Fox News 1.2.0.0
For this purpose most of them will enlist the help of a specialized applications that can bring them the information they need, even while on the go.
Fox News is one of the most well-known channels and an important number of people watch the news and access the online articles, so having a dedicated client app for this might be a good idea.
Access the news from an easy to use GUI
The application comes with a practical design that puts the informational aspects above good looks, but the visual appeal is by no completely left out.
The front-end relies on the mobile version of the website, so those who access it frequently will surely be familiar with everything inside. The utility offers a small set of commands that are grouped inside the main menu available in the lower part of the screen.
Less pleasant are the advertisements that appear in full screen at startup and the animated banners that show up throughout the app.
Go through the news sections and choose the articles to read
Fox News enables you to select the area of interest, so you can opt for a specific type of content and access the respective articles in a jiffy. This is easy to carry out as the all the sections are kept inside a drop-down menu you can access in no time.
The latest headlines are always shown in the main screen, so you can have instant access to all the breaking news and most important events that are currently unveiling. The news stories are presented integrally, so you can read all the pages one after the other.
When it comes to sharing the content, this utility offers you the possibility to send out a message, be it an email or an SMS containing the link to the Fox News webpage where the full article is available.
What's more, you can even select and copy the news content to the clipboard, then paste it in any application that supports text input. In case you want to check for fresh additions to the latest news list, there is a "Refresh" button in the main menu that you can use to update the data.
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0/5
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Bottom Line
Design / UI6
This application has a simple appearance, with a neat structuring of the content, but it is plagued by advertisements. |
Function8
Reading the news at a glance and sharing the stories are the main assets of this utility, so it scores pretty well here. |
Security8
This application needs to look into the phone and owner identity for some reason, even if these are not related to its functionality. |
Battery8
When used over long periods of time, the app will have an above average power consumption, which increases when watching video news. |
Price9
Fox News allows all users to access the information freely, but it also serves them a lot of adverts in full screen and as banners. |
Compatibility9
The majority of Windows Phone users can try out this app as it runs well on any handset powered by version 8 or higher of the OS. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.2.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.2.0.0
- developer:
- trthtai
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 432