Apple has released today a standalone application for Podcasts


This is what we started talking immediately after the release of the first beta version of iOS 6. And the first guess turned out to be absolutely truthful. However, over time, a little bit screwed up: we did not have to wait for the final version of the new firmware. Today Apple released an official and a separate application for podcasts.

First, just swing [iTunes link]. Second, the program appeared in Russian App Store. From there, and its description:

The "Podcasts" - is the easiest way to discover new podcasts, subscribe to and play back your favorite podcasts on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Discover thousands of audio and video podcasts in the catalog, play the most popular of them, sorted by topic, using the latest feature "Top stations".

Functions:

• Look and listen to audio and video collected in a single program;
• discover hundreds of thousands of podcasts in 40 languages ​​of the world;
• Use the new function "Top stations" to search for a new series of podcasts with a huge variety of topics, including art, business, humor, music, news, sports, and much more;
• follow the search for podcasts by category "Audio" and "Video" or read the most popular of them in the top charts;
• subscribe by clicking on your favorite podcasts and automatically receive new releases free at least their receipt;
• to stream or download releases to listen to offline mode;
• scroll back and forth with simple playback controls;
• Use the sleep timer to automatically switch off when listening to a podcast playing in bed;
• submit their favorite podcast friends with the help of Twitter, text messages and e-mail;
• at the request of sync favorite podcast from iTunes on your Mac or PC running Windows;
• sync playback issues for a smooth transition from device to device.

It seems, Apple believes in the bright future of this format of presenting information. Now we believe we are. Follow the news. [macrumors]

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