Kara Swisher at AllThingsD is reporting that Google will launch 'Currents', an app to compete with Flipboard, as early as tomorrow.
I was wrong about the rollout timing - I had reported mid-November (sorry, Sean!) - but Google's entrant into the news reader space is finally set to launch as early as tomorrow. Sources said the product, which was codenamed Propeller and will compete with a spate of competitors such as Flipboard and Yahoo's Livestand, is now called Currents (I had gotten that one right!). As in current events. Get it?
We'll let you know what happens...
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I was wrong about the rollout timing - I had reported mid-November (sorry, Sean!) - but Google's entrant into the news reader space is finally set to launch as early as tomorrow. Sources said the product, which was codenamed Propeller and will compete with a spate of competitors such as Flipboard and Yahoo's Livestand, is now called Currents (I had gotten that one right!). As in current events. Get it?
We'll let you know what happens...
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