Flipboard collects news, Twitter updates, and Facebook posts into a unique, animated magazine-style layout. Some preset news feeds and a Twitter “daily photo” stream introduce you to the concept, and you are prompted to add your Twitter and Facebook credentials so you stay on top of your own social networks and share interesting things you find with your friends.

You can also choose from a handful of built-in news sources like the Wall Street Journal and GigaOM’s tech blogs. Flipboard displays sources as tiles on a magazine-like table of contents page. When you tap a source, fluid animations will roll out stories, headlines, and photos across the page to remind you that this is most certainly not your grandparent’s magazine.

Mirco Pasqualini
Published June 26, 2011
Category: Campaign, Cheap News, Technology

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