On the iPad, few would deny that Flipboard is a category leader; its delivery of personalized, multi-source news is pretty hard to top. Now, the Flipboard team has brought that class-defining experience to the iPhone, in a way that makes perfect sense for the smaller screen.…
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Yahoo Livestand: All dressed up and no place to go
On Wednesday, Yahoo released its Livestand app, which combines aspects of apps like Flipboard and Zite with the digital magazine rack concept of Apple's Newsstand. I took the app through its paces to see how the hybrid approach holds up in the face of the competition.…
Read MoreZite introduces multiple profiles for shared iPads
On Friday, Zite introduced a new update to its iPad app that includes a feature called Sybil, which allows Zite to create and switch between multiple profiles on one device. Zite can now recommend uniquely tailored content to more than one individual in a single household.…
Read MoreCan Editions find a place in the iPad news aggregation crowd?
AOL's new Editions iPad app, billed as a "daily magazine that reads you," is now available in the App Store. It's actually remarkably smart and sexy, but can Editions hope to make a significant splash when similar apps like Flipboard already seem so firmly entrenched?…
Read MoreThe Daily Me Is Here Already — It’s Called Twitter
Why have so many technology startups tried to create a "Daily Me"-style personalized news service and failed? Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab and a legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur, says that such a service is already here right now -- it's called Twitter and Facebook.…
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