The pro-privacy project Ind.ie, which I covered a couple times last year, has scaled back its ambitions due to a lack of…
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You can now buy a fitness tracker from Withings that’s also a gorgeous $450 wristwatch
If you don't like the way fitness trackers like those made by Jawbone and Fitbit look, then you might be interested in the Withings Activité, which looks like a truly classic wristwatch.…
Read MoreLife after Google Reader: GigaOM’s guide to the best options
When Google Reader closes its doors for good on July 1, which news reader should you adopt? We broke down nine of the most interesting or useful apps to help you decide.…
Read MoreYup, Facebook is working on a Flipboard-like mobile news reader: Report
Facebook is reportedly working on a mobile news-reading app. Details are scant, but according to a WSJ report, the current iteration of the app has a Flipboard-like interface.…
Read MoreMobile app redesign proves LinkedIn wants to be your destination for news
When was the last time you logged into LinkedIn's mobile app as a way of browsing the news or killing time? You might not have given the app much thought before, but the company's recent push toward news might change this.…
Read MoreLinkedIn confirms purchase of social news reader Pulse
Social news reader site Pulse is now officially joining LinkedIn, with both companies noting the startup's success at bringing readers the news they care about, which fits into LinkedIn's increasing media business.…
Read MoreLinkedIn reportedly buying news reading app Pulse for over $50M
Career networking site LinkedIn is reportedly buying news aggregation app Pulse. The move comes at a time when LinkedIn is attempting to expand its content offerings.…
Read MoreZite adds LA Times, Chicago Tribune, others to its publishers program
Personalized reading app Zite is adding additional publishers to its three-month-old publisher program. New additions include The Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Hearst's "Harper's Bazaar," the International Business Times and others. All will have their own sections within Zite.…
Read MoreWeb discovery engine Trapit launches iPad app — but it’s not another Flipboard
Trapit, an AI-based discovery engine for Web content from the group behind Siri, is releasing its iPad app Thursday after launching a Web version last November. Trapit wants to compete against news reading apps like Flipboard by offering better content. It's planning publisher partnerships, too.…
Read MorePulse vs. Flipboard: Which will win, subscriptions or ads?
News-aggregation services Flipboard and Pulse have both signed deals this week to distribute content from a mainstream outlet -- one the New York Times and the other the Wall Street Journal -- but they are taking very different approaches when it comes to monetizing those relationships.…
Read MoreRead It Later’s app goes free and gets a new name, Pocket
Read It Later is making its app completely free -- no more premium version -- and renaming it Pocket to express the fact that users can save any type of content, not just articles.…
Read MoreUpdated: Exclusive: AP Branches Out, Adds Pulse To Its Digital Mix
Over the years, the Associated Press has made a profile for itself by syndicating its news across thousands of newspapers both in the U.S. a……
Read MorePulse Goes Native On Windows Phone In Reader Landgrab (Plus Interview)
Flipboard may have raised $60 million and counting, and Zite may have just been bought by CNN, but another popular reading app, Pulse, sees……
Read MorePulse Aims For ‘Mainstream’ With USA Today, Women’s Health, New Yorker
Mobile news reading app Pulse is reaching out to a more mainstream audience with its announcement of three new publishing partners: USA Toda……
Read MorePulse Beats The Drum For International Growth, Signs Up Al Jazeera
Pulse, the news-reading app for iOS and Android devices, has signed up its first international partner, and it's a biggie: Al Jazeera will b……
Read MoreWhy Did The NYT Get The Pulse News Reader Yanked From iTunes?
Is the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) trying to shut down news reader apps that rely on RSS or is it just trying to smack down one in particular……
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