• Journalism.co.uk, Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:12 PM

A group of Portuguese web developers have launched a UK edition of a new iPad app Niiiws, a personalised news reader which aggregates national news stories based on social sharing. The app, which originated within startup muchBeta, organises content by traditional newspaper sections with users also able to indicate their interests for future content by selecting tags within articles. Content displayed are also those articles most engaged with on social networks. The company is producing country-focused editions of the app, having launched in Portugal on 23 May and now the UK. There is also a Spanish edition available and the company is hoping to launch Niiiws for the Republic of Ireland and France later this month.

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