Microsoft is rolling out a new update to the Windows 10 News app that brings with it a new design and rebrand.
Microsoft News is now official as the platform powering the company's news apps on Android, iOS and Windows, as well as MSN.com.
Following its major redesign in January, the MSN News app for Android and iOS has been renamed to Microsoft News.
Windows 10 build 10166 recently released to the Fast ring of update and even though there aren't any significant changes the build shows various improvements.
It's been an interesting past few weeks for Windows Insiders as we have seen a lot of changes and improvements coming to Windows 10. We have seen changes from various leak version of the operating system and from official builds, such as the case of Windows 10 build 10074, which included the new blur effect in the Start menu and new UI elements for Cortana. We even got a sneak peek of...
During the Microsoft 2015 Build conference, Joe Belfiore took the stage to talk about how developers can easily build apps and take advantage of the new operating system. More importantly, he showed off a bunch of features and improvements, which are not available on any of the public preview of Windows 10, but they will arrive eventually. It is worth pointing out that many of the...
Have you heard? Universal Windows apps are the big thing for Windows and Windows Phone users. Today, we have another addition to our bucket of apps. Fedora Reader is a super quick, clean and Modern RSS feed reader from Joshua Grzybowski, the developer of Pouch, a well-received Pocket app for Windows Phone. Fedora Reader is unlike many other RSS apps in that it looks very Windows 10...
Not content with releasing their News app for Windows Phone just last week, CBS has just popped out another. The new CBS Local app, available starting today, will serve up nearby news for your streaming and viewing pleasure. Features of the app are similar to the more nationally-focused news app released last week, but with the addition of streaming your favorite radio stations and...
CBS News has released two new official apps for Windows. Head into the Windows Phone Store and Windows Store and you'll find the official CBS News app that brings a 24/7-hour digital news channel to your phone, tablet and PC. Curious as to what you get with these two beautiful apps for Windows Phone and Windows 8.1? of course you are. Here's the set of features available in CBS...
Popular news reader app for Windows Phone, Magnify has just had its price knocked out the park for 24 hours. The myAppFree deals are popular offers where developers cut the price of their apps to allow more consumers to download their content for absolutely nothing at all. It's a superb promotion to really engage with their audience and attract some more downloads. Here are some...
There are several apps on Windows Phone that let you keep track of news or topics of interest. Which one should you download? WPCentral forums member, sguy156, needs your input. Let him know your favorite news/RSS reader for Windows Phone. A few apps have already been mentioned in the responses: Weave – One of the oldest and most popular news reader apps available NextGen Reader – A...
Microsoft has released a new video that shows how major news apps for CNN, USA Today and NBC News take advantage of the Windows Phone platform. The quick video shows how those apps can give major news junkies instant updates via alerts from their Live Tiles, along with customized news items. The video also shows how the NBC News app lets Windows Phone device owners pin specific TV...
Are you a Windows Phone user in Canada? Metro, the country’s most read daily national newspaper, has recently released an official app. Metro Canada publishes coast to coast in Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Windsor, London, Kitchener, Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax. Now, you can read those stories with the app on Windows Phone. When you open Metro...
Here at Windows Phone Central, some apps just sit clear above the rest as our favorites. When it comes to gathering your favorite news sources and reading them in an efficient fashion, we do not go farther than NextMatter’s Nextgen Reader. The popular RSS reading app for Windows 8 has received an update today and a plethora of new features and abilities have been introduced. For...
Like a lot of people who are always connected, knowing what is happening in the world at this moment is a priority for me. Sure, I can load up an RSS news feed and pull down some published news stories, but what about the breaking stuff, the things happening right now? The internet is a powerfully fast tool for delivering information. Having a steady stream of breaking bulletins is the...
If you’re a fan of Weave, the popular news aggregator app for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8, get ready to start checking for updates. Version 8.6.5 should be hitting the Store anywhere between the next few hours and tomorrow. That’s the Windows Phone 8 version and it has some swell additions, making it one of the more visually appealing news readers at your disposal. Version 8.6.5 is...
One of our personal favorite applications for both Windows Phone and Windows 8, Nextgen Reader, is being listed free on the latter platform’s store. The Windows Store will have what is quite possibly the best RSS reader for the platform free, and it is only rumored to last for the remainder of today. As the app normally runs for $2.99 USD, it cannot hurt to pick it up now. Nextgen...
Can’t get enough news? Then you’re going to want to check our PressReader for Windows Phone. It’s a popular application from iOS and Android that gives you a more traditional newspaper reading experience, but on your tablets, PC’s and smartphones. Just as you wouldn’t judge a book by its cover, don’t just an app by its screenshots. PressReader is awesome. The app came out a few days...
Earlier today, we wrote about the Firstpost app for Windows 8 from Network 18. The group has also released the official IBNLive app for Windows 8. There’s an IBNLive app for Windows Phone for quite some time now, and the Windows 8 app is a welcome addition. IBNLive (ibnlive.com) is a comprehensive news portal that complements the network’s news channels. The Windows 8 app provides...
Nextgen Reader is an RSS feedly powered client for Windows 8 and Windows Phone that many of you already tried out or, at the very least, have heard of. It is a great way to keep up with all of your favorite news sites (such as Mobile Nation’s entire network) across all of your Windows devices. Today the company, Next Matters, has released an update for the Windows 8 version of the...