Abstract: A digital magazine application executing on a client device presents content retrieved from various sources to a user by presenting content regions that are each associated with various content items. When the digital magazine application identifies a type of interaction with a content region, the content region is modified to present information about various content items associated with the content region. For example, if the digital magazine application determines that a user positions a pointer at least a threshold distance from a surface of a display device for at least a threshold length of time at a location along a length and along a width of a display device where a content region is presented, the content region is modified. For example, the content region is increased in size and information describing content items associated with the content region is presented.

Abstract: A computer implemented method enables smooth transition of video playback with page flip action within a digital magazine. The method comprises steps of monitoring a user's interactions with a video content item displayed on a current page of the digital magazine. Upon detecting a user flipping the current page to a next page, the video content item is paused, a graphics resource used for rending the video content item is disabled and a current video frame of the video content item is captured. In response to the user flipping the current page to the next page, the graphics resource is enabled for rending the page flip action, a modified current page with portions of the next page are gradually displayed to the user, while the captured video frame is continuously displayed on the current page until the page flip action is finished.

Abstract: A computer implemented method enables smooth transition of video playback with page flip action within a digital magazine. The method comprises steps of monitoring a user's interactions with a video content item displayed on a current page of the digital magazine. Upon detecting a user flipping the current page to a next page, the video content item is paused, a graphics resource used for rending the video content item is disabled and a current video frame of the video content item is captured. In response to the user flipping the current page to the next page, the graphics resource is enabled for rending the page flip action, a modified current page with portions of the next page are gradually displayed to the user, while the captured video frame is continuously displayed on the current page until the page flip action is finished.

Abstract: A content stream including content items retrieved from various applications executing on a client device is presented by the client device. A set of content items associated with a topic matching a stream topic associated with the content stream is identified from the retrieved content items. Quality scores are determined for each content item in the set providing a measure of a user's interest in each content item. A display set of content items is selected based on the quality scores, with one or more content items from the display set displayed based on a stream template. The stream template includes multiple slots each associated with one or more content items, and specifies a relative position of different slots to each other.

Abstract: A content stream including content items retrieved from various applications executing on a client device is presented by the client device. A set of content items associated with a topic matching a stream topic associated with the content stream is identified from the retrieved content items. Quality scores are determined for each content item in the set providing a measure of a user's interest in each content item. A display set of content items is selected based on the quality scores, with one or more content items from the display set displayed based on a stream template. The stream template includes multiple slots each associated with one or more content items, and specifies a relative position of different slots to each other.

Abstract: A digital magazine application executing on a client device presents content retrieved from various sources to a user by presenting content regions that are each associated with various content items. When the digital magazine application identifies a type of interaction with a content region, the content region is modified to present information about various content items associated with the content region. For example, if the digital magazine application determines that a user positions a pointer at least a threshold distance from a surface of a display device for at least a threshold length of time at a location along a length and along a width of a display device where a content region is presented, the content region is modified. For example, the content region is increased in size and information describing content items associated with the content region is presented.