It is said to display a mix of news stories from different publications.
The alleged Paper app, apart from news, will reportedly also feature status updates from Facebook users, acting as aggregator of rich media content. "We do not comment on rumours and speculation" Facebook spokeswoman Jessie Baker said when contacted by the website.
As for the launch date, the re/code source says that the launch time can change, but for now it is expected to come before the end of January. "Paper and Flipboard share a number of similarities", the source is said to have told the website.Īs per the source, it's not clear that the app will be a standalone mobile application or a web experience suited for mobile devices.
The app will apparently be known as 'Paper' and can be similar to Flipboard. The website cites an unnamed source for the information regarding the app. Everything was laid out in Flipboard's lovely magazine-like user interface - exactly as expected.Facebook will reportedly soon be coming out with a Flipboard-like news reader app called 'Paper', to engage more people looking to catch up on news.Īccording to a report by re/code, Facebook is readying to launch a news reading service built for mobile devices in the coming weeks. So did articles and videos pulled from dozens of sources around the web. My Twitter, Google+, YouTube, Flickr, SoundCloud, Tumblr and Facebook feeds appeared without a hitch. The stiff board turns seen in Flipboard's other apps are just as responsive on the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets we tested the app on. It isn't that these companies can't make apps that look as great as they work, it's just that they chose not to.įlipboard's app looks and works fantastically on both 7-inch and 10-inch slates. The elegant app puts Twitter, Facebook, Rdio, Spotify, Instagram, Dropbox, eBay, Yelp, Foursquare and everyone else on notice: Your Android tablet apps don't have to suck, and if they do, it's because you're lazy. And it's exactly what other big-time app makers should be doing, but too many aren't. Flipboard's tablet-optimized version of its Android app is everything you expect if you've ever used Flipboard on another gadget, which is to say it's awesome.
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