Hourly News
Urban Apps

May 11th, 2012

This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad

Price: $0.99

Category: News

Updated: May 11, 2012

Version: 1.3

Size: 6.2 MB

Language: English

Seller: Urban Apps

Rated 9+

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad.Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

Customer Ratings

Current Version

(162 Ratings)

All Versions

(797 Ratings)

Hourly News by Urban Apps

Hourly News Screenshots

Description

Hourly News is a simple app that plays the most recent news updates from multiple sources automatically when opened.

As a podcast app, Hourly News lets to you listen to any/all of the most recent NPR, BBC, CBC, ABC, CBS, WSJ, CNN, and/or FOX news updates.

FEATURES

Plays the most recent news summaries
Automatically plays when opened
Plays in background
Responds to remote control buttons
Automatically advances to the next news feed.
Dead simple, easy to use
Works every time

Download Speeds:

Like every app, download speeds are greatly affected by your connection (edge, 3g or WiFi). Edge downloads might take a little longer, 3g is faster and WiFi is blazing fast to download the news updates in Hourly News.

Questions, Comments or Support?

We are dedicated to bringing you the best support! Visit http://community.urbanapps.com or contact us via email at support@urbanapps.com

Sources

If there is another National or Worldwide source you would like to see added to Hourly News, please contact support. At this time, only sources which are broadcast in English and have a radio or internet podcast can be added.

Hourly News is not affiliated with, or endorsed by any of the included sources. All rights are reserved by the respective owners.

Hourly News is a podcast app, giving you free access to several news feeds. These feeds are for personal use only and are subject to the terms and conditions provide by the news network providing the feed.

What's New in Version 1.3

[ADDED] Added the CBS Latest Newscast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the WSJ Report to the app.
[ADDED] Added a help view to show settings button.

[FIXED] Fixed the bug where FOX would report update times in the future.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that could cause two feeds to play simultaneously on very slow connections.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash in certain scenarios.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that could cause the app to resume playing after a phone call, even if it wasn't playing before the call.

Customer Reviews

Excellent! (5 stars)
Gives me the major news of the day in clear concise segments without the bloviation found on standard newscasts.

Great app (5 stars)
Just as advertised. No annoying ads. Really good.

Great app! (5 stars)
Good synopsis of the news. Love it.