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Taptu 2.2.1 for Android with Jelly Bean Support and beautiful new Widgets

Posted by on July 19, 2012

Hello All,

If you’re an Android phone/tablet owner chances are you love your widgets. We’re big fans of Android widgets too and for that reason we’ve spent the last few weeks adding a couple of new beautiful ones on Taptu.

Whether you like the standard widgets or card widgets, we hope we’ve created a list of personalisable ones that satisfy your requirements for your Android home screen.

Taptu 2.2.1 available today to download, also comes with improvements tailored for Jelly Bean. We’re always trying to stay ahead of the game and provide you with cool features for the latest things in the Android world.

As always you can give us feedback, comments, suggestions, or critiques at @Taptu on Twitter, our Facebook page, or on our Get Satisfaction page.

Thanks!
KP

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Taptu goes Australia

Posted by on June 13, 2012

New Australian StreamStore

Today, we have released the new version of Taptu for Android phones and tablets; the biggest thing there, is a tailored StreamStore for our friends in Australia.

Our featured streams include a wide selection of topics relevant for Aussies, from Sports to Politics to Fashion and Tech. So if you live “Down Under” check it out.

We hope you find those relevant, but in any case, you can contact us on Twitter @Taptu, or our Facebook page, or via email [email protected].

Thanks a lot,
Konstantinos

Australian flag courtesy of wikipedia

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Taptu wins Best News App Ever Award!

Posted by on January 27, 2012

We were confident that Taptu is the ‘best app ever’ but now it has been proven, as earlier today it was announced that we won the Best App Ever awards 2011 for Best News App on the Android platform. The Best App Ever Awards, now in its fourth year, were created to celebrate the best mobile apps and games available as voted by its readers and this year it had over one million votes overall.

On the iOS platform alone, the number of apps available has reached over 500,000 which means competition was tough. It’s a great feeling that our hard work to develop and design Taptu has proven so popular amongst its users and it was seen as a winner over other credible news reader apps such as Flipboard, Pulse and Google Currents.

Not content with awarding Taptu with Best News App, it was also honorably mentioned for both Most Useful App and Best Visual Design which is fantastic as we work hard to ensure that our social news reader enables the user to enjoy reading the news from a visual aspect as well as having the ability to totally personalize their experience.

Well done to everyone involved with Taptu, and thanks to everyone for voting, it means a lot to us.

KP

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Press Release: Maak je eigen Pers!

Posted by on January 24, 2012

Persbericht

Amsterdam, 23-01-2012

Dagblad de Pers viert vandaag zijn vijfde verjaardag, en lanceert ter ere daarvan samen met Taptu de iPad- en iPhone-applicatie De Pers Krant. Met deze app kunnen lezers een volledig op maat gemaakte Pers samenstellen, door een eigen mix te maken van de secties in de krant, en zich te abonneren op auteurs en dossiers van De Pers.

De Pers ziet bij lezers een groeiende behoefte aan gepersonaliseerde informatie, en speelt daarop in door alle content uit de krant op maat aan te bieden, in plaats van een PDF-versie van de papieren editie. De krant is daartoe een samenwerking aangegaan met het zoek- en aggregatieplatform Taptu, gebaseerd in Cambridge, Groot-Brittannië en Denver, Colorado (USA).

De Pers Krant is gebouwd op Taptu’s zoektechnologie en platform, Tapform, dat media- en internetbedrijven van een eigen sociale nieuwsaggregator voorziet. ‘Taptu is internationaal de enige partij die een volwaardig applicatieplatform biedt en bovendien de mate van personalisatie mogelijk maakt die wij zoeken’, zegt hoofdredacteur Jan-Jaap Heij van de krant.

Lezers kunnen in ‘streams’ alle secties van de krant, een groot aantal dossieronderwerpen en alle afzonderlijke auteurs toevoegen en desgewenst verwijderen. Van de afzonderlijke streams zijn de inhoud en de vormgeving ook in te stellen. Lezers kunnen bovendien zowel hun streams als afzonderlijke artikelen via social media met anderen delen.

De Pers versterkt met het uitbrengen van deze applicatie zijn rol als innovator in digitaal uitgeven. Het laatste nieuws kunnen lezers volgen via depers.nl en de onlangs vernieuwde mobiele versie daarvan in HTML5. Digitale edities zijn te lezen middels de HTML5-webapplicatie iPers (alle platforms) en via externe applicaties als Pressreader, Magworld en Tablisto. Met De Pers Krant wordt daar voor iOS een digitale editie op maat aan toegevoegd. Een Android-versie verscheen al eind december 2011.

