14.10.2011 00:05 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

iOS 5 features: Newsstand

My nomination for the most underwhelming feature in iOS 5 goes to Newsstand. Touted by Apple as a one-stop shop for getting newspaper and magazine subscriptions in iOS, it has a lackluster selection, and its organization approach is baffling a lot of people. Newsstand is a homescreen folder much like any other folder you can create in iOS. However, it's got some magical properties; you can't add apps to it, nor can you delete it. It's the bucket where Apple slots periodicals apps that live in the Newsstand section of the App Store. You're not browsing a separate store when you're in Newsstand. For proof, click on one of the bottom buttons and you can navigate to other parts of the App Store. If you ask me, Newsstand is pointless and irrelevant. It would have been better for Apple to take a cue fro

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