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Flipboard Hack Exposed Usernames, Email Addresses and Hashed Passwords

Wednesday May 29, 2019 12:31 pm PDT by
Flipboard today emailed Flipboard users to let them know about a security breach that saw usernames, email addresses, and protected passwords accessed by hackers. Between June 2, 2018 and April 22, 2019, there was "unauthorized access" to Flipboard databases that leaked account information. Flipboard says the hackers "potentially obtained copies" of some databases, and has not yet shared...
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Flipboard Founder Claims Apple News is 'a Product Living in the Past'

Wednesday February 14, 2018 12:49 am PST by
Apple's mobile news platform has been accused of "living in the past" by the co-founder and head of rival news curation service Flipboard. The comments were made at Tuesday's Code Media event in California, where Flipboard CEO Mike McCue participated in an onstage Q&A regarding the future of content curation in the digital mobile space. Now in its eighth year, the Flipboard iOS app organizes...
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Flipboard for iOS Updated With New Deeply Personalized 'Smart Magazines'

Wednesday February 8, 2017 6:10 am PST by
News-focused iOS app Flipboard today announced an update that introduces a new UI which creates custom, curated magazines based on various user "passions." The Version 4.0 update is said to be a direct response to the overabundance of news sources -- from magazines to online outlets and social media -- and serve as a way to "effortlessly get you to the things you love." The heart of the new...
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Zite Shutting Down December 7, Recommends Flipboard to Users

Friday November 20, 2015 4:12 am PST by
News aggregator app Zite last night announced that it will no longer be functional past December 7, with the company encouraging fans to migrate their information and preferences over to similar app Flipboard before the deadline (via VentureBeat). Flipboard acquired Zite in 2014 after a competitive few years together in the social media and news aggregation app sphere, keeping it open but...