Although a Windows phone app is a ways off, the social news app launches a Windows 8.1 version that includes live tile support. November 14, 2013 2:44 PM PST Flipboard for Windows 8.1. (Credit: Flipboard) Flipboard is releasing a new app Thursday that will work for any tablets running Windows 8.1, which includes the Surface Pro 2. The company has designed the new app to take advantage of Windows 8's signature live tiles, which means users can feature Flipboard as a live title on their Windows Start screen. The app is available for download at 4 p.m. PT, according to a Flipboard spokesperson. Window phone users will have to wait a while longer, as that app won't come out until next year. Related stories Amazon offers Sunday delivery to some Flipboard expands into mobile commerce with catalog feature Flipboard, Instagram coming to Windows Phone (finally) CEO Mike McCue said in a recent interview with CNET that the Windows 8 version of Flipboard was a "special edition" built from the ground up. He called the tiled system an operating system where "content becomes the interface," a set up that's similar to Flipboard's design. Tablet users will be able to pin certain Flipboard magazines or sections to the start screen. The app also uses swipe motions for actions: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to see multiple actions like Subscribe, Refresh, Edit, or Flip It. Swiping down from the top brings up "Contributors" or "People Also Read" sections. Within Cover Stories, the gesture will bring up "More For You" and "Magazines You Might Like." For a full tutorial on the new Windows 8.1 app, check out Flipboard's video below. CNET Staff Writer Nick Statt contributed to this report.
Although a Windows phone app is a ways off, the social news app launches a Windows 8.1 version that includes live tile support.
Flipboard for Windows 8.1.
(Credit: Flipboard)
Flipboard is releasing a new app Thursday that will work for any tablets running Windows 8.1, which includes the Surface Pro 2.
The company has designed the new app to take advantage of Windows 8's signature live tiles, which means users can feature Flipboard as a live title on their Windows Start screen. The app is available for download at 4 p.m. PT, according to a Flipboard spokesperson. Window phone users will have to wait a while longer, as that app won't come out until next year.
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CEO Mike McCue said in a recent interview with CNET that the Windows 8 version of Flipboard was a "special edition" built from the ground up. He called the tiled system an operating system where "content becomes the interface," a set up that's similar to Flipboard's design.
Tablet users will be able to pin certain Flipboard magazines or sections to the start screen. The app also uses swipe motions for actions: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to see multiple actions like Subscribe, Refresh, Edit, or Flip It. Swiping down from the top brings up "Contributors" or "People Also Read" sections. Within Cover Stories, the gesture will bring up "More For You" and "Magazines You Might Like."
For a full tutorial on the new Windows 8.1 app, check out Flipboard's video below.
CNET Staff Writer Nick Statt contributed to this report.
