Apple Axes Newsstand and Creates News, a Reader You Might Actually Use

count like Apple ’s Newsstand has officially gone the way of most actual newsstands . The content - sharing service has been axe , but it ’s being replaced by something new : The simply - named News .

It ’s free , and will return articles from medium company including The New York Times , Conde Nast , ESPN , and a ton of other contented producers — even blog and local news sites . It takes a pageboy out of on-line lector like Flipboard , curating stories base on topics you ’re concerned in and news outlets you like .

As you scroll through the personalised feed , you get a reading experience that ’s build for mobile , with in - dividing line photo mosaics ( instead of slideshows , though those are also available ) and videos . Swipe to exchange to the next article — which could also be from a different publication . Like BuzzFeed and Facebook , content is being delivered straight to the platform . Each clause reckon like what it ’d look like on its home publishing , however . Animation and infographics are also available for your mobile news consuming penury .