Circa

I do not read a lot on my phone, but one exception is news. I have several apps I use to follow news.

My newest fascination is Circa. Circa News is designed for presenting news on the phone and has several unique features. Circa presents a top story from each of several categories (there are other services that do this), but if you select then presents each story using a predictable pattern of elements. There is the lead story, individual quotes, additional resources, etc. The idea is that you can dive in as deep as you want. Circa offers an interesting additional feature. If you wish to continue to follow a story, you select the story and you will receive information regarding future developments.

The downside of this and similar services is that you can select from categories you want to follow, but cannot expand the categories. For example, there is not an “education” category.