Meer informatie:

Jan-Jaap Heij, hoofdredacteur De Pers

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Press Release: Taptu Launches on Samsung’s Bada Platform, Expanding Global Footprint of Popular Social News Reader

Posted by on January 20, 2012

Taptu available now on new Wave M and Wave 3 phones

CAMBRIDGE, England & DENVER –(January 19, 2012)—Taptu, the social media and mobile search technology company, today launches its popular social newsreader app on Samsung Bada devices.

The new app represents Taptu’s expansion to feature phones and cements its dedication to a cross-platform, global strategy with apps on iOS, Android, Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet as well as Amazon’s Kindle Fire and now Samsung Bada phones. Taptu for Bada gives users access to Taptu’s signature StreamStore, which features over 200,000 unique streams comprised of an array of popular websites and blogs spanning almost every topic.

“What has always set Taptu apart from competitors is our extensive news aggregating platform and algorithms,” said Mitch Lazar, CEO of Taptu. “Taptu for Bada is an extension of our vision for a Taptu app for any mobile device.”

Taptu for Bada also features the StreamStudio that lets users DJ the news, mixing and matching the topics and sources to create the perfect stream of news for them and their unique set of interests. The combination of high quality hardware and touch-based user interface on Bada devices make them an ideal fit for Taptu’s slick, visually engaging reading experience.

As part of the launch Taptu is also announcing that Samsung will be featuring Taptu on two Bada phones, the Wave M and Wave 3. This will provide users a turnkey solution for accessing and organizing all the news that is important to them.

Bada users can download the app here:

http://www.samsungapps.com/topApps/topAppsDetail.as?productId=G00003446609

About Taptu:

Founded in 2006, Taptu is an award-winning social media and mobile technology company based in Cambridge, England, and Denver, Colorado. Taptu builds innovative platforms, tools and applications that enable highly personalized creation, curation, recommendation, search, discovery, management, consumption and sharing of content across all personal screen-based devices. Wapedia, Taptu’s popular mobile Wikipedia with over 2 million downloads, is also available for download at the Apple App Store, Android Market and as a Barnes & Noble NOOK app.

See http://www.taptu.com for more information.

Media Contact:

In the US:
Bob Patterson
VSCpr for Taptu
[email protected]
415.302.9806

In the UK:
Dianne See Morrison
Director of Communications
Taptu
[email protected]
07988 539 921

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Taptu Fashion: Everything about Fashion Exclusively on Nook Color

Posted by on October 21, 2011

Hello Taptus fans,

Today we are very excited to announce an exclusive offering for our friends on Nook Color. The Taptu Fashion Application is now available to download.

Taptu Fashion is our little tribute to the world of Fashion, the from the best loved fashion magazines to the fashion bloggers and the people that make all of us look good….

We have brought together streams that will let you stay up to date with the latest trends, find out what Sarah Jessica Parker was wearing last night or even figure out tips about staying beautiful and keeping fit.

Taptu Fashion still gives you access to streams from a wide range of other topics, i.e. news, sports, finance, etc; with Taptu Fashion, you can also check what your Friends are doing on Facebook or what the people you follow Tweet about. Taptu Fashion is not just the ultimate guide to Fashion but the best companion for your news.

Last but not least, our favorite DJ-ing feature is also available on Taptu Fashion. We hope you will create more streams about fashion and share them back to your friends to help them stay in tune.

Give Taptu Fashion for the Nook a try and let us know what you think!

And as Miranda Priestly would say: “That’s all.”

Bye for now,
KP

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Shooting Our Nook Video: A Rack Mount Server, a Whiteboard, Some White Tack & Cushions

Posted by on September 29, 2011

Hello,

When you work at a start-up, you need to improvise sometimes….

When you have to shoot a video–in this case an intro to our newly launched Taptu for Nook app–for example, and you have forgotten your SLR tripod at home, you’ve got to figure out another way to stabilize the camera. That’s where a rack mount server comes in handy–especially because you can use the rails to attach the camera too.

A few engineering books to elevate the server are as useful as the server itself.

You also need to ensure there is no reflection from the ceiling – so a whiteboard is your best friend.

Next comes the Nook with Taptu installed; 4 pieces of white tack to attach the device on the table; and last but not least a few cushions to kneel on to record the video, voice over it, etc…and there you go!

