BORDEAUX, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobiles Republic, a leading publisher of applications for smartphones, tablets and connected devices, today announces the release of News Republic 2.0 for Android Smartphone and iPhone. The free news app has been revamped with a more elegant, mosaic-based interface and several new features, including photo and video galleries, enhanced customization options and a social media feature that allows users to express their ?moods? about the articles as they read.

?Not only is it our most stylish and robust smartphone offering yet; it is also the first to be available in a specific Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) version, with the ability to easily share articles using the NFC capabilities of the phone.?

?News Republic 2.0 makes it even easier for users to personalize the way they receive news, as well as providing a whole new way for them to share their feelings about a piece they?ve read,? said Gilles Raymond, CEO of Mobiles Republic. ?Not only is it our most stylish and robust smartphone offering yet; it is also the first to be available in a specific Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) version, with the ability to easily share articles using the NFC capabilities of the phone.?

News Republic delivers over 10,000 full articles each day from leading news sources, and allows users to create personal channels that filter this mass of information down to their exact topics of interest. This customization feature has been enhanced for News Republic 2.0, allowing users to select or unselect content sources for all channels, which in turn can be filtered by ?date,? ?moods? or ?videos only.?

The app delivers complete articles -- not just RSS feeds -- which can easily be shared with friends via email, Twitter or Facebook. Users can further research the stories that are most important to them by using the TagNav? Word Cloud feature to bring up related articles, YouTube links and Wikipedia entries. Real-time alerts keep users completely in touch and up to speed when important news breaks on their favorite subjects.

News Republic 2.0 is available to download for free for Android Smartphone and iPhone on:

> Google Play : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobilesrepublic.appy

> iTunes AppStore : http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-republic-international/id392616461?mt=8&uo=4