Engadget

Generally excellent gadget app with plenty of content but the odd operational glitch costs it top marks. 

Free Gadget goodness  

Gadget lovers with be in seventh heaven with this free app. It delivers daily updates on the latest major developments in the world of consumer electronics from En gadget's team of experts.

You get all the news posts from Engadget's various sites sent straight to your phone, as well as reviews and hands-on first looks at the latest products, including smartphones, laptops, TVs games and loads more.

That's not ail - you can also link to the Engadget podcast, take a look at photo galleries of the latest products and watch streaming video of the highly informative The Engadget Show While browsing you can use an in-app function to alert Engadget to breaking news, bookmark articles to read when offline and share stuff that you find interesting with friends using social networking sites.

So the content gets the thumbs up, but what about the design? Well, the layout looks suitably high-tech and modern to complement tie subject matter. Posts are arranged in a simple list fcrmat, with the most pressing stories given due
prominence. A row of options along the bottom makes navigation easy, providing access to key features like podcasts, videos and galleries.

Compared to its closest rival, CNET,the layout is a little cleaner and easier to get to grips with, and at only 523k in size, it causes no operating problems.

So it's slick, looks great and provides compelling content, but, frustratingly, some of the videos refused to play and some users have reportedly complained about its inability to scale to fit tablet screens proper.y.

Those gripes aside, however, this is undoubtedly a top-notch app that technophiles can't afford to miss.    



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