24 February
News24 iPhone application
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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February 24th, 2009 at 10:13 am
[...] Blog has posted screen shots of the upcoming News24 application – read the full story here 24.com will expand their mobile strategy in the next few weeks when they launch an iPhone [...]
February 24th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Great to see some iPhone applications coming out of SA. Any ideas on how many iPhone users there are in SA?
February 24th, 2009 at 10:50 am
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.
February 24th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Looking forward to giving this a test run on my iPhone when it comes out !
February 24th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
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
February 24th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Sweet!
February 25th, 2009 at 8:42 am
We need more of these initiatives coming from South Africa, thanks!!
February 27th, 2009 at 2:51 am
[...] Muti grow in other ways too. News 24 is one of the largest media houses in South Africa. In their new mobile application, Muti is listed along with Digg and Reddit as a place to submit a story to. It has become South [...]
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:54 am
[...] Muti grow in other ways too. News 24 is one of the largest media houses in South Africa. In their new mobile application, Muti is listed along with Digg and Reddit as a place to submit a story to. It has become South [...]
March 6th, 2009 at 4:21 am
[...] Muti grow in other ways too. News 24 is one of the largest media houses in South Africa. In their new mobile application, Muti is listed along with Digg and Reddit as a place to submit a story to. It has become South [...]
March 30th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
[...] Blog has posted screen shots of the upcoming News24 application – read the full story here 24.com will expand their mobile strategy in the next few weeks when they launch an iPhone [...]
April 18th, 2009 at 9:02 am
[...] Blog has posted screen shots of the upcoming News24 application – read the full story here 24.com will expand their mobile strategy in the next few weeks when they launch an iPhone [...]
April 24th, 2009 at 12:17 am
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
January 24th, 2010 at 5:22 am
[...] Blog has posted screen shots of the upcoming News24 application – read the full story here 24.com will expand their mobile strategy in the next few weeks when they launch an iPhone [...]
June 28th, 2010 at 8:52 am
My News24 does not work with OS4 on my iPhone