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Flipboard lets users share their personal 'Magazines'

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 27th, 2013)

Flipboard has updated its iOS app to version 2.0. The popular RSS and social media reader allows users to collect feeds in their own Pinterest-like magazines. While there are quite a few updates in version 2.0, the coolest is that Flipboard users can share their personal magazines with other ...

Daily Update for November 15, 2012

by Steven Sande (Nov 15th, 2012)

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 ...

Flipboard adds support for Apple's iBookstore

by Dave Caolo (Nov 15th, 2012)

The developers of Flipboard, the magazine-style feed reader for the iPad, have announced integration with Apple's iBookstore. The new "Books" category lets customers browse a book's title, image and description. If you find one you like, there's a link to buy in from Apple right in the app. All ...

Flipboard enters content deal with the New York TImes

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 25th, 2012)

The New York Times announced today that it is bringing its subscription content to the popular social reader app Flipboard. Starting Thursday, June 28, subscribers to The New York Times will be able to read full articles, browse image galleries and watch videos using the Flipboard app. This is ...

Flipboard app launched for Android

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 25th, 2012)

After enjoying almost two years of exclusivity on iOS, popular social reader Flipboard has made its way to Android handsets. The Android version of the app first debuted on the Samsung Galaxy S III and is now available in the Google Play Store. Customers will be able to install the software on ...

Flipboard 1.9 puts emphasis on audio

by Dave Caolo (May 16th, 2012)

Flipboard is the "social magazine" for iPad and iPhone that lets users browse their favorite social network sites, feeds and more in a beautiful, magazine-like interface. Version 1.9 was released this week and adds audio to the mix. A new audio tab offers several options, like SoundCloud and ...

On building Flipboard

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 30th, 2012)

There are designers and then there's the rest of the world. As much as I appreciate esthetics, I can't conceptualize design because I'm convinced designers see things through a different frame of reference. Those like me who aren't designers are thankful when people like Craig Mod take the time ...

Flipboard 1.8 adds cover stories to iPad

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 1st, 2012)

An update to the popular Flipboard introduces cover stories to the iPad version, something that's been available for the iPhone since its introduction in December. Cover stories culls a selection of interesting articles and photos, presenting them in a magazine-cover format for easy viewing. The ...

Localized Flipboard Content guides available for UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 2nd, 2012)

Flipboard added another feature to its popular social stream and news reading app that'll please international users. Announced earlier this week, the company will be sending out three new Content guides for readers in Australia, Canada and the UK and Ireland. Folks in those countries will soon ...

Flipboard for iPhone released

by Chris Rawson (Dec 7th, 2011)

Flipboard, the popular personal magazine app that's been tremendously successful on the iPad, has been updated to a universal version that now also works on the iPhone and iPod touch. Other features included in the latest Flipboard update include: Cover Stories for iPhone, a selection of ...

Flipboard Accounts syncs data across devices

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 17th, 2011)

The latest Flipboard update introduces Flipboard Accounts, teasing to imminent and anticipated release of Flipboard for the iPhone. Creating an account will allow you to access your personal version of Flipboard on a shared iPad or link it to the iPhone version. MacStores walks users through ...

Flipboard for iPad looking to add TV shows, movies, more

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 26th, 2011)

Reuters reports that popular iPad magazine aggregation app Flipboard might soon expand beyond aggregating social media and RSS feeds and incorporate TV shows and movies into the app. Don't get too excited yet, though. Flipboard CEO Mike McCue said he plans to begin tackling Flipboard's video ...

Time Inc. exec makes the leap to iPad startup Flipboard

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 4th, 2011)

The New York Post is reporting that digital journalist Josh Quittner is leaving Time magazine to join startup Flipboard as its new editorial director. Flipboard is a personalized social magazine app for the iPad. You can enter your Facebook and Twitter accounts and follow any number of sites' RSS ...

iPad app Flipboard blocked in China

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 16th, 2011)

Flipboard CEO Mike McCue confirmed over the weekend that its popular Flipboard app for the iPad no longer works in China. The company is investigating the problem, but it seems that China is now blocking Flipboard servers from sending data to the Flipboard app. All services, including Facebook, ...

Flipboard daily usage higher than ever, triples in two months

by Mike Schramm (May 11th, 2011)

Despite losing truckloads of money, iPad magazine The Daily is apparently seeing a lot of traffic, and content aggregation app Flipboard is seeing the same trend. CEO Mike McCue says the company is seeing a huge slope upwards in traffic, with an average of 8 to 9 million "flips" (essentially ...