NHK WORLD TV Live iPhone application

Live-Berichterstattung: Erdbeben in Japan

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:02:37 UTC +00:00

iPhoneBlog.de

Es fällt schwer, sich mit den unzähligen Bilder, Videos und Stimmen aus Japan auf die eigene Arbeit oder das Wochenende zu konzentrieren. Neben den diversen Nachrichten-Seiten, Live-Tickern und Kommentaren, welche über die Erbeben-Geschehnissen zusammenfassend berichten, hier ein schlichter Hinweis auf drei Quellen, die rund um die Uhr senden (und am iPhone, iPad und dem mobilen Safari-Browser funktionieren). NHK World TV Live (kostenlos; App Store-Link), Al Jazeera English Live (kostenlos; App Store-Link) und ohne App-Download auf Ustream YokosoNews. Read More

iOS App Provides Coverage of Japanese Earthquake

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:38:51 UTC +00:00

TheAppleBlog

If, like us, you’re shocked about the news of the massive earthquake that occurred overnight in Japan, and you want to keep abreast of what’s going on in the country in the wake of the disaster, Japan’s national broadcaster NHK has a free English-language app for iOS devices that provides live coverage. NHK World TV Live provides live, Japan-based coverage streaming over both Wi-Fi and 3G connections. It’s an iPhone and iPod touch-specific app, but it runs just fine on the iPad in 2x compatibility mode. Our hearts and thoughts go out to the Japanese people as they do their best to cope with this disaster. Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial. Read More

Monitor Japanese news with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:25:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

If you have loved ones, friends, or colleagues affected by the Japanese earthquake, you may want to install the free NHK WORLD TV Live application on your iOS device and take your news on-the-go. NHK WORLD TV offers English-language updates (you will hear other languages as well) around the clock, produced by Japan's single public broadcasting service. According to the application write-up, broadcast quality will depend on the way you connect to data service, automatically adjusting to Wi-Fi and 3G connections. When we tested the application this morning, it did take a little while for the streaming to get started. Please be patient with the application. Thanks to Alan for the tip. If you are an English speaker currently in Japan, James Van Dyne from Sugoi Software in Japan has generated free coupon codes for stranded travelers who need a Japanese/English dictionary. We ask that you respect the situation that these Read More

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Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:57:43 UTC +00:00