NYT/bit.ly's News.me for iPad App Shedding it Subscription Fee

The News.me iPad app was funded by the New York Times and developed in partnership with bit.ly. It is, generally speaking, a very similar to Flipboard except that it only looks at your Twitter feed (if allowed), featured Twitter users and select RSS feeds. Unlike Flipboard’s free service, News.me charged weekly and annual subscription fees (99 cents and $34.99, respectively). This week, however, they service became a free one.

News.me is all grown up (and now free)!