Livestand from Yahoo! is a bit more than just a newsreader app for your iPad. It’s an elegant way of having everything you want to know each day in one place on your iPad. With Livestand, news reading feels so simple and seamless that you would swear you’re playing a game instead of leafing through current events all with the decorum of the corner coffee shop merged with the layout of a serious news magazine. This is not just the cousin of the traditional newspaper; it’s its high class hipster nephew in a business suit networked with a dozen of his co-workers. From the moment this application loads, it shows that a large amount of effort was put into streamlining and usability. Getting around within Livestand is further simplified by a hefty amount of tutorial prompts for the first time user while browsing through articles and feed lists. All the features Read More

Yahoo was once the most visited web portal on the internet, but it has had a rough last couple of years. In an industry where companies are transitioning into the mobile arena at breakneck speeds, Yahoo has struggled to stay relevant. But that doesn’t mean it’s not trying. Yahoo recently unveiled several new mobile applications at its Product Runway event. There were a couple of notable titles, but the star of the show had to be the Flipboard-like app for the iPad, Livestand… Here’s an excerpt from its App Store description: “Livestand is your living magazine app, where the news and stories you care about come to life with visually stunning photos and videos. Explore its publications for breaking headlines, celebrity news, sports, or whatever you’re into — as you’ve never seen it. You’ll lose yourself for hours with its electrifying images and captivating content. Livestand is the ultimate tapping, scrolling, Read More

Looking for a new app this weekend?  Here are ten great new apps for the iPhone and iPad that you may want to check out! All the latest news, videos and photos delivered, magazine-style, to your iPad from Yahoo; complete with support for individual profiles, social networking integration and the chance to personalize your feeds.  Free. Scan your old physical pictures and store them for free inside 1000Memories’ online archive.  The app has editing and cropping tools to help get the best from your scanned pictures, plus the option to tag and share photos through social networking sites.  Free. Released back in August, this motorcycle racing game has been updated to include revised controls, a ‘Pro’ difficulty level and various other fixes and improvements.  It’s universal for the iPhone and iPad.  $2.99/£1.99. A social calorie/meal tracker and healthy eating application, where your friends can encourage your weight-loss program and also recommend Read More

Livestand was released for iPad today and I have to say it is pretty impressive. The free app strives to provide you with a personalized magazine drawn from Yahoo! and other content sources like Scientific American, Consumer Reports News, Wired, Forbes, and Parenting. The onscreen presentation is very strong, with bold graphics and a very nice design sense. Weather is local, and the app automatically finds your location. The app supports profiles, and up to 4 users can access their own mix of news on the app. To start up from scratch, the app would like your Yahoo! ID, or your Facebook login to help seed the app with your interests. You can skip this if you want to, and just tell the app what kind of content you like. News seems to be constantly updated, and that includes stock feeds and Twitter updates. In the short time I used it, Read More