class="cnetReview row" section=""> James Martin/CNET Apple has announced an app called News, which is designed to aggregate various news sources into one easy-to-read interface.

Much like the popular app Flipboard, News integrates a variety of sources into a single feed. It automatically builds personalized recommendations based on what you read.

At first glance News doesn't provide much that's actually new. Other us news aggregation apps are commonplace and popular; Flipboard, for example, has attracted 65 million users since its launch five years ago. Apple seems to be focusing on the app's recommendations engine, as well as user privacy, to set News apart from the pack.