NPR News

COST: Free
DESCRIPTION: Lifestyle, Native, News
..RELEASED: 8/15/09, VERSION: 2.0 -- RATING: 3-1/2 Stars..

In our rapidly changing economic and political world, so many events are happening minutely. It's really important to keep current in case there are situations that may adversely affect you of which you need to be aware. NPR News helps keep you up-to-date at all times with the latest news. Some of its great features are: listen live to public radio stations, listen to hourly news updates, create a playlist of stories to play or hear later, hear podcasts on demand, read and download stories while listening to live stations, bookmark your favorite stations, find stations by GPS or zip code, find broadcast frequencies while traveling and so much more. This is one news app that you will find very informative.

"NPR News is the ultimate portable experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Follow local and national news, and listen to your favorite NPR stations whenever and wherever you are. The news is always available to you."

--OS and Age Rating:  This app requires OS 2.0 or later. OS 3.0 Tested. Rated 4+.
--Tip: This app works on all iPhone/iPod Touch operating systems, but is optimized for OS 3.0. Future updates include ability to pause audio streams, and to scrub audio to jump to a different section of stream.
--Languages: English
--Developer: NPR

Note: Prices, Ratings and Versions are subject to change. Please visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
NPR News
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