Hot This Week on Evri for iPad

This past week, Evri for iPad users have been reading about the John Travolta's alleged homosexual misconduct, Obama's stance on gay marriage, Time's controversial breastfeeding cover, and more. Here are the top 5 topics viewed between May 7th and 14th, 2012:

  1. John Travolta – Male massage therapists came out of the woodwork with allegations of sexual advances and lawsuits against the scientologist and movie star.
  2. Mitt Romney – The presumptive GOP candidate for president wooed evangelical Christians, and Obama unleashed ads attacking Romney's career at Bain Capital.
  3. Gay Marriage – After Joe Biden affirmed his support for same-sex marriage, president Obama did the
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Hot This Week on Evri for iPad

This past week, Evri for iPad users have been reading about the John Edwards, Chen Guangcheng, MCA's death, and more. Here are the top 5 topics viewed between April 30 and May 7, 2012:

  1. John Edwards – A witness testified that Edwards knew in 2008 that the campaign funds used to cover up his affair were "for his benefit."
  2. Chen Guangcheng – The Chinese dissident awaited permission for him and his family to travel to the United States.
  3. The Avengers – The Marvel superhero flick opened to staggering box office returns.
  4. Beastie Boys – Adam Yauch, aka MCA, died at the age of 47 after a
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Hot This Week on Evri for iPad

This past week, Evri for iPad users have been reading about the NFL draft, student loan relief, John Edwards' trial, and more. Here are the top 5 topics viewed between April 23 and April 30, 2012:

  1. Student Loan Relief Obama threatened to veto the student loan relief bill due to an amendment added by the GOP which would cut health care funding.
  2. United States Secret Service – Investigations into agents' misconduct continued as allegations of previous use of prostitutes came to light.
  3. Mitt Romney – Obama used the Bin Laden killing to cast doubt on Romney's ability, and the GOP frontrunner talked up the student loan
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Hot This Week on Evri for iPad

This past week, Evri for iPad users have been reading about George Zimmerman's arrest, the Secret Service prostitution scandal, Ted Nugent, and more. Here are the top 5 topics viewed between April 16 and April 23, 2012:

  1. Trayvon Martin – Martin's killer George Zimmerman was arrested and charged with second degree murder, and then released on $150,000 bail until the trial begins.
  2. United States Secret Service – Officers faced investigation and possible sacking after a dispute over the payment of prostitutes in Colombia.
  3. Mitt Romney – Focus switched to the general election and Romney vs. Obama after Santorum left the race.
  4. Ted Nugent – The US
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Introducing Evri for Kindle Fire [Video]

Last year we launched Evri for iPad, the first topic-based news discovery app for iPad. And about three days later we started hearing the question, "When are you guys coming to Android?" Honestly, we just didn't know. We do want to be on as many devices as possible. And we built the core of our application experience in HTML/CSS with that goal in mind, minimizing the amount of platform-specific code wherever we could. But before we could commit to anything we needed to make sure that we could deliver a great user experience on a new device. Unfortunately, the Android devices we looked at and prototyped against just weren't set up to deliver that experience. Our animations were jerky, scrolling wasn't ...

New! Evri Updates for Facebook

Evri is pleased to announce the release of Evri Updates, a light-weight news curation app for Facebook.

Evri Updates lets you follow topics that interest you right in your Facebook news feed. Simply "Like" one or more of the listed channels, and top news stories from those topics will appear in your feed, just like they were shared by a friend. Get started » As always, your feedback is welcome! Shoot us an email at feedback@evri.com to let us know what you think.

Hot This Week on Evri for iPad

This past week, Evri for iPad users have been reading about Instagram's acquisition, Brad and Angelina's engagement, Bobby Petrino, and more. Here are the top 5 topics viewed between April 9 and April 16, 2012:

  1. E-Books – The Department of Justice filed a suit against Apple for alleged price-fixing in collusion with e-book publishers.
  2. Bobby PetrinoArkansas football coach Bobby Petrino was fired after illegally hiring his young mistress over 158 other candidates.
  3. Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie officially announced their engagement and plans to move their family to London.
  4. InstagramFacebook acquired the social photography app for a
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Hot This Week on Evri for iPad

This past week, Evri for iPad users have been reading about Trayvon Martin's death, the race to the White House, Charles Manson's parole hearing and more. Here are the top 5 topics viewed between April 2 and April 9, 2012:

  1. Trayvon Martin – The Florida prosecutor in the case of the murdered teen ruled out using a grand jury, and the accused killer invoked "shaken baby syndrome" in his defense.
  2. Mega-Millions – While a Maryland woman publicly claimed to have lost her winning ticket, a confirmed winner from Kansas chose to remain anonymous.
  3. Obama Campaign – Senator Chuck Grassley called the president "stupid" on
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Hot This Week on Evri for iPad

This past week, Evri for iPad users have been reading about Trayvon Martin's death, the race to the White House, the JetBlue pilot meltdown and more. Here are the top 5 topics viewed between March 26 and April 2, 2012:

  1. Trayvon Martin – Fury mounted over the shooting of the Florida teen, and wearing a hoodie became a sign of anti-racist solidarity.
  2. GOP Primaries – Big-name Republicans like George H. W. Bush endorsed Romney, as Santorum and Gingrich scrambled with more attack ads.
  3. HealthcareThe Supreme Court weighed the Obama's healthcare law and the constitutionality of the insurance mandate.
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Evri for iPad: Award-Winning Design

A big congrats out to Hot Studio for being recognized and celebrated for their design efforts in 2011. Evri teamed up with Hot Studio last year to develop Evri for iPad and we're excited to be a part of this great success. Hot Studio took home HOW Magazine's "Your Best Work" design award as well as Interactive Media Award's "Best-in-Class" award for their work on the Evri for iPad app design. Congrats, Hot Studio! We look forward to future collaborations. Read more: The Cherries Atop Our Sundae: Awards in 2011