CBS News 1.3.5.0
For any Windows Phone user interested in following the events presented by the news channel of CBS Interactive, there is a dedicated app that can bring the articles close at hand and is suggestively called CBS News.
Well-thought-out front-end with a nice appearance
This app comes with a decent GUI, well organized and quite appealing from the visual perspective. Also, the content is structured neatly, to make it a breeze to access any article regardless of the section you are currently browsing.
Navigating through hundreds of headlines, video news and articles is pretty smooth and rarely does a selected piece of news take more than a few seconds to load on the screen.
The commands for managing the content and sources are easy to reach, so users should have an easy time configuring and using CBS News to its full capacity.
Read and share articles about the latest events
This utility offers a diverse choice in terms of content, so you can look at the most important subjects of the moment or pick a certain category from the "Latest" menus to focus only on a specific kind of information.
The first paragraphs of any article loads inside the list view when it is selected with one tap and while reading the full story you can make fine adjustments to the font size, line spacing and text alignment by accessing the dedicated area from the main menu hosted in the lower side of the screen.
Sending out the links to any articles you like is possible thanks to the numerous sharing possibilities offered by CBS News, which include emails, social networks and SMS messages.
Video news, TV shows and live streaming at a glance
There is a lot of video content inside the application and you have at your fingertips all the important programs like "60 Minutes", "48 Hours" or "CBS Evening News".
Viewing the live streams is also possible and you can bookmark these multimedia news just as easily as the written articles, so as to have them available form the dedicated section of the utility.
Configuring the app's running settings is a breeze and you can activate the neat "Live Tile" feature, enable the notifications for breaking news or choose which section is displayed by default on the home screen.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The impressive layout and carefully drawn graphics, as well as the smooth navigation and excellent structuring of the content earn a lot of points, despite a lack of quality for some videos. |
Function9
The solid feature set provided by CBS News makes it possible for any user to have access to a lot of information in written and multimedia form. |
Security10
This utility is perfectly safe to use since it only accesses the system areas that are strictly related to its actual functionality. |
Battery5
The app has a high power consumption and the longer it is used the faster the battery usage increases, even when it is left running in the background. |
Price10
Considering that users can get pretty much any kind of news displayed in a few moments onto their phone without having to pay anything, this tool is a quite sweet deal. |
Compatibility8
The app is tailored only for Windows Phone 8.1 and higher devices, without any other special requirements. |
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 1.3.5.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.3.5.0
- developer:
- CBS Interactive, Inc.
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 199