Self customized digital magazines and newspapers apps have becoming more popular nowadays, and readers no longer need to rely on specific news apps like WSJ (Wall Streets Journal), NST (New Straits Times), BBC News, etc. to get the latest updates around the world. There's no sole winner in this category, as new apps literally appear every single day. However, after a round of testing several reputable apps, I can say that I personally love "Flipboard" the most.
With Flipboard, you can mix and match your favourite news and topics on the user interface, by simply tapping the "+" button. There are huge numbers of news to choose from, including tech and science, fashion, entertainment, sports, local, travel, style, and much more. Under each category, there is a long list of titles which you can add to your Favourite. You are free to rearrange the arrangement of the news as you wish. When you want to read up any of the columns, just tap on it and it will display the pages related. For example, if you want to read articles in Forbes Tech News, you can just tap on the Forbes column and it will bring you to the articles, where you can browse through them by flip the pages like what you did in iBook. When you see an article that you are interested in, just tap on it or do a pinch motion on the article preview, and you will be able to view the full length article instantly. It's that easy!
Another notable feature that is worth mentioning is the ability to add your facebook and Twitter account into Flipboard, which will help to notify you the latest updates of your accounts. This however, is not so useful for me as I prefer using the official Facebook app and I'm not really that active in Twitter.
With Flipboard, you can mix and match your favourite news and topics on the user interface, by simply tapping the "+" button. There are huge numbers of news to choose from, including tech and science, fashion, entertainment, sports, local, travel, style, and much more. Under each category, there is a long list of titles which you can add to your Favourite. You are free to rearrange the arrangement of the news as you wish. When you want to read up any of the columns, just tap on it and it will display the pages related. For example, if you want to read articles in Forbes Tech News, you can just tap on the Forbes column and it will bring you to the articles, where you can browse through them by flip the pages like what you did in iBook. When you see an article that you are interested in, just tap on it or do a pinch motion on the article preview, and you will be able to view the full length article instantly. It's that easy!Another notable feature that is worth mentioning is the ability to add your facebook and Twitter account into Flipboard, which will help to notify you the latest updates of your accounts. This however, is not so useful for me as I prefer using the official Facebook app and I'm not really that active in Twitter.
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