SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheetah Mobile
Inc. (NYSE: CMCM), the leading mobile utility and content app
developer, today announced an exclusive "Made for Samsung" app
release of its News Republic mobile news app specifically designed
for Samsung mobile products. Available today in the Samsung Galaxy
Apps store, the "News Republic for Samsung" app introduces several
exciting new features:
- Text-to-speech: Article pages now have a speaker icon
that users can tap to activate text-to-speech functionality.
Playback controls will appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Long-press for more info: Within a news article, Samsung
users can now long-press on a topic to view Wikipedia information
without leaving the article.
- Edge Panel news: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge owners can get
the freshest news, simply by opening their Edge Panel app. A list
of Breaking News will appear, and a single tap will open the
article of interest.
- Gear S3 widget: News Republic is now compatible with the
Gear S3. The new widget displays the Top Stories, and users can
click to read the full articles, with the help of a circular scroll
bar, directly from their smartwatch.
- Newsstand: Users can select individual news outlets to
follow from within the app. News Republic's learning algorithm will
also recommend content providers directly in the article list
page.
"We're thrilled to work closely with Samsung to offer this
latest version of the News Republic app," said Charles Fan, CTO of Cheetah Mobile. "New
features like text-to-speech, long-press for more info, and Gear S3
support, will make News Republic's personalized AI-powered
experience even better for Samsung users. We know Samsung takes
pride in offering their users new and innovative ways to consume
news and interesting content, and we're honored to provide a
'Made for Samsung' version of News Republic for their popular
mobile devices."
Cheetah Mobile acquired News Republic in 2016 to drive the
company's emergence as a leading mobile content company. The News
Republic app has achieved the No.1 position in the News and Media
category in over 60 countries on Google Play, and it has been No. 1
in News and Media in 23 countries/regions on iOS.
About Cheetah Mobile
Cheetah Mobile is a leading mobile internet company. It
aims to provide leading apps for mobile users worldwide and connect
users with personalized content on the mobile platform.
Cheetah Mobile's products, including its popular
mission-critical utility applications Clean Master, CM Security,
and Battery Doctor, help make users' mobile internet experience
smarter, speedier, and safer. The Company has attracted 612 million
global Mobile MAUs as of September 2016, of which
approximately 80% are located outside of China. Leveraging
the success of its mission-critical applications, Cheetah Mobile
has launched its line of mobile content-driven applications,
including News Republic and Live.me.
Cheetah Mobile provides its advertising customers, which include
direct advertisers and mobile advertising networks through which
advertisers place their advertisements, with direct access to
highly targeted mobile users and global promotional channels, which
are capable of delivering targeted content to hundreds of millions
of users. For more information about Cheetah Mobile and its
products, please visit www.cmcm.com.
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