Flipboard updates to include sound

Flipboard, the app on iOS and (unofficially) Android that presents the articles, pictures and photo albums that your friends post to the social network in a magazine format, was primarily a read-only application. Now, the service has released an update that includes sound in your regular Flipboard feed. The app now includes posts from music/podcast sharing service, SoundCloud as well as audio posts from NPR and Public Radio International. If an article has an audio accompaniment, the app will allow you to listen to the accompaniment as well. There is also a feature wherein you can explore recommended audio feeds in the new Audio category in the Content Guide. If you select a track to play, you will continue to hear it even if you start reading another article. A menu tab on the bottom left corner of the page will let you control volume, skip tracks and pause or play a track. Click here for full story