category, going up against incumbents like Flipboard
and Google's own Currents service. It's called Paper and
it promises a "full-screen" distraction-free layout, with
the app separating out your own Facebook News feed to
begin with. You can then add to that, picking from
Facebook's curated themes that'll include photography,
sports, food, science and design. If you feared this
would be populated exclusively by giant media corps,
Facebook is promising that articles will come from
from well-known sites as well as "emerging voices,"
although it says it'll also ensure that trusted publications
will be easy to spot within the mix.
Navigation from article to article is done through
swipes. and you'll be able to tilt the phone and arch
across bigger panoramic pictures. From the early
screens that Facebook's been sharing, the social network
is going heavy on the visual appeal: pictures dominate
the navigation, with soft white icons laid on top of
pictures for navigation -- there's certainly flashes of iOS
7 in places. Videos, full-screen, will also auto-play
(we're hoping there will be a toggle for that). The app
launches February 3rd and marks the premier release
for the social network's Creative Labs department: more
apps are promised from the team going forward.
Via: Engadget
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