Fox News Launches Android Application
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}If you’re a Google phone user, accessing Fox News just got easier.
Fox News -- already available on most mobile phones -- launched its Android application Wednesday allowing smartphone owners to access the latest headlines with the touch of a button.
And it's completely free.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The app features Fox News alerts with breaking developments on the day’s most important stories, news from the U.S. and around the world, Fox News talk radio, photos and video. A shows section features highlights from Fox programs.
Ross Rubin, executive director of Industry Analysis for NPD Group, said news breaks 24 hours a day and it’s becoming increasingly popular to open up a browser or application to see what the latest news stories are.
A recent PEW study found that over one-third of smartphone owners get their news on a mobile device. The market research company comScore says there are nearly 50 million smartphone users in the U.S.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Google says it activates 160,000 Android devices each day.
The Fox News app can be downloaded on the Android Market. Non-Android users can visit FoxNews.com on their mobile device.