Flipboard Released for iPhone

Flipboard has been a longstanding favorite news reading app for iPad users. The app presents the news in an interesting and yet easy to use interface, that feels more like reading from a magazine than from the web. It can even do the same enhancements for your Facebook or Twitter feeds.

Today, Flipboard finally made the app available for iPhones and iPod Touches. Many were worked that the interface, which was so well done on the iPad, wouldn't translate well for a smaller screen. Fortunately, those fears were put to rest after using the app for just a few minutes. 

But first, a bit of a story. I first spotted a news story about Flipboard coming to other iOS devices this morning. I quickly downloaded it, only to find that the app just wasn't working. A quick look on the developer's site, and I found the problem. Apparently, many people have been anxiously awaiting the iPhone version of this app, because Flipboard's servers were down. I was checking the progress all throughout the day. Finally, they're back online now, and Flipboard has begun to slowly accept new users. It seems as though it may be worth a try now, as it should work for most users. 

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