CNN iPad App Hits the Apps Store

CNN has today announced its CNN App for iPad is now available on the Apple App Store. The  App looks like the Huffingtonpost NewsGlide if you have tried it. But the  CNN iPad app looks more interesting since it has more interractive UI. CNN has also announced that the iPhone and iPod touch apps will be available for free in US and the International edition will have updated ability to view breaking news in video.

Focused on creating a transformative news experience for its audience, the CNN App for iPad combines stunning imagery with the most compelling reporting from CNN, including text stories, blog posts, photo galleries, and live or on-demand video. Users have the ability to toggle between U.S. and International News Preferences, both of which serve live video of breaking news and select events as they happen. Additionally, when in the U.S. News Preference, users can listen to hourly audio news updates from CNN Radio.

The CNN App also places strong emphasis on user participation, adding an easily accessible user comment feature that runs alongside content on the screen. Additionally, users can share text stories, images and videos from the App via email, Facebook and Twitter.

“One of the things about the app that excites us most is the ability to serve the news needs of iPad users while also exposing them to original, enterprise content from CNN that will surprise and delight them,” said Louis Gump, vice president of CNN Mobile. “The CNN App was built from the ground up with our consumers in mind, and we are proud of the new CNN experience we’ve created for the device.”

The CNN App for iPad provides users with three viewing options: Broadsheet, List View and Slide Show.

• Broadsheet, the default view, presents up to 350 of the latest news stories in a grid-format featuring powerful imagery and headlines. Users can dive more deeply into a topic by selecting from any of the headlines or from a variety of topics. In addition, users can access the “Featured” section, which houses editorially-curated stories representing a cross-section of CNN’s most enterprising reporting. Finally, Broadsheet’s “Video” section includes a premium collection of on-demand video clips from CNN’s television networks and CNN.com.
• List View features a running list of headlines by topic and by category.
• Slide Show allows users to scroll or swipe through a visual presentation of the day’s top headlines.

Finally, to keep news fresh, the app will be updated in real-time as important stories break, and users will be notified of breaking news headlines via Push Notification.