Watchup: Your Daily Newscast 1.9.2
Device: iOS iPad Only
Category: News
Price: Free, Version: 1.9.1 -> 1.9.2 (iTunes)
Description:The world's most trusted news channels, all in one app.★★★ Featured in the News category, What's Hot and New & Noteworthy sections ★★★★★★ As seen on TV (PBS Newshour and NBC) ★★★ Designed for iPad and iPad Mini, Watchup is the smartest way to watch video news. Build your daily newscast in a snap from our growing selection of US and international news channels. 1. Scroll through the latest videos 2. Pick the best to build your newscast3. Tap play and watch what's up in the world.Or, if you're short on time, let Watchup generate your newscast automatically:✓ Tap the "ON" button and watch the freshest video segments from the news channels you use the most. ✓ Or ask Watchup to deliver your Scheduled Newscast daily. Set the duration and time, and Watchup will remember to deliver the best videos from the sources you watch the most at the appointed hour every day.The more you use Watchup, the smarter it gets! Watchup makes your breaks smarter, because your newscast will play continuously while you enjoy your breakfast or relax.Want to edit your channel lineup? Tap “+” to discover new voices that will enrich your day.Watchup is free, it takes very little space on your iPad, and it helps you watch smarter.★★★ SxSW Interactive Awards — 2013 Finalist ★★★★★★ SxSW Accelerator — 2013 Finalist ★★★★★★ 2012 Knight News Challenge Award winner at the MIT Media Lab ★★★★★★ MobileBeat 2012 finalist ★★★"A centralized hub of selected YouTube news channels, Watchup is like Flipboard for video" (Mashable)"Watchup's playlist experience allows you to catch all the day’s news while, for example, you’re eating breakfast or cooking dinner (Techcrunch)"It's like Hulu for news junkies" (Harvard's Nieman Lab)"Watchup leads you to superior news content while you lean back" (The Economist)"Cool idea, very simple, beautiful interface!" (Robert Scoble) Watchup is brought to you by an award-winning Stanford startup in partnership with high-quality media brands such as The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The Center for Investigative Reporting and more.TALK TO US: Email us at hey@watchup.com or visit us at http://www.watchup.com. Follow @Watchup on Twitter or visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/watchupapp
What's New
This new version of your favorite video news aggregator for the iPad comes with a lot of great improvements:✓ Faster registration process✓ Shorter between-videos sharing panel ✓ Non-US users are now asked for country instead of ZIP code✓ Auto-refresh now generalized when you get back to the video browser to always offer you the freshest content ✓ Video watching improvements✓ Various improvements and small bug fixesAll this comes on top of our recent updates that have been featured by tech blog Techcrunch, NBC Bay Area and more recently in the What's Hot section of the iPad AppStore. Those updates include:✓ Automatic newscast now available in addition to manual newscast✓ Schedule your daily newscast with an easy interface✓ While your next video is loading, sharing the video you just watched is extremely easy with our new share panel.✓ New Canadian and Australian channels in addition to dozens of US channelsKeep providing feedback by emailing founders@watchup.com. Thank you!
Watchup: Your Daily Newscast