The web client provides webpage links on desktop browsers, and lacks some features of the client software. Up until then, Flipboard was a mobile app, only available on tablets and mobile phones. In February 2015, Flipboard became available on the web. Flipboard's content filtering, topic engine and recommendations system were integrated from this acquisition. In March 2014, Flipboard bought Zite, a magazine-style reading app, from the CNN television network. On October 22, 2014, Flipboard for Windows 8 was rolled out to Windows Phone devices starting with the Nokia Lumia 2520. The Windows 8 version of the Flipboard app was also demonstrated during the Microsoft 2013 Build Conference and on the Flipboard blog with a video, although no release date was given. A final stable release of the Flipboard for Android was released on June 22, 2012, in Google Play. On May 30, 2012, a beta version of Flipboard for Android was released through its website. On May 5, 2012, Flipboard was released for Android phones, beginning with the Samsung Galaxy S3. Original Flipboard logo, in use until 2018

The company raised more than $200 million in funding from investors, and an additional $50 million from JPMorgan Chase in July 2015. It launched the iPhone and iPod Touch versions seventeen months later in December 2011. The original launch of Flipboard in 2010 was exclusively for iPad.

The client software is available at no charge and is localized in 21 languages. The service can be accessed via web browser, or by a Flipboard application for Microsoft Windows and macOS, and via mobile apps for iOS and Android. As of March 2016 the company claims there have been 28 million magazines created by users on Flipboard. Readers can also save stories into Flipboard magazines. It aggregates content from social media, news feeds, photo sharing sites, and other websites, presents it in magazine format, and allows users to 'flip' through the articles, images, and videos being shared. Its software, also known as Flipboard, was first released in July 2010. 4.2.105 / August 17, 2022 6 months ago ( ) Ĥ.2.154 / August 22, 2022 6 months ago ( ) įlipboard is a news aggregator and social network aggregation company based in Palo Alto, California, with offices in New York, Vancouver, and Bejiing.

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