News24 iPhone application

Published by Charl Norman on Feb 24th, 2009, 15 Comments

24.com will expand their mobile strategy in the next few weeks when they launch an iPhone application for all their 24 portals which include Wheels24, Sport24, News24, Fin24 & Entertainment24. The News24 iPhone application will enable all iPhone users to gain access to Africa’s #1 online destination and have breaking news at their finger tips.

Phase 1 of the application, which focuses on efficient content distribution, will have some additional functionality. This is by way of a restaurant search mechanism based on Google maps. With the new release of Google Maps on PC (which is due on the iPhone), finding directions to your desired restaurant will be seamless. The idea is to in Phase 2 integrate Food 24 databases and add content to the function.

Users will be able to send 24 news tips and pictures in Phase 1 already, adding to the MyNews experience.

The application will be available for free from the iTunes store

Kudos to Sessa (24.com mobile strategist) and Matt (GM of mobile) for the screen shots -

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http://www.jasonbagley.com JBagley

Great to see some iPhone applications coming out of SA. Any ideas on how many iPhone users there are in SA?
http://www.sessa.co.za Stefano

Jason, I am not 100% on the amount of iPhone users in SA, but it’s definitely growing – and the consumption of these users is extremely high.
http://www.marcforrest.com Marc

Looking forward to giving this a test run on my iPhone when it comes out !
http://muti.co.za Nevile Newey

Wow, it’s really cool that they have included a Muti button.
Sessa, thanks so much for that, please convey our appreciation to
anyone else also involved in the decision.

Regards
http://cluckhoff.com/ Cluckhoff

Sweet!
Redgrove

We need more of these initiatives coming from South Africa, thanks!!
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http://www.glucode.com Glucode

We’re pleased to see the News24 app finally available on the App Store today!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=310970460&mt=8
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Barry Schutte

My News24 does not work with OS4 on my iPhone

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