MSNBC.com App for the iPhone Released

Author: Brian

30 Jun

If you are an avid follower of MSNBC via the television, well, you can now access breaking news, videos and photos via your iPhone now that MSNBC.com and Zumobi launch an app compatible with the iPhone and the iPod Touch. The app is now available for free at the Apple App Store.

With the msnbc.com app, millions of “news explorers” can now immerse themselves in the video and news stories that inform, excite and ignite the imagination - right from their iPhone or iPod touch. The radial interface allows for easy navigation by offering consumers a full view of the colorful menu so they can select what they want to explore.

The settings allow users to easily scan and scroll through content, play and pause video, or select and read news stories. The Twitter integration enables consumers to easily share articles as well as track Twitter feeds from their favorite NBC News and MSNBC Cable anchors.

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Engadget Lauded as Best Consumer Blog

Author: Brian

7 May

For most bloggers, Engadget.com is one of those blogs that can really provide a lot of interesting stories to read on. It is the dream of any blog to achieve such a feat. But for now, it is Engadget.com’s time to shine as it received an EPpy Award today for the Best Consumer Technology Blog at the 14th Annual EPpy Awards Luncheon.

The award, sponsored by Editor & Publisher and MediaWeek, recognizes the best media-affiliated Web sites. Engadget, http://www.engadget.com, is the most visited technology blog in the U.S.,* and is part of AOL’s MediaGlow publishing group, http://www.mediaglow.com. The Engadget network, which also includes EngadgetMobile.com and EngadgetHD.com, attracts more than 5.5 million monthly unique visitors and 23 million page views worldwide each month, according to March 2009 comScore Media Metrix data.

Engadget is a Web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics. It features up-to-the-minute product and industry updates for the tech-savvy consumer. Posts cover all kinds of digital hardware, from cameras to phones, as well as industry events and company news. Engadget remains at the forefront of the lightning-fast technology news cycle, and is a leading resource for breaking news about products and services that early adopters love.

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