What's New
1. Added the ability for you to add comments and interact with each other and with us.
2. Fixing some issues reported on iOS10 and iPhone 7 versions., including the ability to restore subscriptions.
App Description
Listen to a podcast of top news stories of the day, made fresh every weekday to listen while you commute. Stories are hand-picked from top websites and narrated by real human voiceover professionals.
ENJOY YOUR COMMUTE AGAIN : We only pick news articles that are informative, entertaining and enlightening. You get nothing but quality news and analysis, and none of the run-of-the-mill sensationalism and fake headlines. We respect your time.
OUR PLEDGE TO YOU : The time you spend in your commute with News Beat Radio will not be wasted. Join millions of users ditching radio and discovering the joy of great commutes with News Beat.
——— Give it a Try! Get the News Beat Radio app Today For Free ———
Here are some accolades for News Beat from respected media outlets.
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▪ Top-7 News App of the Year : PBS Media Shift
▪ Android Authority : 10 best apps
▪ The Next Web : 15 best apps
▪ The Guardian : 10 best apps
▪ Business Insider : 13 hottest apps
▪ Engadget: "Experience sounded a lot like NPR"
▪ The Verge: "Among the sleekest we've seen yet"
▪ TechCrunch: "Audio app aimed at news junkies"
▪ Variety: "Like Spotify or Pandora for news"
▪ Fast Company: "This app could change news"
▪ Time: "A news radio - like experience you can operate hands-free in your car"
The app can be paired with your car speakers via bluetooth or audio cable connection, to enjoy the audio through your car speakers.
We regularly narrate news from great news blogs like The Verge, Fusion, Vox, Think Progress, Breitbart, Associated Press, Engadget, Huffington Post, Mother Jones, MacRoumors, Mashable, Guardian, Uber Gizmo, Politico, and many, many more.
We currently carry only the news sources from USA only.
Other highlights
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▪ Pick news sections - World, National, Local, Technology, Sports, Business, Politics, Movies, TV, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Health, Celebrity
▪ Our streaming technology streams smooth, uninterrupted audio news while you drive, even through poor data network areas. The app downloads the podcasts over Wifi every morning to minimize mobile data usage while you are on the road.
▪ The app also displays summaries of articles related to the podcast for reading purpose.
▪ Receive daily email news digest to start your day, which covers the news articles we narrate.
▪ Get important breaking news alerts via mobile notifications
▪ Share news articles with your friends using Facebook, Twitter, text or email
▪ Sleep timer that shuts off audio - Fall asleep to soothing voices reading news to you.
News beat Plus Subscription:
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For access to premium news sources like Associated Press and unlimited listening with limited audio commercials, you can subscribe to News Beat Plus.
Price of the subscription : choose between $17.99 per year or $2.99 per month
Privacy: http://www.newsbeat.me/privacy
Terms of Service : http://www.newsbeat.me/terms
Renewal: The subscription will automatically renew 24 hours prior to end of each subscription year and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account., unless it is cancelled 24 hours prior to renewal. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. No cancellation of current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.
FOLLOW US:
Twitter : twitter.com/mynewsbeat
Facebook : facebook.com/mynewsbeat
iPhone Screenshots
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App Changes
- June 09, 2014 Initial release
- July 23, 2014 New version 1.4.0
- July 25, 2014 New version 1.5.0
- November 04, 2014 New version 1.6.0
- January 25, 2015 New version 1.7.0
- April 27, 2015 New version 1.9.0
- May 14, 2015 New version 1.10.0
- May 24, 2015 New version 1.11.0
- August 28, 2015 New version 1.12.0
- September 22, 2015 New version 1.14.0
- October 21, 2015 New version 1.15.0
- November 03, 2015 New version 1.16.0
- November 11, 2015 New version 1.17.0
- January 31, 2016 New version 1.18.0
- March 08, 2016 New version 1.19.0
- March 26, 2016 New version 1.20.0
- June 23, 2016 New version 1.21.1
- July 13, 2016 New version 1.22.1
- November 08, 2016 New version 1.23.0
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