eBay, Google Currents apps get updates for third-gen iPad

0(0)0updated 02:00 pm EDT, Thu May 3, 2012 eBay app gets redesigned interface, requested features

eBay has released an overhauled iPad app, bringing it to v2.0.0. The app now supports the Retina display on the third-generation iPad, but also has a new interface, for instance featuring a customizable homescreen. Several user-requested features have been added, such as better search, a Back button, and the ability to revise listings.Search results can now be viewed in three different ways, and item images are available in "ultra-high" resolutions. eBay is also promising more notifications, and several unspecified minor improvements. The app runs on any iPad using iOS 4 or later.

Google has separately posted a new version of Currents, its magazine-like news reader for iOS. The v1.1.1 update adds support for the third-gen iPad's Retina display, but is otherwise minor, only making bugfixes. The title is a free download for any iOS 4-compatible device.

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Google Currents goes international, adds translation

01600updated 01:50 pm EDT, Wed April 11, 2012 Google Currents expands beyond US

Google Currents branched out beyond the US on Wednesday with its 1.1 update for Android (Google Play) and iOS (App Store). The curated news app now reaches worldwide and has both translated US publications and local publications. For non-native content, Google Translate has now been woven into the app itself and will optionally convert between any one of 38 languages.Syncing has been given its own significant update. Rather than load all at once, each "edition" only loads content as it appears, automatically, when in a full online mode. Readers can choose to mark certain editions for offline reading and cache them for a long flight. Google estimates that syncing is now about seven times faster.

Both the Android and iOS versions are universal and reflow to fit either smartphones or full-size tablets. They respectively need Android 2.2 and iOS 4.0. Although accessible in virtually all countries, the local trending content is limited to Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US.



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iPhone Apps: Google Currents, Astro Burst, Above France

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