# Summarized News Apps Pipes Provides Straight-Forward News by Describing an Article's 4 Main Points By Cadhla Gray | Published 2015-10-17 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/summarized-news References: [appadvice](http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/10/pipes-for-ios-is-a-smart-automated-to-the-point-news-app) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id1026902178?mt=8) 'Pipes' is an iOS app that provides summarized news articles to the fast-paced person who just wants the gist. With a news feed similar to that of [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noplace-app), the clean interface makes it easy to find information of interest. By summarizing the four main points of an article in a few sentences, Pipes provides short-attention spanned millennials and busy businessmen and women with their desired sound bytes. The font, size and background are all customizable and there is an integrated 'Recomendation Engine.' Finally, Pipes can be adapted to any [Apple](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/time-management) product, including the Apple watch. With many summarized news apps arriving on the scene, like ones that specially curate based on interests or [customizable online magazines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newtler), it's clear that there are many new alternatives to main media sites to garner information. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 64% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Summarized News Apps:** Opportunity for creating innovative news apps that provide summarized articles for individuals with short attention spans. - **Personalized News Curation:** Opportunity for developing news apps that curate articles based on individual interests. - **Customizable Online Magazines:** Opportunity for creating online magazines that allow users to customize their content and layout. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Mobile Apps:** Opportunity for mobile app developers to create innovative news apps for summarized and personalized news consumption. - **Media and News Publishing:** Opportunity for media and news publishers to explore alternatives to traditional news sites by offering summarized and personalized news content. - **Technology and Gadgets:** Opportunity for technology companies to adapt and integrate summarized news apps into their products, such as smartwatches. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Powered News Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/particle-app.md) - [AI-Driven Newsletter Summaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cruiseletter.md) - [Personalized News Briefing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tailored-pod.md) - [AI-powered News Curators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/news-organizing-tool.md) - [AI-Driven News Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/particle-news.md) - [Personalized News Summary Podcasts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/podcai.md) - [AI News Summaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unapod.md) - [AI Feed Summarizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tidyread.md) - [Audio News Summarizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newspod.md)