Google announces Currents, its finger-friendly, Flipboard-esque news reader
Although this is US only it does look good. Google Currents is a new app that delivers free magazine like editions from some of the big names on the internet. Here’s a full run down of what the app has to offer:
* Publisher editions – Publishers such as Forbes, Techcrunch, Saveur, Popular Science, Good, 500px, Fast Company and more have produced hundreds of editions including in-depth articles, videos, fine photography, slideshows, live-maps, and social streams.
* Google trending editions – Google Currents uses Google search technology to hourly build a set of editions tracking the five most recent trending stories in categories such as world, entertainment, sports, science, and more. Each story is presented through a fresh edition of articles, videos, and pictures,
* Your favorite blogs and feeds – Instantly, turn your Google Reader subscriptions, or any of your favorite blogs/feeds into a beautiful edition with a magazine feel.
The app will adjust to the correct format for each device it is used on, phones or tablets and each edition will be available for offline reading so no need to worry about an internet connection. They’ve got working with over 180 publishers so far but as it’s another thing that Google have restricted to the US we won’t get to play with it unless an apk file does the rounds…..hint hint XDA Developers and this could also be the end of Pulse not to mention no more needs for mobile applications for sites like ours that
