BBC News 1.5.2.0
Among the most reputed sources of information, BBC has a lot of loyal watchers and readers for its televised and online newsreels.
For any Windows Phone user interested in following the news stream for the British Broadcasting Corporation, there are numerous apps that can bring the articles close at hand and BBC News is one of them.
Unsophisticated and easy to use GUI
The application relies on the mobile version of BBC's website to provide the information you are looking for, so the layout should be quite familiar.
The looks of this utility are quite decent, as it features a neat interface were all the articles are kept well organized and easy to access, while the categorization made available by the news provider helps a lot as well.
The waiting time when selecting the articles is not too long, as there are some minor delays in fetching and displaying the online content. A real nuisance is the presence of some animated ad banners that keep on changing at the top of the screen.
Read, listen and watch news from BBC
With this app you can easily go through the main written articles or video stories, but there is an alternative to this. More precisely, by activating the "Categories" menu you will have at your disposal all the sections in which are neatly stacked all the current and past articles.
The video content is loaded inside each article, so you can view and listen to the recorded material, while having in front of you the written piece of news as well. Also, in case you have some audio content inside the areas you are visiting, BBC News allows you to play it on the spot.
Select written content and share any piece of news on the fly
Once you open any article inside this application you can make a selection and copy the text to the system clipboard with one tap. There are no other helpers to facilitate reading or highlighting content, but you can always zoom in for a closer view, if this suits your purpose.
More important is the ability to send out article links to spread the news to your friends and this can be done in several ways: through email or SMS messages or via your social network pages, as BBC News supports all these methods.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI7
The appearance of this utility is decent, with nice graphics, but all is due to the mobile layout of BBC's website and there is the nuisance coming from the adverts. |
Function7
The basic set of options doesn't provide too many extra features for users, who are limited to reading the articles and sharing the links. |
Security5
The application is rather intrusive as it peeks inside many secure areas of the system unrelated to its functionality. |
Battery4
Should this utility run for several hours on end, the battery will deplete a lot sooner than expected, due to the very high power consumption. |
Price9
The app serves it purpose fairly well, providing quick access to all the info users will need, but there are the annoying ads that spoil the fun. |
Compatibility9
Only those users who have at their disposal a Windows Phone 8 or higher handset can try BBC News. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.5.2.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.5.2.0
- developer:
- VTA Media
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 188