Northern News app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Africa Community Media
First release : 06 Sep 2018
App size: 116.53 Mb
The Northern News app now brings you their latest news at your fingertips, which covers the following areas:
- Kuils River/Brackenfell/Kraaifontein
- Goodwood/Parow
- Bellville/Durbanville
The app provides enriched multimedia, bookmarking capabilities, offline viewing and easy article sharing.
In this app, you also have access to two unique features, User Generated Content and Augmented Reality scanning capability.
What is User Generated Content (UGC)? --
You as a consumer can now submit stories and content, including videos, audio, images and GPS locations. You can become a journalist on the go! Your stories will be submitted to a secure dashboard, where the newspaper will monitor and review which content they can use.
What is Augmented Reality (AR)? --
An enhanced version of reality where live direct or indirect views of physical real-world environments are augmented with superimposed computer-generated images over a user’s view of the real-world, thus enhancing one’s current perception of reality.
Look out for images in print with the Augmented Reality logo and scan the image for an exciting digital experience.
-- ABOUT NORTHERN NEWS:
Northern News is now a consolidation of these three titles:
Northern News Kuils River/Brackenfell/Kraaifontein (formerly the Tygertalk Kuils River) was established in 1996 and re branded as the Northern News Kuils River/Brackenfell/Kraaifontein in 2015. This long established popular community title includes the key shopping centres Zevenwacht Mall, Kraaifontein Shopping Centre and Cape Gate Shopping Centre within its distribution area.
The Northern News Goodwood/Parow (formerly the Tygertalk Goodwood/Parow) was established in 1996 and re branded as the Northern News Goodwood/Parow in 2015. This long established popular community title includes the key shopping centres Parow Centre and N1City Shopping Centre within its distribution area.
The Northern News Bellville/Durbanville (formerly the Tygertalk Bellville/Durbanville) was established in 1996 and re branded as the Northern News Bellville/Durbanville in 2015. This long established popular community title includes the key shopping centres Tygervalley Shopping Centre and Cape Gate Shopping Centre within its distribution area.