14 DAY TRIAL // Google has just announced that it has merged Magazines and Currents Android applications into a brand new one called Newsstand.
The new application is now available for download via Google Play Store, but those who already have Google Play Magazines application installed on their Android devices will receive Newsstand as an update.
“If you’re in the US, Canada, UK or Australia, the Google Play Magazines app will be upgraded to Google Play Newsstand over the next few days. In all other countries, you can download the Play Newsstand app for your Android phone or tablet from Google Play.
“If you’re a Google Currents user, you can upgrade to Play Newsstand by downloading the new app. You’ll find all of your favorite news sources will be transferred and ready to read the minute you open it.”
Google's Newsstand application for Android phone and tablets offers more than 1,900 free and paid, full length publications that users can subscribe to or follow. Among these, Google mentioned the following:
- Newspaper Subscriptions: Full-length content from some of the world’s top newspapers including The Australian, The Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, The National Post, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
- Magazines: Hundreds of HD magazines like Better Homes & Gardens, The Economist, Esquire, Fast Company, Forbes, Game Informer, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Shape, TIME, Vanity Fair and WIRED, from publishers like American Media Inc., Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, TIME Inc., and more.
- Blogs: Your favorite blogs like Apartment Therapy, Colossal, Cool Hunting, Flavorpill, Saveur Daily, TMZ and The Verge.
- News sites: Leading news sites like ABC News, The Atlantic, CBS Sports, CNET, The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, The Guardian, NPR, Reuters, The Telegraph, and more.
You can now download Google Play Newsstand for Android for free via Google Play store. The application should be fully compatible with all devices running Android 2.2 and up.
