Thursday, December 2, 2010

Top 5 Free iPad News Apps

NPR iPad App

AP News: The Associated Press is one of the largest news wire services in the world, and even if you don’t realize it, you are sure to have read at least a few of its stories in your life.  With the AP News app you can read all of their wire stories, check out local stories, watch videos, choose different categories and personalize the app to deliver the news that matters most to you.

BBC News: The BBC (British Broadcasting Company) has long been one of the most trusted names in news, and that continues into the 21st century as they deliver the news to you where you want it.  You can view news by geographical region, by category, watch short video clips that will help you keep current while on the go and you can download stories for offline reading at your convenience.

Flipboard: If you don’t want to get your news from just one source, and you really enjoy the social aspects Twitter and Facebook have brought to news gathering, then Flipboard is for you.  This app brings together all the things your friends share on those services into a magazine layout so that you can flip through them at your leisure and not feel overwhelmed by clicking on tons of links.

NPR for iPad: When the iPad first launched back in April, this was the app that everyone pointed to as the potential of the device.  You can side scroll through the different categories, listen to audio stories while reading others and download stories for offline reading.  See a story you really like, share it with friends and family by email, Facebook or Twitter.

Reader for iPad: Why not build your own news network with this handy RSS (Real Simple Syndication) reader?  Sync it with your Google Reader account and keep up-to-date with all of your favorite news sources no matter where you are.

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