Posts Tagged ‘AP Mobile’
Watch the Oscars Red Carpet on Your Mobile Phone
Mar 05 by Debra Kaufman | 10 CommentsIn a move by Associated Press (AP) and their technology partner Livestream, AP Live Entertainment is debuting this Sunday at the Oscars Red Carpet. This new video widget will enable viewers to watch celebrities parade down the Red Carpet live on the iPhone, iPod, Blackberry, or Android.
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AP Mobile Launches on Windows Mobile Platform
Nov 18 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsThere are an estimated 30+ million Windows Mobile phones out there. That spells reach for AP Mobile, says Jeff Litvack, AP’s general manager of mobile and emerging products. Litvack, who reports that the existing AP mobile app, with more than 2.5 million registered mobile users, is “the top news app and the No. 4 most popular app in Windows Marketplace for Mobile.” Developed by Associated Press, AP Mobile launched in May 2008 (covered in MobilizedTV) as a mobile WAP site.
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AP Mobile: News with a Bullet
Jun 09 by Debra Kaufman | 2 CommentsAfter launching in May 2008, AP Mobile is now celebrating its first anniversary of providing a mobile news service from the respected Associated Press brand by debuting Version 2.0, a “significant update” to its Apple iPhone/iPod Touch app. At the one-year anniversary, AP Mobile reported that 55 million local stories have been read on www.apnews.com, since its launch. The mobile news service’s member organizations have also skyrocketed, from 107 a year ago to 1,000 local sources today. “We’ve also learned that mobile isn’t the third or fourth screen - it’s the first screen,” said AP’s Jeff Litvack. “It’s the first screen that people are turning to for their news and information.”
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