World In The Hands Review – You’ve got the whole world in your hands
App Type: Uncategorized
Our rating: 
By: PASCALE MONTAGNE
Version #: 1.4
Date Released: 2012-07-04
Developer: PASCALE MONTAGNE
Price: Free
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World in The Hands puts the world in your hands by presenting to you news articles sorted by their geographical location around the world. World in The Hands also adds a tinge of fun to the navigation and selection of articles through the globe that the app centers on.
In World in The Hands, users spin the globe around and choose a particular location that they are interested in. Following which, the app presents them with a selection of news articles sub-arranged by the time of publishing that they can read. Extra functions include the ability to see the time and temperature of that particular country as well as the currency conversion based on the US dollar.
Another nice thing to note is that World in The Hands keeps track of your previously visited ‘location’. Thus, if you read an article about Brazil before moving on to China, the app will show you the distance covered, which would translate to the real world distance between the two nations.
Not only does World in The Hands fetch news articles pertaining to the particular country of your choice, but it also fills you in with relevant Twitter updates as well.
A free app, World in The Hands is definitely one app that is worth the download.
Quick Take
Value:High
Would I Buy Again:Yes
Learning Curve:N.A
Who Is It For:People who would like to keep themselves updated on the worlds' happenings
What I Like:The interesting way of navigating between articles and extra features
What I Don't Like:The number of articles in total are still quite limited
Final Statement:This one is good for casual reading
news "World In The Hands" redefines news access by gathering in one search upon a city, a country, or a famous place, the following informations:
• Location on the globe
• Associated country
• Local time
• Local currency and exchange rate
• Local weather
• Distance travelled from previous location
• Most recent news sorted by date and associated to place name
• Most recent tweets associated to geo-location and place name
• Related news web pages
• Location related Wikipedia articles
• 2D Maps
Search is automatically initialized with your current location when the "Location Services" is enabled.
Search history is maintained and backward, forward and reload are provided.
Interactive globe allows to:
• Spin the globe with a swipe of your finger
• Tap on Countries
• Pinch to zoom in and out
• Display Colorized Countries
Check out https://www.worldinthehands.com for more info.
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Article By Eng Wei Jie
A water polo player from Singapore, Wei Jie devotes most of his time to training. However, when he's not occupied by water training or pushing himself in the gym, expect to see him squinting at his iPhone testing out new apps.
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