So…4 Engineers and 1 Editor united, using standard office equipment in a Technology company and the video is shot: 3, 2, 1 and ACTION!

KP

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Taptu 1.6.1 for iOS is out: Preview Streams, Read it Later, Tags per Article

Posted by on September 27, 2011

Hello Taptu fans:

We’ve been heads down here at Taptu to bring you our latest iOS version: 1.6.1 is now available to download. What’s new? Well, lot’s of things (listed below):

Updated Logo: It’s time we had a new logo to reflect as much as possible what the app is all about. We hope you like it.

Preview a Stream before you add it: Whether you are adding a Stream from the Topics or one you found after Searching, you can now Preview the Stream before you add it by tapping on the “eye” icon.

Add a Stream from the article page: Is the article you are reading around a topic you are passionate about? Our search engine is powerful enough to indicate which other Topic Streams the story you are looking at appears and lets you Add them directly from the article pages.

Support for Read It Later: You can now save articles you like to Read It Later – one of the best Apps out there to do so. Don’t forget you can always Bookmark those stories inside Taptu as well.

Alerts: If for whatever reason, Taptu servers are not working, we will immediately notify you with an alert. Another one will be sent to you when everything is back to normal.

Finally, we’ve tuned up the app even more, fixing a few bugs and making the overall Taptu experience speedier and more stable. We hope you enjoy the latest update.

Thanks, KP.

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Taptu 1.6.1 for Android is out: Widgets, UI Improvements, Read It Later, Related Streams and more

Posted by on September 1, 2011

Hello Taptu fans:

We’ve been making further improvements to Taptu for Android on the latest version 1.6.1. So, what have we got for the latest update?

Widgets: Several widgets, scrollable on your Tablet that you can choose to add on your Android device Homescreen.

Streams per Article: Our search engine is powerful enough to indicate which other Topic/Genre Streams the story you are looking at appears. You can discover new Streams on things you are passionate or interested and Add them directly from the Story pages.

Linkedin Likes and Comments: Twitter and Facebook usually get all the love, but in 1.6.1 we’ve turned our attention to LinkedIn and added the ability to Like and Comment in your LinkedIn stream. (Available since 1.6)

Updated Tutorial: We hope you find Taptu intuitive, but just in case, we’ve tweaked our tutorial to make it easier than ever to understand quickly all of Taptu’s many features.

Read It Later: Support for the popular service Read It Later has been added. For those of you who have already used this service, and for those of you who want to give it a try, Taptu allows you to save the articles you most enjoy to Read It Later for Android.

Finally, we’ve tuned up the app even more, fixing a few bugs and making the overall Taptu experience speedier and more stable. We hope you enjoy the latest update.

Last but not least, there is a hidden feature – one we are very proud of. We are going to turn it ON really soon, so stay tuned.

Thanks, KP.

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Taptu 1.6 for iPhone and iPad is Out: LinkedIn Like & Comment; Color Coding for iPhone; Stream Preview & More

Posted by on July 23, 2011

Hello Taptu fans:

We’ve been tinkering with the app again and we’ve got some great improvements with Taptu for iPhone version 1.6. So, what have we got for the latest update?

Linkedin Likes and Comments: Twitter and Facebook usually get all the love, but in 1.6 we’ve turned our attention to LinkedIn and added the ability to Like and Comment in your LinkedIn stream.

Color coding and unmerging on iPhone: Keeping in line with our Taptu for iPad version, we’ve now added the ability to color code all of your streams on the iPhone. That’s right, go ahead and tap into your inner geek and assign a separate color for all of your different stream groupings. We’ve also added the ability to unmerge on the iPhone. Sometimes, you might be reading one of our mixed streams or your own curated streams and want to see a source in its own stream. You can now go to the StreamStudio to do this.

Preview a Stream before you add it: Have you found a Stream and you want to take a look of its contents before you add it? Click on the preview button and navigate through the stories of that Stream. Keep it if you like it or discard it if you don’t.

Updated Tutorial: We hope you find Taptu intuitive, but just in case, we’ve tweaked our tutorial to make it easier than ever to understand quickly all of Taptu’s many features.

Finally, we’ve further tuned-up the app fixing a few bug and making the overall Taptu experience speedier. We hope you enjoy the latest update. And, as some of the new features are based on your feedback, please keep it coming, we’d love to hear your ideas.

Last but not least, there is a hidden feature – one we are very proud of. We are going to turn it ON really soon, so stay tuned.

Thanks, KP.

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