SANTA CLARA: Particle News, the award-winning news app, was recognized in “Great Apps & Games for iOS 9” from the Apple iTunes Store.
Particle News allows users to perform searches from their phone’s home screen within iOS 9.
Available now for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, Particle News delivers a personalized reading experience of articles and news. The app is powered by a ground-breaking “Interest Engine” that learns your interests the more you read.
Apple’s recognition of Particle News follows an award of “Best New Apps” of 2015 in September.
“We are thrilled to be recommended by the App Store once again as one of the ‘great apps’ for iOS 9,” said Dr. Jeff Zheng, founding CEO of Particle Media and formerly head of Search & Recommendation Sciences at Yahoo!
Particle News allows users to perform searches from their phone’s home screen within iOS 9. The app integrates with Apple’s Spotlight search and delivers relevant results powered by Particle News’ in-depth content. By indexing millions of articles, Particle News enables both broad and deep coverage of users’ personalized news.
“Our goal is to connect people with content that matches their personal interests,” said Zheng, former founding head of Yahoo! Labs, Beijing. “Ultimately, Particle News will become the new entry point to the mobile Internet.”
