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Flipboard is one of the most successful apps for aggregating content from social networks and websites and presenting it in a personalized magazine-style format on mobile devices. It is now looking to replicate its success on the desktop with the announcement of its first foray onto desktops.
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News media heavyweight CNN has reached an agreement with the FAA designed to usher in the use of drones in newsgathering. CNN plans on experimenting with the vehicles in producing video content, while the government agency says the initiative will help to inform its drone policy moving forward.
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Researchers at the Multimedia University in Malaysia have developed an app called the Intelligent Narrator to read out news articles in real-time. Supporting multiple languages, the app can automatically identify an online newspaper's language and read out the news in the same language.
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For many people, a touchscreen will just never measure up to the user-friendly simplicity of newsprint. That's why Newspaper Club is launching its PaperLater service – it allows users to set aside web articles of their choice, which will be incorporated into a print newspaper.
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With Google shutting down Google Reader, we break down the top alternatives.
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Google, Microsoft and Amazon have announced U.S. election monitoring platforms.
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The City of London has contracted Renew to tackle the problem of litter caused by discarded free newspapers - its solution is a network of recycling bins featuring 32-inch LCD screens displaying daily news and weather.
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The Little Printer is a cloud-connected thermal printer, that prints off mini newspapers customized to its user.