Flipboard 2.0 update allows you to make your own magazines, personalized recommendations and more

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Popular iOS news app, Flipboard was updated today to version 2.0, which brings a refreshed look, speed improvements, and the ability to create your own magazines. The UI enhancements include a more prominent search bar with improved personalize recommendations, and updated sharing buttons to Twitter, Facebook and Google +.

The most notable new feature in the update is the ability to create you own custom magazines, article by article. The way the feature works is, if you want to save an article that you’ve found online or within Flipboard, you bookmark it and it’s automatically added to your personalized magazine. Once you’ve finished creating your magazine, you can publish it publicly, or save it privately.

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Mark Gurman (@markgurman) March 27, 2013

According to TheVerge, Flipboard also announced today that they’ve reached 50 million users.

The update to Flipboard is available today and should be available on Android next month.

What’s New in Version 2.0

★ You can now collect and save content into your own magazines, tap the new “+” button to get started.
★ Your magazines are public, but can be made private (viewable only to you).
★ Use the new bookmarklet to add items to your magazines from your browser.
★ Get Flipboard notifications when people like, comment or subscribe to your magazines.
★ Easily email or share magazines to Facebook, Twitter, G+, etc
✓ Search is now front and center on your Flipboard, with new improved results.
✓ Faster page-loading and faster flipping performance.
★ Personalized recommendations for more to add to your Flipboard.

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