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Zite adds Publisher Program to its iOS offerings

by Mel Martin (Apr 4th, 2012)

There's a new feature on personalized news app Zite today. It's a new program for publishers to to add their content to the app in separate sections that can be ad supported. Partners for the launch include CNN (which owns Zite), The Daily Beast, Motley Fool, the Next Web, Fox Sports, The ...

New iPhone? Try these must-have free apps

by Mel Martin (Dec 26th, 2011)

If you have that new iPhone you received for the holidays, you're probably looking to load it up with some apps that will enhance your mobile experience. Let me suggest some of the best of the free apps. Of course, everyone will have their own list, but here are my 5 favorites that I think most ...

Zite personalized news now comes to the iPhone

by Mel Martin (Dec 9th, 2011)

Zite is probably the most-used app on my iPad. I love the way it crawls hundreds of thousands of news sites for the stories I am going to find interesting. It's a bit like Pandora for news, and I can give any story a thumbs up or thumbs down while the app constantly tunes the news choices it ...

Zite adds personal profiles to its iPad news app

by Mel Martin (Oct 21st, 2011)

If you find yourself fighting over the iPad with your significant other to get your fix of news from Zite, there is finally a happy ending to the debate. Since Zite learns what you like to read and adjusts your personal mix of news accordingly, it was pretty messy if more than one person shared ...

Zite adds NFL category to bring you personalized football news

by Mel Martin (Sep 8th, 2011)

You might have, ahem, noticed, it's football season. Users of the free personal news app Zite now can add their favorite teams and Zite will deliver personalized pigskin stories. Zite is my favorite iPad news discovery app, and this NFL category is going to be just what rabid football fans ...

CNN acquires Zite, plans to operate as independent business

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 30th, 2011)

A week ago we reported on the rumors that CNN reportedly purchased iPad magazine app Zite, a magazine aggregater which collects news based on your personal preferences and presents it to you in a magazine-like format. Today, CNN confirmed those rumors. In a post on CNNTech, the company says ...

Zite searches show some fascinating regional differences

by Mel Martin (Aug 26th, 2011)

Zite is my favorite news discovery app on the iPad. I find myself using this free app several times a day as it crawls over thousands of websites looking for things I will be interested in. It works by noting my interests, and finding more based on a complex personalization algorithm. I'm ...

CNN reportedly buys iPad magazine app Zite

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 23rd, 2011)

Techvibes is reporting that CNN is buying Vancouver-based iPad magazine app Zite for up to US$25 million. Zite is an iPad magazine app that aggregates news based on your personal preferences. Personalized magazine aggregator apps are becoming increasingly popular on the iPad. Other similar ...

Daily Update for August 23, 2011

by Steven Sande (Aug 23rd, 2011)

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

Software update: Zite adds new saving and sharing options

by Mel Martin (Jul 8th, 2011)

Zite is adding some desirable features to its free, personalized magazine app that should be delivered today. Here's what's new: A new feature called Read it Later. You can save material for offline reading, like on an airplane trip, or even on another device Articles can now be shared ...

Zite for iPad gets a new version and a new CEO

by Mel Martin (Apr 26th, 2011)

In previous reviews, I've said Zite is my favorite way to get the latest news on the variety of subjects I follow, and unlike more traditional RSS feed readers, Zite lets me discover stories from websites I would never have seen. Zite pushed out an update yesterday with an in-app browser, ...

Zite draws the ire of publishers

by Mel Martin (Mar 31st, 2011)

I liked Zite when I reported on it earlier this month. In fact, I use it every day as a great news and information discovery app on my iPad. The app is free, and for now, still in the App Store with very strong user ratings. There's no love, however, from publishers that claim Zite infringes ...

Zite is a pretty cool way to follow the news

by Mel Martin (Mar 15th, 2011)

As a news junkie, I just can't get enough information. I adore Pulse, and I think Flipboard is interesting and useful. Like most of you, I spend a lot of time checking out news sites and using apps like the New York Times and the NPR app. Enter Zite. Zite is a just released free iPad app that ...