Total Score: 29
Winston for iPhone is a fun way to keep up with news headlines. I am a bit of a news junkie, and this app hits a home run for me. It is both informative and fun.
You can enjoy your news narrated by a pleasant voice accompanied by visuals. As others said, it is kind of like having SIRI read you the headlines.
Total Score: 29.5
It is hard to categorize Flipboard, but I’ll try. Their marketing material calls it a “social magazine” and that is a pretty good description. It takes your social media (Facebook and Twitter), displays it in a dazzling magazine format, and offers you articles from such notables as Fast Company and Wired Science, allows you venture over see who’s hot according to People Magazine or what is up at Etsy. It was love at first sight for me. I could spend hours exploring each option. Continue reading
Total Score: 27.5
Want to check in on today’s headlines quickly? The Summly app answers that need and delivers in style. Even though this was developed by a 17-year old, it easily meets the needs of those of us who are a bit (or a lot) above that age group. The name says it all, this app provides you a list (or summary) of today’s headlines. This app is gesture driven and fun to use.
FYI—Summly was purchased by Yahoo. There is a plan to close the app in the second quarter of 2013. Enjoy it while you can. Continue reading
In order to make this list the app has to be part of my daily life. Here’s my favs.
Use Your Handwriting – This is the list app I use the most. Continue reading
Total Score: 27.5
Wouldn’t it be great if you could design a magazine that only had articles that were of interest to you? Well, the good news is that not only is it possible, but in the common turn of phrase – “There’s an app for that.” Zite is a news aggregator that learns from you. You pick the topics that interest you and the app serves up the data. This app is one of my most used apps. I start every day with a review of articles – political, technological and health related that interest me. Continue reading
Total Score: 25
One of the advantages of an iPhone or iPad is its ability to give you information instantly. With that in mind, a news app is a must-have. There are plenty of apps to choose from, but NBC.com is one of the more popular ones. Continue reading
