Flipboard Topics come to Windows Phone.

Reading articles on websites is a pleasure on Windows Phone thanks to Flipboard. The popular cross-platform app got an update today that brings Topics to Windows Phone users. The latter will be able to choose over 34,000 topics which can be found either by searching or tapping on the new topic tags on articles. Once you find an interesting topic, add it to your Flipboard. Sounds cool, right? Topics, unfortunately, are available only to readers in the U.S., Canada, UK and India. Flipboard's developer does say in the logs that more countries will be added in the future.

Check out the full change log below and head over to the Windows Phone store to download Flipboard for free.

- Flipboard for Windows Phone now has over 34,000 topics to follow what interests you the most.  
- Topics are supported only in US, Canada, UK, India. More regions will be added in the future. 
- You can manage your magazines. Change the cover, delete the magazine, and more. 
- More bug fixes and performance improvements.

Flipboard now lets you pin, but still does not flip.

Flipboard is a beautiful magazine-like app that has recently been ported to Windows Phone. With Flipboard you can naturally flip through the news like you would do with a paper-based magazine. You can, obviously, connect to your Facebook and Twitter account or your favorite news source. Err... wait a minute, Flipboard does NOT flip on Windows phone. That's right, for some obscure reason, Flipboard does not flip on Windows phone. I was disappointed that they did not include its most famous flip feature.

Today's update does not include the flip feature, but users will now be able to pin their favorite section and magazine to the start screen. It is also now possible to like any articles, photo gallery or video right from the app bar.

Finally you have the usual bug fixes and performance improvements plus the improvements to video playback.

Download Flipboard for free in the Windows Phone store.
 

Press Release: Nokia Lumia 1020 inspires developers to push boundaries of smartphone imaging

Nokia Imaging Software Development Kit (SDK) now available at developer.nokia.com 

Espoo, Finland and New York, NY - After unveiling the Nokia Lumia 1020 today, Nokia also debuted a range of exciting applications that push the boundaries of smartphone imaging.

Hipstamatic, Path, Vyclone, SNAPCAM, Panagraph, Yelp, CNN and Foursquare are just a few of the developers building unique applications for the Nokia Lumia 1020 with the new Nokia Imaging SDK. It was also announced that popular personal magazine Flipboard and popular video service Vine will also be coming to Windows Phone.

"Now more than ever, people are using their smartphones to shoot, edit and share pictures," said Marco Argenti, Senior Vice President, Nokia Developer. "With the Nokia Lumia 1020, we are delivering an industry-leading imaging experience that takes people closer to the details that really matter. We've collaborated closely with Microsoft and top developers around the world to deliver unique app experiences, pushing the boundaries of innovation with our ecosystem."

The Nokia Imaging SDK was built with the same technology Nokia uses for its own imaging applications, including Smart Camera and Creative Studio. The SDK gives developers flexibility to create advanced imaging experiences in their applications for Nokia Lumia smartphones. Whether applying or creating filters or adding effects and adjustments to images, developers can offer people the ability to instantly personalize photos or relive the moment in a variety of ways.