Headlines

Headlines

A fast way to keep up with a world of news

What is Headlines?
'Headlines' is a Chrome extension designed for those who want to keep an eye on worldwide happenings whilst multitasking. It displays the most recent news on a narrow window on your desktop, with various sections like Top Headlines, Tech, Mobile, Chrome, Business, Science, News Magazines, Sports, Life and Entertainment. Users can view individual news sources, all sources in a section or mix them up to view the most recent. The refreshing rate of the headlines and the weather display location are customizable.
Stats
Users: 576 ▲ 8
Rating: 3.75 (4)
Version: 0.0.0.2 (Last updated: 2016-07-15)
Creation date: 2016-07-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • background
Size: 23.06K
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Summary

Like to keep one eye on the world while you work? Headlines puts a list of the most recent news stories on a narrow window on your desktop. And if you want to read more than the headline, click to pull up the full story.

Quickly flip among news sections including Top Headlines, Tech, Mobile, Chrome, Business, Science, News Magazines, Sports, Life and Entertainment. View individual news sources or all of the sources in a given section. Even mix them all together and view the most recent.

The headlines refresh at a rate you select and a small window displays the weather for a location of your choosing.

User reviews
does not work with chrome
by Russel Street Russel Street, 2017-04-09

I love it! Completely!
by Brandy Mercer Brandy Mercer, 2015-09-03
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Safety
Risk impact

Headlines is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Headlines has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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