News Addict ($0.99)
Version – 1.2
REVIEW – “Quick access to news sources that matter is what this app is about!”
While a lot of apps focus on going in depth with features, and being easy to customize, News Addict is all about quick and easy access to the news! News Addict is an app that is designed to allow you to easily access news from all of the major players in the news world. If being informed is important to you but your time is limited
this may be the app you’ve been looking for!
When you open up News Addict you’re presented with a list of different news outlets to select from. The icons you see look like little newspapers, televisions sets, and browsers which lets you know what type of outlet source is. For example, CNN and Fox News are television sets because they are primarily known as Cable TV news providers, while USA Today and The New York Times are represented as Newspapers.
There is a toolbar at the bottom of the screen with a few basic buttons. You have some basic browser buttons: “forward,” “backward,” and “refresh.” There is also a button to take you back to the “News Panel” to select a different news source to view. The 
final button gives you access to two different settings. The first is the ability to calibrate and toggle “tilt scrolling.” This allows you to scroll through a webpage without touching the screen. The second option allows you to set the menu bar at the bottom of the screen to “Auto-Hide.”
Navigating through the different websites is simple. All you have to do is touch one and it immediately loads up full screen. If at any time you want to head back to the news panel to select a different news source all you have 
to do is touch the small arrow in the bottom right corner to bring the “tool bar” back up along the bottom of the screen, and touch the “News Panel” button.
Overall the browsing experience is very good. The app takes you automatically to the mobile websites of each news source, allowing you to quickly and easily browse for the latest news stories of interest. The fact that the pages use the full area of the screen is very nice for reading, and viewing the mobile sites automatically is a great plus for being able to quickly browse multiple web sites.
Something that seems to be an oversight in a news app such as this one is that there is no way to organize the news sources. Because of this if you have 2 or 3 sites that you 
regularly visit but they are not close together there is no way to move them. There is also no way to add new sites to the list if you have another site that you like to visit regularly. While these are not necessarily deal breakers they should definitely be considered for future versions by the developers if they have not already.
All things considered, for just $0.99 this app will be worth it for some people. If you find yourself regularly scanning the news through mobile Safari this app will definitely save you a lot of time. I know it’s definitely something that I will keep around and use from time to time. So what are you waiting for? Head to the App Store and check out News Addict today!
- David H.
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Developer – TapMode
URL: http://www.tapmode.com/page/news-addict
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