News+ 1.3.0.0
Windows Phone users, for instance, have at their disposal a wide variety of specialized apps that can bring them the latest news from several sources and one of the most complete tools of this kind goes by the name of News+.
Clean GUI, with a neat layout
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.
The content is kept well organized and presented in an easy to read manner. If by default the screen orientation is set to portrait, it is possible to enable screen rotation and read the news stories in landscape mode as well.
Zooming in to increase the text size or view pictures up close is possible, as News+ supports the respective touch gestures. Some minor delays are encountered while accessing the news categories, as the information has to be fetched from the online sources.
Another letdown is represented by the low quality of the thumbnails that appear at times in the news feed or of the pics included in the selected articles.
Choose the news categories and sources
The ability to select the areas of interest, as well as the sources is more than welcomed, as you can opt for a specific type of content and disregard information that is irrelevant to you.
In order to choose the news subscriptions you will have to tap the "+" sing inside the main screen and you will be presented with the long list of news subjects and information sources.
Thus, you can opt for several online newspaper editions and reputed news sources like CNN, New York Times, USA Today or ESPN. The search engine that is at your disposal in this area makes it possible for you to look for and add more sources.
Access and read the articles on the fly
Opening the news pieces from this application is a breeze and you can check out the article headlines, while with a tap on the "Read more" link you will open the original story at its source.
Unfortunately, reading the news is all you can actually do with this utility because you cannot send out to your friends links to interesting articles, as there are no sharing possibilities inside News+.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI8
The looks of this app are quite decent, with some clean graphics and a good organization of the content, but with some low quality images here and there. |
Function5
The basic set of features of the utility doesn't provide too many options for users, who are limited to reading the articles. |
Security7
News+ looks inside several sensitive system areas even if they are not related in any way with its functionality. |
Battery6
The application requires quite a bit of power when used constantly, so the battery usage remains high. |
Price10
Users can easily get almost any kind of news without having to pay anything or endure countless ads and prompts, so this tool is a quite sweet deal. |
Compatibility10
The majority of Windows Phone users can try out this utility as it runs well on any handset powered by version 7.5 or higher of the OS. |
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 1.3.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.3.0.0
- developer:
- Tap Plex
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- 7.5, 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 206