Friday, June 20, 2014 (11:16) | Michel Lusthof
Topical program Nieuwsuur Thursday has its own app for iPhone and iPad is introduced. More than a year working on the app, so vertelde Joost Oranje editor earlier this week at a special expertisedag of NVJ. The starting point of the app, according to Orange that you broadcast Nieuwsuur should be able to look back with. “Few ambitious” was the conclusion of many. But fortunately that’s not the only thing the app has to offer. In addition to the TV broadcasts you find virtually everything back whatever the ordinary Nieuwsuur-website to find. Ranging from the topics covered in the broadcast to various blogs of correspondents and other information.
Familiar
As on the website, you can quickly see which threads are evening covered in the app. Who are at the top of the opening screen of the app Nieuwsuur, in the familiar blue color Nieuwsuur is performed. Followed by the older subjects dealt with. In earlier broadcasts You can scroll back up to a week in the archive. Which is shorter than via the website, but for most users probably sufficient. If there are videos available when you call that news article on the Video button, then the report and any related videos will be displayed. Share articles via Twitter and Facebook is also possible, but the button (far right in the subject line) to do not really speak to the imagination.
Quite static
As mentioned, you also read the blogs of correspondents in the app. Who feel a little static on. They are large blocks of text which, although divided into subheadings. But apart from the opening image in the product list, we find there is no image back, so it does not really inviting to read. Also find links to the Twitter profiles of the authors are completely eliminated. The iPhone is the size of font rather on the small side, something the iPad quite striking. In addition to the blogs, you can still take a peek behind the scenes in the app with a series of photographs, read the journalistic code that the program state and the leader of the program to listen to. You will also find a live stream to the channel of NPO News, which broadcasts Nieuwsuur at 22:00 live.
Multiple push notifications
As news app now count you do not mind if you can send. push messages This also supports the Nieuwsuur app so. You even have several options. The app can inform you when a new article is available at the given time and at major news topics (the well-known breaking news). Once you give the app permission to send you push notifications that are immediately activated all three, so keep that in mind if you want to use the app. You can find the options in the Settings menu. The News Hour app does what it should do, but that it is also said. The extra information is a nice addition, but it feels more at all rather static. Unambitious is perhaps the correct conclusion. It all feels familiar, but unfortunately does not surprise
Download:. Nieuwsuur (Free, universal, iOS 6.0 +)
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