One Stop News Hub 3.0.0.0
Windows Phone users have at their disposal quite a few utilities made just for this purpose and one of those which offer quick access to news brought by several providers is suggestively called One Stop News Hub.
Fun and easy to use interface
The application comes with a practical design that focuses on the informational aspects a bit more than on good looks, but the graphics are by no means left out completely.
There are some nicely done tiles that are meant to offer quick access to the various categories, while other graphical elements are less polished. The waiting time when selecting the articles is not too long, but there are minor delays in fetching and displaying the online content.
Browsing the various sections of the application is fluent and lacks any noticeable lags, but there are several nuisances that follow you constantly inside any module of One Stop News Hub and they are, evidently, some animated ad banners.
Browse and customize news categories
The ability to select the areas of interest is more than welcomed, as you can opt for a specific type of content and disregard information that is irrelevant to you. This operation is easily carried out if you enter the configuration area of each news section listed inside the app.
To go through the main categories you have to swipe to the left and this is also suitable for browsing the subcategories. In case you want to look for some specific articles, the filter button hosted inside the main menu will help you narrow down the search very quickly.
Read articles inside the app and at the source
The news pieces you select to load and read are opened quite promptly, but the full articles are seldom if at all available inside One Stop News Hub. This means you will have to resort to the "Show original" function that is easy to find in the lower side of the screen.
The text and accompanying pictures can be zoomed in or out at once, using the usual pinch gestures. A noticeable drawback becomes evident when trying to access several categories listed inside this utility, as no content is retrieved due to an error that seems to persist even if the app is restarted.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI7
There are some nice, eye-catching tiles inside this application, but the rest of the graphics are less polished and the ads too annoying. |
Function5
This app seems well equipped to provide a wide variety of info from many areas of interest, but some areas are void of content and the info focuses too much on India news. |
Security4
One Stop News Hub is very intrusive and peeks inside numerous system areas unrelated to its functionality. |
Battery3
The constant use of this application has a visible impact on the battery, as the power consumption is very high at all times. |
Price9
The utility doesn't ask for money in return for the service is offers, instead it plagues users with countless advertisements. |
Compatibility10
The vast majority of Windows Phone users can try out this app as it runs well on any handset powered by version 7.5 or higher of the OS. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 3.0.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 3.0.0.0
- developer:
- Immense Solutions
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- 7.5, 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 233