BrowSmart

One of the biggest advantages of news is that regardless of your location you can access it. To further enhance this advantage, the Internet is home to news of anything happening around the world. With the help of applications like BrowSmart you are able stay up to date with events that interest you from the comfort of the desktop.

Running the application reveals an intuitive interface, with the workspace split into two sections. One represents a list of news web pages from different countries while the other displays the full content of a selected article.

The clever design allows you to view news feed of interest in a clear and simple text format. Every ad banner or annoying pop-up you encounter while browsing the Internet is something you need not worry about anymore.

The main concept is a good alternative to gadgets or desktop enhancements, but it's missing several important elements. First, the site index can only be managed as far as visibility is concerned. Even though it puts a large variety of options at your disposal, there is no implemented function that allows you to add more pages. You can only choose whether or not to display elements from the given list.

Second, in spite that it is imperative to be connected to the Internet, you cannot take a break from news reading and access another web page from the application. This is not necessarily a bad aspect, but it would have come in handy.

Most given news web providers are not in English. However, both sections of the workspace feature a “Translation” button that allows you to read everything, even though you don't know the language.

BrowSmart makes for a neat application as straightforward as it may be. You are able to read news more comfortably thanks to the applications lack of ads and pop-ups. It's the suitable equivalent of the classic newspaper, but brought to your desktop to keep you up to date with everything going on around the world.