NBC News 1.2.1713.0
One of the most reputed sources of information, NBC has quite a lot of watchers and readers for its televised and online newsreels. Those who want to stay up to date with the latest releases from their preferred channel can try out on their Windows phone a neat app suggestively called NBC News.
Pleasant and neatly structured GUI
Thanks to a well organized layout that can accommodate a large flow of information, this app offers a pleasant experience, especially taking into consideration the nice appearance of the interface.
Going through the numerous sections of the application and going through the long lists of news articles are done fluently, while the news texts as well as the videos load fairly quickly and with minimal delays.
If by default the screen orientation is set to portrait, it is possible to rotate the screen and view everything in landscape mode as well. This applies to video news and slideshow area only, because for the written articles the display will not adjust to changes in orientation.
Browse the news stories on the fly
With this app you can easily go through the top stories that are shown in the home screen of NBC News, but there is an alternative to this. More precisely, you can visit the "Categories" area of the app to enjoy almost a complete set of news categories, the only important one that seems to be missing being the "Sports" section.
There are some dedicated modules for video news and photo slideshows, while inside the "TV Shows" area you can enjoy the "Nightly News", "TODAY", "Dateline" and "Meet the Press", each module with a complete playlist ready to start as soon as you enter the respective section.
Text to speech, voice commands and quick sharing
If you are tired of reading or simply have something else to do but still want to assimilate the information from an article, the utility offers the "read article" function so you can listen to the news story read out loud by the app.
Even more interesting is the support for voice commands that enables you to control the application this way. Also, if you want to view the latest headline news at a glance, you can set the utility as the lock screen provider and also activate the live tiles.
Very important as well 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 NBC News supports all these methods.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The pleasant interface of this application is easy to work with and offers a seamless experience for all users. |
Function7
The basic set of features doesn't provide too many options for users, as it could use more text reading options, a "Sports" category and more. |
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 needs a considerable amount of power when running, so the battery usage records very high values. |
Price10
NBC News offers everything completely free and there are no advertisements, prompts or other kind of similar nuisances. |
Compatibility10
Most Windows Phone handsets on the market support having this utility installed and running, as it needs version 7.5 or higher of the OS. |
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 1.2.1713.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.2.1713.0
- developer:
- NBC News Digital LLC
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- 7.5, 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 223