October 17th, 2009

Three cool iPhone apps that are perfect for mobile news consumption

My name is Robin Wauters, and I’m a news junkie.

Being obsessed with consuming as much news – mostly technology related, of course – as humanly possible in the all too short span of any given day comes with the territory of working for TechCrunch, but I’ve always been a fan of obtaining as much information as fast as I could.

You could say my ever-growing habit of trying to consume as much news… → Read More

October 17th, 2009

3 Nifty iPhone Apps For News Consumption On The Go

My name is Robin Wauters, and I’m a news junkie.

Being obsessed with consuming as much news – mostly technology related, of course – as humanly possible in the all too short span of any given day comes with the territory of working for TechCrunch, but I’ve always been a fan of obtaining as much information as fast as I could.

You could say my ever-growing habit of trying to consume as much news… → Read More

October 1st, 2009

BNO News Updates Its Great iPhone App, Lets You Harness Stream Of Push Notifications

One of my favorite iPhone applications is BNO News — a lightweight app that lets you receive messages from the BNO newswire. The service, which is best known for its extremely popular Twitter account, offers very timely, short snippets of news throughout the day, often before mainstream media catches wind of it. The iPhone app lets you receieve these messages as soon as they happen using push… → Read More

January 8th, 2009

@BreakingNewsOn: From Twitter Account To Public News Wire Service

If you’re a news junkie and you’re on Twitter, there’s a good chance that you’re following @BreakingNewsOn, an account that often actually breaks news before any other media organization does, ranging from political news to natural disasters and other noteworthy events from across the globe.

As one of the 16400 followers of the account, I caught an announcement last week about the impending… → Read More