Meet the Internet boy genius with an app to summarize the news

Summly, available to download for free, reduces full-blown articles into snippets, making it easier to skim the news on a mobile device.

Taptu breaks out of mobile, delivers an HTML5 news DJ app for the Web

Fans of Taptu’s news DJ mobile apps will now be able to get their news fix from computers as well. The company today launched a new HTML5-powered web app that also synchronizes with all of Taptu’s existing apps — giving …

Flipboard iPhone app launch takes down entire service (updated)

After last night’s highly anticipated launch of the Flipboard news reading app for iPhone, the entire Flipboard service has been taken down. In a tweet posted to the official Flipboard Twitter account, the team admitted that the company’s service has …

Taptu scores $3.5M to build Tapform news DJ app platform

News DJ app company Taptu announced today it will soon let anyone build their own apps using its news mixing engine, thanks to a  €2.5 million ($3.5 million) second round of funding from DFJ Esprit and Sofinnova.

The move makes …

News DJ app Taptu’s bet on tablets (and Android) pays off big

Taptu, a mobile search company that has pivoted into news reading, has seen explosive growth after launching its “news DJ” app on the iPad and Android tablets.

Downloads increased 500 percent since Taptu launched its iPad app in April, accounting …