Its been roughly two months since Al Jazeera released Al Jazeera LIVE for all major mobile platforms. The live streaming app, as it seems, was a mere prequel to the freshly released Al Jazeera English – a complete news application that, in addition to the network’s live broadcast, provides access to News, Opinions, Features, Blogs, Programmes and Video clips from the network’s website and allows users to submit their own stories via Email.
As of this writing, the app is available for the Android and BlackBerry platforms only. More after the break.
The app worked without problems during our test-run and is quite complete feature-wise. The only feature it is missing (AOTW) is the option to share stories over the web and social media.
The interface is smooth and quite easy on the eyes and, in certain places, seems to take after that of the official CNN app for Android and iOS.
The app sports a search feature for finding stories of interest and provides you with more than one way of browsing through the latest news. The In Pictures section, for instance, arranges all the latest stories in a grid of images.
The Your Media section is very similar to CNN’s iReport (online citizen journalism service). It allows you to upload your own stories with attached photos and/or videos via the native Email application.
You can grab the app for free from the Android Market via the provided link or QR code.
