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  • April 11th, 2012

    Google Takes Its Flipboard Competitor Currents Global

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    Last December, Google launched Currents, its attempt at challenging mobile apps like Flipboard and Zite. Since then, the company has added about 400 new publishers and over 14,000 self-published editions to its lineup . Until now, though, Currents, which runs on Android and iOS, was only available in the United States. That’s changing today, as Google is taking Currents global. Local publishers… → Read More

    August 23rd, 2011

    CNN In Talks To Buy Zite iPad App?

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    Flipboard-esque magazine-style aggregation apps are all the rage right now. Obviously Flipboard has the space nailed, and Pulse is a nice alternative as well. But one aggregation app seems to have caught the attention of a big name news publication — Zite.

    The same company that once had a mailbox full of cease-and-desist notices from beastly publications like the Washington Post and AP… → Read More

    April 18th, 2011

    Apple's Subscription Bait And Switch

    When Apple announced back in February that The Daily would be the first subscription news app on iTunes, it was seen by other publishers as the model going forward. Some like it, some don’t, but at least Apple knows how it wants to treat subscriptions going forward. Or does it?

    Some subscription news apps seem to be in limbo right now while Apple figures out how to handle special situations. … → Read More