new version arrives.

Highlights of the new features set are support for Windows Phone 8 including all live tile sizes and HD displays and lock screen notifications.

Changelog:

• Support for HD and higher resolutions.
• Fast app resume from start screen.
• Support for multiple small, medium and wide live tiles.
• Support for notifications on Lock screen.
• Brand new icon and theme for WP8.
• Always read complete stories using "full article mode" (powered by Readability).
• Customizable list views.
• New gestures for changing articles.
• New metro style share menu.
• New "show image captions" in article.
• Improved image caching speed by 2-3x times.
• Improved YouTube support with IE10.
• Fixed: Image resizing in article view.
• Several other UX/design improvements, bug fixes and enhancements.
• Plus a UI surprise!