RTE News App

keith_d99

is out and it's free. Looks good so far - has a live video link, but it only works over wifi

About time - looks good!

http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/id345278660?mt=8

Elessar

Sweet!

Why do some developers insist on wifi only streaming though?

Lets hope it gets updated to use 3G streaming.

Daysha

Download here

Was only released yesterday so hopefully this hasn't been mentioned yet!

Been messing around with it for a while and it's an excellent app, really very good. Very similar in design to the Sky News app which is hardly a bad thing and the added live video feed is a nice touch too (only works via wifi though). What's important to note though is how long it takes to update stories, hopefully it won't be similar to the Irish Independent which has stories a day or two out of date.

If I was to be picky, the ad at the bottom is very intrusive, but you can't really complain about that when it's free

Edit: Damn, just a couple of minutes late! Any chance a mod could merge? Cheer.

Dades

Works nice.

Worth having at that price!

Crackity Jones

yea picked this up earlier but the live stream doesn't work for me. only tried it over wifi. no issues with connection. The feed application starts to launch and immediately quits. Anyone else have this issue?

keith_d99

O2 maybe??? Pity, would be great to have live on the go - but excellent app otherwise

Elessar wrote: »

Sweet!

Why do some developers insist on wifi only streaming though?

Lets hope it gets updated to use 3G streaming.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

I just downloaded it and it works grand for me

buynow

So this is free in Ireland? It is priced at $2.99 for me in the US. Is RTE News Now by Digital Reach Group is the same one?

Think I will skip it for a while.

banquo

RTE did something right!

Credit where it's due. Very decent work RTE.

deep1

Just downloaded and works great and just to confirm it does work on edge and 3g. On o2.

Jax Teller

It's actually really good app .

Anglo Upah

Not a bad app, but the live feed picture quality is very poor. France 24 has the best picture for a news channel so far. It is great that RTE have an app though.

ashleey

It's gone from the app store!

irish1967

isnt there an app on cydia that fools your iphone into thinking it has wifi? I used it for another programme but can't remember what it was now.

Jax Teller

ashleey wrote: »

It's gone from the app store!

Still there , number 2 in free apps

nulabert

It's gone from the app store!

Its back!

Stream content is very blocky. Can just about make out Ann Doyle!! Sound is perfect.

dingding

ashleey wrote: »

It's gone from the app store!

There for me, I just downloaded it for free
And the video works in both 3G (Three) and WiFi.

THe RTE 2FM app is a great application also.

Well done RTE

Fingleberries

buynow wrote: »

So this is free in Ireland? It is priced at $2.99 for me in the US. Is RTE News Now by Digital Reach Group is the same one?

Think I will skip it for a while.

Interesting - what you could do is the old 'create an iTunes account for another country' trick. Create an account for Ireland, then it should be free to download.

1.Go into iTunes and log out of your country?s store
2.Select the US store (or whichever country you need) at the very bottom of iTunes
3. Go To the App Store and click to download a free App.
4. Pick a user/pass and enter secret question etc.
5. Then click next and enter any address.
6. Select NONE at the bottom where it says enter billing info and you're done
7.Now go and download the iPhone Games and Applications that are only available in the iTunes store for that country.

Tea 1000

Daysha wrote: »

Download here

Was only released yesterday so hopefully this hasn't been mentioned yet!

Been messing around with it for a while and it's an excellent app, really very good. Very similar in design to the Sky News app which is hardly a bad thing and the added live video feed is a nice touch too (only works via wifi though). What's important to note though is how long it takes to update stories, hopefully it won't be similar to the Irish Independent which has stories a day or two out of date.

If I was to be picky, the ad at the bottom is very intrusive, but you can't really complain about that when it's free

Edit: Damn, just a couple of minutes late! Any chance a mod could merge? Cheer.

It's actually not an add, it's a scrolling headlines thingy. That live feed is coming from RTE's new News channel that's being aired on their digital terrestrial broadcast for the last month and a half or so, currently on the RTENL TEST channel.

dazedandlost

Tea 1000 wrote: »

It's actually not an add, it's a scrolling headlines thingy. That live feed is coming from RTE's new News channel that's being aired on their digital terrestrial broadcast for the last month and a half or so, currently on the RTENL TEST channel.

There is a bulky O2 add in the bottom of the headlines screen... that is what is being referred to here...

Gryzor

irish1967 wrote: »

isnt there an app on cydia that fools your iphone into thinking it has wifi? I used it for another programme but can't remember what it was now.

yep 3G Unrestrictor, if you're jailbroken...cost a couple of quid ...