“CNN’s new app will offer our international audience a fantastic mobile experience, delivering unique features and a user-friendly design,” said Louis Gump, vice president of Mobile at CNN. “Simply put, this is CNN’s world-class news in a world-class app. CNN is completely dedicated to meeting the needs of consumers on any platform, and this app is an important contribution to that effort.”
Maximizing the revolutionary features of iOS 4.0, the CNN App features push notification; regionalization and personalization tools; and more. The CNN app showcases important global news through text, video and photos, and also includes user-generated content capture and upload functionality through iReport, CNN’s user-generated news community.
“Our users, including many business travelers, understand that the world is a highly connected place,” said Nick Wrenn, vice president of digital services for CNN International. “Our aim with the CNN App is to serve their mobile needs, putting relevant news, analysis and video right at their fingertips in a form that is both personally relevant and easy to use.”
CNN App Features include:
Personalization: “My CNN”
Ability to “follow” a story or topic: As CNN publishes new stories and developments related to topics designated by the user, the app will automatically alert the user by pushing updates to the device.
“Saved” content functionality, which enables users to access text stories that interest them anytime, anywhere — even when they’re offline.
Regionally-targeted news based on the user’s selection of content from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America or the Middle East.
iReport: The international CNN App provides a direct gateway to CNN’s user-generated news community, iReport. The CNN App enables users to browse user-generated content; register, sign-in to their account or sign on as a guest to capture and instantly upload user-generated photos and videos (with the iPhone 3GS and above). Users also can browse iReport’s latest “assignments,” asking the community to weigh in on various news stories.
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Easy to navigate - Users can easily flick through news stories across categories including Top Stories, U.S., Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Business, Sport, Entertainment, Tech and Travel. Additionally, when the device is rotated horizontally, stories can be flipped through quickly.
Easy to consume - Each story features bulleted highlights above the full article, designed to satisfy mobile “snackers,” allowing them to easily scan through the latest stories, as well as meet the needs of users who want the whole story.
Easy to share - Users can share stories via email, Twitter and Facebook directly from the CNN App.
Easy to view — White text on black background providing excellent viewing experience
Video on-demand — The App provides access to an extensive selection of on-demand video clips across many categories, including World, Most Popular, Sport, Business, U.S., Entertainment, Tech and CNN en Espanol.
For more information about the features in the CNN App, go to www.cnn.com/mobile.
The CNN App is available from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at http://itunes.com/apps/cnnmobile.