Keeping up with world and national dispatches is one thing, but whata bout news that afects you person-ally, like events in your own back yard? Local News tries to all the gapby rounding up news rom more than 220 organizations (like TV affliates)that cover local markets. Pick yourlocation and browse news sources for your area. Some coverage includes school closings and traffic reports.
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
Local News’s info sources include local television stationsand community websites, each bringinga tight regional focus to the news, muchas a small-town newspaper would. Andlike a town paper, the app ofers the local weather forecast, movie times at nearbytheaters, and scores for local sports teams. Tap the More button to get lottery results.
MORE ON THAT:
Tap a headline to get tothe full story. Options at the bottom of thescreen vary depending on the news sourceyou tap into. Tap the button in the bottom-left corner to share an article with friends.Other news resources include video clipsand photo slideshows. You can and dailyhoroscopes and a list of the cheapest gaso-line prices with most sources, too
Best App for Sports News and Scores
ESPN ScoreCenter, from the sports-specific television network, lets youtrack the progress of your favorite teams in just about any major league.In addition to popular North Ameri-can pro sports like football, basket-ball, baseball, hockey, and NASCAR racing, you can check scores from international favorites like tennis,soccer, cricket, Formula 1 racing, andrugby. Scores from the NCAA keepyou current on the college scene, too.
TEAM SPIRIT:
Tap ESPN ScoreCenter’s± button to add a favorite team to yourpersonal scorecard. Tap the bell icon to addpush notifications for when a game starts,when someone scores, and final scores.Flick the screen sideways to page throughscores from diferent leagues. Tap a scoreto see game highlights, or tap the scrollingheadline at the bottom to get the full story.
Sportacular
Sportacular is also an excellentapp for keeping up with yourteams as they grind through aseason. Although its interface isn’t quite as polished as ESPN’s,Sportacular has nice features of its own, like a button that showsyou pre-game odds and a one-tap view of a league’s standings. Push notifcations for game remindersand scores keep you in the loopall day. fe paid Pro version liber-ates your screen from the clutter of banner ads.
BIO:
Sussan Deyhim is from Better Health Tips and a University Lecturer. She loves to write on technical topics likeTop Tech News. She is writing from last three years.