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Digg owner Betaworks acquires Instapaper

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 25th, 2013)

Betaworks, the company that rescued the faltering Digg, has now acquired Instapaper, says a report in TechCrunch. The news originated from an email sent by Betaworks founder and CEO John Borthwick and was confirmed by Instapaper founder Marco Arment. Arment writes on his blog, I'm happy to ...

Daily Update for February 22, 2013

by Steven Sande (Feb 22nd, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

NPR's Planet Money goes behind the scenes with The Magazine

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 22nd, 2013)

Jacob Goldstein of NPR's Planet Money took a look at the economics behind The Magazine, the iPad-only publication created by Marco Arment of Instapaper and edited by Jeopardy champion and Macworld/TidBITS contributor Glenn Fleishman. The Magazine launched late last year with essays from ...

Why no Retina on the iPad mini? Money and power

by Steven Sande (Nov 13th, 2012)

Marco Arment, Instapaper creator and publisher of The Magazine, has enough time in his busy schedule to write on his personal blog Marco.org. Yesterday he took the time to put some thought into why the iPad mini doesn't have a Retina display, and notes that it comes down to two things: money ...

Daily Update for July 27, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jul 27th, 2012)

Daily iPad App: Instapaper 4

by Michael Rose (Oct 17th, 2011)

Like to read? Got an iPhone or iPad? You really ought to have Marco Arment's US$4.99 Instapaper, which just got an upgrade to version 4.0. Instapaper's free web service allows you to flag stories to 'Read Later' with a single click, and you can always get your complete reading list via the ...

Instapaper usage stats show high iOS 4, iPad adoption

by Chris Rawson (Aug 14th, 2011)

Marco Arment, developer of Instapaper, has provided some intriguing usage stats for his bestselling app. While the numbers aren't representative of the entire iOS ecosystem, the fact that Instapaper is a popular paid app (almost always in the top 5 paid apps in the News category on the App Store) ...

Instapaper's free version goes on extended hiatus, dev explains why

by Mike Schramm (Apr 28th, 2011)

Marco Arment has an interesting writeup on his blog about his iOS app Instapaper (and, of course, the web service that runs behind it). Arment says on his blog that he's quietly been removing the free version of the app from the App Store, and that's resulted in a surprising effect: sales of ...

Instapaper updated to 3.0, now includes social features

by Chris Rawson (Mar 10th, 2011)

Instapaper, the iOS app that lets you save online articles for later offline reading, has just hit version 3.0. Already an app featured on many "must have" lists for both the iPhone and iPad, Instapaper has gained a mountain of new features in its latest update. The app and Instapaper website now ...

Instapaper launches API with innovative business model

by Richard Gaywood (Feb 10th, 2011)

Popular iOS app and webservice Instapaper by formerly-of-tumblr Marco Arment today announced a new API offering access to content users have added to their Instapaper account. Instapaper (previous TUAW coverage) is a read-it-later type service born, as so many great apps are, of personal need. ...

App Store filling up with spammers and clones of popular apps

by Mike Schramm (May 7th, 2010)

Marco Arment has noticed a growing problem on the App Store; as hits emerge from among the free and paid apps, some companies are doing a little search scamming. They're ripping off the names, styles, and sometimes even the art of popular iPhone apps. He went to get the popular Angry Birds game and ...