Jeff Campbell
09-30-2009, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://behindthescenes.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/29/cnn-iphone-app/' target='_blank'>http://behindthescenes.blogs.cnn.co...cnn-iphone-app/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"As you may have heard by now, we launched the CNN App for the iPhone and iPod touch last night. We've had this app cooking for a while, so we are extremely excited to unveil it. Now available for download for a one-time fee of $1.99 on the App Store, the CNN App is designed to provide a visually-driven news experience for iPhone and iPod touch users who demand accessibility and convenience."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1254290752.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Favorable reviews on this app, which is $1.99 USD and available now in the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331786748&mt=8" target="_blank">iTunes store</a>. But be warned you do get ads even though you paid for the app. According to the CNN press release, <em>"We're charging a one-time fee of $1.99 for the CNN App on the iPhone and iPod touch, and the App also has ads in it. We did this for two reasons: 1. To deliver on a premium experience with unique features and functionality never before available from CNN on a mobile device; and 2. to ensure we were positioned to continue building new, improved mobile products to offer consumers." </em></p><p>If I pay for an application I don't want ads, even though the ones I've seen on the app are fairly unobtrusive. If you want to learn more about it, check out the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/iphone" target="_blank">CNN iPhone site</a>. </p>