


Take a tour of the app in Flipboard's video below. "With Flipboard, you can catch up on the news, discover amazing things from around the world, or stay connected to the people closest to you all in one place," Brandon LeBlanc, senior marketing communications manager at Microsoft, said in a separate blog post (Opens in a new window).įlipboard for Windows is now available for free download (Opens in a new window) in the Windows marketplace. Users can also take advantage of the Microsoft platform's ability to resize windows and snap Flipboard onto one side of the screen while another app is open on the other (pictured). Pull down from the top for the "Contributors" and "People Also Read" features. Within the app, use the "Discover" tab at the top to find recommended reading across a variety of categories, from news and business to sports and culture, as well as reader picks and personalized magazines.įind one you like? Swipe up from the bottom of the Windows phone or tablet screen to access options like Subscribe, Refresh, Flip, Report, and Pin to Start, as well as Home and Profile buttons.
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Users can also pin specific Flipboard magazines to the home screen for quick access to favorite subscriptions. Sign up or sign in to turn Flipboard into a live tile on the Windows Start Screen, where the app will automatically update as new content is added. "The Flipboard team looked closely at details like font treatments and page layouts and developed a design that takes advantage of native Windows 8 swipe gestures and such features as live tiles," the company wrote in a blog post (Opens in a new window). The Windows 8 marketplace is slowly becoming more populated, today adding personal magazine app Flipboard.īuilt exclusively for the Windows 8.1 platform, the "truly beautiful, custom experience" comes with unique touches for Microsoft mobile users.

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