Android apps by Times Publishing Company

Politifact Mobile

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:16:49 +0000

The Truth-O-Meter is now portable! PolitiFact Mobile puts Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking on your smart phone or tablet.

PolitiFact Mobile makes it easier than ever to get the truth about American politics. It is produced by PolitiFact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning website, and includes the new Truth Index as well as mobile versions of the site's most popular features -- the Truth-O-Meter, the Flip-O-Meter, the Obameter and the GOP Pledge-O-Meter.

Features:

- First app dedicated to fact-checking!
- Get the latest Truth-O-Meter rulings
- Report cards allow you to see the Truth-O-Meter records of politicians, political groups and pundits
- Get updates on the campaign promises of President Obama and Republican leaders from our Obameter and GOP Pledge-O-Meter
- New features available only on PolitiFact Mobile:
- The Truth Index – A daily index that shows the ups and downs of all Truth-O-Meter rulings
- The Flip-O-Meter Tally – See the latest count for Half Flips and Full Flops
- E-mail your favorite Truth-O-Meter items to friends and co-workers
- The Truth-O-Meter Tally – Compare the tally of Truth-O-Meter rulings by subject

Coming soon: PolitiFact Mobile state editions!

Recent changes:
New "Pants on Fire!" button
Enhanced person search
New "Contact us" option to suggest facts to check
Expanded "Extras" page
Larger graphics for meters

PolitiFact's Settle It!

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:26:56 +0000

Settle It! PolitiFact's Argument Ender

Resolve political arguments at the dinner table, check the facts in campaign ads and test your knowledge of the Truth-O-Meter with PolitiFact's new Settle It! app.

Do you ever find yourself at the dinner table beside someone who seems to have the facts wrong? Do you wonder about the truth of campaign ads you see on on TV?

Try Settle It! - PolitiFact's Argument Ender, a free app that lets you to look up Truth-O-Meter fact-checks from PolitiFact.com, the Pulitzer Prize-winning website.

Features:
- Find fact-checks by searching name, keywords and subject
- Browse Truth-O-Meter ratings by person and subject
- Share your findings by email, Facebook and Twitter
- Take the PolitiFact Challenge and test your knowledge of the Truth-O-Meter

PolitiFact is a venture of the Tampa Bay Times and its partner news organizations. For more information on PolitiFact, go to: www.politifact.com

Please send feedback and suggestions to Politifact Mobile Support at http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/blog/2011/jun/30/help-us-improve-polit-
ifact-app/.

Recent changes:
We've fixed the back button issues - sorry we missed that one for v1 - and we've made a bunch of other little fixes to improve the experience overall.

Tampa Bay Times

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:25:57 +0000

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Flip through the e-edition of the Tampa Bay Times, Florida’s largest newspaper, on your Android Device. The Tampa Bay Times, formerly called the St. Petersburg Times, has long possessed a reputation for quality and independence. It won its two most recent Pulitzer prizes in 2009: one in feature writing and another in national reporting. The daily newspaper circulates in the Tampa Bay area and beyond.

Subscribers can access all the sections, articles, photos and advertisements in the Tampa Bay Times exactly as they appear in print on their Android Device. Subscribers also have access to the e-edition on computers, e-readers and mobile devices.

Recent changes:
Fixed app crashing instance. Allow selecting number of edition stored on device. Removed the loading bar, removed the loading of a blank screen. Added a +/- to make text article either full screen(+) or only half screen(-). Improved display on android phone. Added option to change text size in article mode (A button). Enabled highlighting in red when scrolling articles. Made the text article header fixed and scroll only the body. Calculates width of buttons based on menu width in phone mode

tbt*

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:31:28 +0000

View the e-edition of tbt* on your android device. This fresh, fun newspaper is published five days a week by the Tampa Bay Times, providing fast news you can use. Enjoy a little attitude as you flip through the colorful pages of tbt*.

Recent changes:
Fixed app crashing instance. Allow selecting number of edition stored on device. Removed the loading bar, removed the loading of a blank screen. Added a +/- to make text article either full screen(+) or only half screen(-). Improved display on android phone. Added option to change text size in article mode (A button). Enabled highlighting in red when scrolling articles. Made the text article header fixed and scroll only the body. Calculates width of buttons based on menu width in phone mode

tb-two*

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:16:19 +0000

View the e-edition of tb-two* exactly as it appears in print. This edgy, fun newspaper is written for High School students, and is published and distributed in Tampa Bay area high schools every Thursday by the Tampa Bay Times.

tb-two*: News for students, by students, about students. Not suitable for adults.

Recent changes:
tb-two* Product Feature Bullets
* View the e-edition of tb-two* exactly as it appears in print.
* Edgy, fun newspaper written for High School students.
* Published and distributed in Tampa Bay area high schools every Thursday by the Tampa Bay Times.
* Free access to news for students, by students, about students. Not suitable for adults

Tampa Bay Times NIE 2012

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:31:28 +0000

The Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education program provides access to the e-edition and educational materials free of charge to teachers. Flip through the e-edition of the Tampa Bay Times, Florida’s largest newspaper, on your android device. The Tampa Bay Times, formerly the St. Petersburg Times, has long possessed a reputation for quality and independence. It won its two most recent Pulitzer prizes in 2009: one in feature writing and another in national reporting.

NIE teachers can access all the sections, articles, photos and advertisements in the Tampa Bay Times exactly as they appear in print on their android device. In addition, NIE teachers can access lesson plans and curricula by going to tampabay.com/nie.

Tampa Bay Times NIE

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:13:52 +0000