Being updated with what is happening is very important for a lot of people. For business people, they need to know the latest about the industry they are in. For students and professionals, they need to know the latest about the weather so that they would have an idea about what to bring or if they will cancel their schedule for the day. For others, they need to know the latest about politics, lifestyle and entertainment. These can be accessed by browsing the net, by watching TV or by listening to the radio. However, for on the go people these bring a little inconvenience. So, the best answer to this is downloading and installing news apps on electronic mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Below are some of the apps that can be availed by anyone:

BBC News

The BBC News app is among the recommended news app as it has several features that are beneficial to any type of Smartphone user. With the app in their devices, they can always have news updates on a regular basis. The best thing about the app is that users can choose the category or topics that they want to have updates about. For example, business people can choose to have updates about technology, politics and business. Mothers and young professionals can choose to have updates about health, fashion and entertainment. Sports enthusiasts can choose to have updates about their favorite sports and players. Moreover, users can also watch the BBC News channel through the app. They can see live reports and video clips about the issues that interest them.

Aside from the aforementioned, the app has other features such as live streaming of the BBC News channel. This is allowed on mobile devices with Android 4.0+. Users can also download the most recent stories while there is an Internet connection and signal. They can then read the stories later on their most convenient time. Lastly, users can also share stories on the various social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Sky News

If you want to know the breaking news, you can consider the Sky News app. The app is much better now as it has added depth when it comes to the stories that it delivers. The best thing about it is that Smartphone users can even delve deeper through image galleries, graphs, interactive pictures, and live blogs. In addition, users can have the option to read the top stories based on the categories that they like. For example, they can choose to read Politics stories first. Then, they can continue with other categories such as Business, Entertainment, Strange News and Technology News.

Facebook and Twitter

Aside from the actual news apps, mainstream media have also accounts on various social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. They can choose to follow these accounts and get updates on news via social networking sites. In this way, it is much easier to share stories that interest or inspire them.

Aside from the aforementioned types of news, people want to have updates about their friends and family. This can be done through Facebook and Twitter. As you know, users can post updates about their latest status, photos and videos. In this way, you can always inform your contacts with what is new about you and vice versa. For business people, these sites are also a great venue to inform their target customers about their products or services.