Pulse News Reader for iOS Goes Free

The popular Pulse News Reader for iPad and iPhone is now being offered free in the App Store.

The NYT reports that Alphonso Labs has raised $800,000 in venture capital and is attempting to attract more users, and with them, paid partnerships with publishers and advertisers.

As seen in App Store Hall of Fame, Pulse is a beautiful application that makes reading news fun and engaging. Pulse transforms your favorite news sources into a colorful and interactive mosaic.

Tap on an article and you're presented with a clean and elegant view of the news story. Try it now - you will never look at news the same way again.

Features:
★ Dual view: For each article, you can switch between a clean text summary of the article or go to the website directly. When you tap on an article, both are ready to view, almost instantly!

★ Dashboard: With the dashboard layout, you can continue to browse stories of a news source as you read an article. Zero hierarchy!

★ Offline sync: No internet? No problem. Pulse loads the news you read, and makes it available wherever you are.

★ Smart search: No need for complicated RSS 2.0/XML/*#@ feed addresses. All you have to do is enter keywords and Pulse fetches the feed for you. You can add upto 60 sources in this version.

★ Easy share: Found an interesting article? Sharing it via email, facebook, twitter and instapaper is as easy as 2 taps.


★ Smooth transitions: Getting lost in applications as you rotate your iPad. Special care has been taken to maintain consistency between Landscape and Portrait views.

What's New In This Version:
★ Source-O-Plenty: Now get 60 sources across 5 pages (12 on each page)
★ Organize Away: Improved management of your sources
★ Eureka!: Discover new and interesting sources in Pulse Bazaar
★ Zippy: Performance enhancements to make your favorite application faster than ever

You can download Pulse News Reader from the App Store for free.

[iPad Version] [iPhone Version]