USA News 1.0.0.0
For those who are primarily interested in getting their info from sources in the United States of America there is an app that they can try on their Windows Phone handsets and it goes by the name of USA News.
Practical layout for ease of access
This app comes with a decent GUI, well organized, but less appealing from the visual perspective. Fortunately, the content is structured neatly, to make it a breeze to access any article regardless of the section you are currently browsing.
If the quality of the multimedia content is very good for the most part, for some news sources the data will load with difficulty.
However, the most annoying aspect is the presence of the advertisements that come as animated banners, which keep on changing in the lower part of the screen.
Explore the newspapers, TV and sports news sources
With USA News you gain access to a wide variety of news providers and you can selecting the ones you want to access from the corresponding list.
There are 3 main categories you can go through, the most populated being the one corresponding to the newspapers. Nonetheless, there are some interesting selections in the sports and TV sections, even if some well-known sources, like ESPN for instance are not included.
Besides going through the news providers and selecting the stories you are interested in, this app also makes it possible for you to pin the preferred sources to the Start screen, so as to have them at hand and easy to reach.
Read and share articles on the fly
When loading an article from any of the listed sources you will have to wait a short while until the data is fetched form the online database. On the downside, there are no reading aids or configurations for the texts, while the screen orientation will not adapt to the landscape mode.
The mobile versions of the respective websites offer a good organization of the content, while USA News comes with a neat sharing functionality that makes it possible for you to send out the links to anyone using the email, SMS or a social network of your choosing.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI6
From the visual perspective, this app is simple and quite dull, lacking appealing graphics and being filled with adverts. |
Function7
Users can check out several news sources and share the article links, but there are several shortcomings that decrease its value. |
Security9
The application is fairly safe to install and use, as it only accesses the phone identity for some reason. |
Battery6
When used over long periods of time, the app will have a high power consumption, which increases when accessing multimedia content. |
Price9
All the features are offered free of cost, but there are some really annoying advertisements that require a purchase to go away for good. |
Compatibility10
Made to function on most mobile devices on the market, the utility will have to be installed only on Windows Phone 7.5 or higher handsets. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.0.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.0.0.0
- developer:
- Usman ur Rehman Ahmed
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- 7.5, 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 757