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Title: 'Flipboard' Gets New Tablet-Optimized Layout
Post by: Babyfacemagee on December 20, 2012, 05:08:48 PM
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Flipboard, one of the most popular news readers on Android has just come out with a revamped version that features the ability to view a new tablet-optimized version of the 'social news reader'.   With 'Flipboard' you can put together your own news magazine that's a combination of popular news sites like the BBC, USA Today, National Geographic, Oprah, Cool Hunting and 'The Verge' as well as news and photos from your own Twitter feed, Facebook, Instagram and more.  It's a great way to get all your information grouped in topics and categories that you select. 

Now the developer of Flipboard recognizes that different people might have different preferences for how their Flipboard layout is presented on the Nexus 7 so you get the option of selecting a tablet-optimized version of the standard phone version.   Flipboard let's you pick your region for a personalized local version and you also have access to 'staff picks' that highlight some of the best content from across the web.  If you haven't tried 'Flipboard' it's definitely a worthwhile download and it'll revolutionize the way you go about getting your news. 

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Highlights:
★ With news and social networks all in one place, it’s easy to quickly catch up on the news you care about.
★ Search for anything—people, topics, hashtags, blogs, your favorite sites—and flip through articles, updates, photos and videos in a beautiful magazine format.
★ Connect Flipboard to up to 12 social networks, streamlining your reading and activities like commenting, liking and sharing. Services include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, Google Reader, LinkedIn, Flickr, 500px, Sina Weibo and Renren.
★ Use Cover Stories, a custom tile on Flipboard that gives you the best of everything you follow on Flipboard. Cover Store is a quick dose of what’s happening now a constantly updated selection of articles, photos and videos shared by your friends.
★ Save anything to read later using Instapaper, Pocket and Readability.
★ Create a Flipboard account to access your favorite content and social networks on different or shared devices.
★ Enjoy Flipboard in 15 localized editions—for Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, U.S. and U.K.
★ Explore hundreds of staff picks in the Content Guide, including must-read magazines and blogs, gorgeous photography and special curated sections devoted to the news of the day and other topics of interest.
★ Access Flipboard quickly through the widget.


Flipboard: Your Social News Reader in the Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flipboard.app)

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New Tablet Optimized Layout
Title: Re: 'Flipboard' Gets New Tablet-Optimized Layout
Post by: JayJ on December 20, 2012, 05:56:46 PM
I'll play around with it a bit more but I'm use to the vertical flipping of pages and I use my N7 more in portrait mode (unless playing games or watching video) more often than not so this feels odd.
I'll see how it goes...

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Title: Re: 'Flipboard' Gets New Tablet-Optimized Layout
Post by: CBers on December 21, 2012, 02:14:34 AM
It looks really nice on the Nexus 10.

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Title: Re: 'Flipboard' Gets New Tablet-Optimized Layout
Post by: JayJ on December 21, 2012, 08:29:44 AM
Yeah that's what I thought, it would be more suited to larger landscape style tabs...

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