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Google Releases Newstand to Android – Combines Currents and Magazines to Give You News in One Place

Kellen November 20, 2013 47

Google unleashed their newest product this morning called Newstand, which is a combination of Currents and Play Magazines. It's sort of like a newsreader/magazine hub/read-it-later all-in-one type of app. You can still purchase and subscribe to your favorite...

Question of the Day: How Do You Find Your Daily News?

Kellen March 20, 2013 187

With Google intending to kill off Google Reader by July of this year, people in my industry are freaking out a bit. You see, we all live and die with RSS feeds as we browse dozens throughout the day to help us create the stories that we bring to you. But we're...

Google Currents Receives Update to 2.1.0 With Audio Playback Enhancements

Kellen March 20, 2013 25

Google Currents received an update this morning that introduced all sorts of audio enhancements for editions that include audio. Our edition doesn't include audio, nor am I subscribed to any that do, so I'll simply have to re-hash whatever the changelog says...

NFL Mobile and Flipboard Now Tablet Optimized on Android

Kellen December 20, 2012 17

A couple of popular Android apps received updates this morning that make them tablet optimized. NFL Mobile, the Verizon exclusive, now supports bigger screens with a new tablet UI, is ready for the post season, will have live video of select post season games...

Google Currents 2.0 – New Sidebar, New Widget, and Much Improved UI

Tim December 12, 2012 35

Looks like Google is to start pushing Currents again, as it just received a major update to version 2.0. This year at Google I/O, they released an updated version of the news feeder app that brought Nexus 7 support and a basic redesign. This time, in 2.0, the...

Google Currents to Blame For Nexus 7 Lag After Update to Android 4.2?

Tim November 26, 2012 81

After the update to Android 4.2, many users of the Nexus 7 have experienced major lag issues, with no real fix or explanation for the occurrence. Neither ASUS or Google have acknowledged any issue, which isn't a shock, but that hasn't stopped one member of XDA...

Google Currents Updated, Faster Browsing and Auto Syncing Included

Tim April 11, 2012 19

One of Google's newer applications called Currents, which delivers magazine-like content from everyone's favorite websites, just received a much need update to boost performance. Users will notice a drastic speed boost when navigating throughout the app and...

Google Introduces Currents to Android and iOS, A Beautiful Way to View Your Favorite Websites Including Droid Life

Kellen December 8, 2011 77

The Google team popped out their latest product today called Currents and asked us to join in on the launch party. Currents is an application that runs on both Android and iOS phones and tablets, giving you a beautiful view of your favorite websites in an...