App of the Day: CNN for iPad

CNN ’s novel iPad app utilizes great images and high calibre video to make news more visually piquant than it ’s ever been before . And allow me tell you : it ’s a hell of a great deal more fun than pecking through headlines .

What is it?

CNN , iPad , gratis . CNN ’s redesigned iPad app feel how a lozenge - optimise news program app should — it offers several ways to sieve through news , most of which are epitome - based , it makes commenting on and sharing article a shot , and it ’s got mellow calibre picture baked in at every bend .

Who’s it good for?

Anyone with an iPad who reads the news .

Why’s it better than alternatives?

It cleanly conjoin CNN ’s clause and multimedia offer with an interface that would n’t make sense anywhere but a pad . You get several way to browse news item but the experience is never needlessly complex . And things like big film browsing and one - touch access to CNN ’s live TV stream are an interesting features hat makes the app seem more like a CNN hub than just a news proofreader . And , hey , CNN ’s iPhone app is complimentary now , too .

How could it be even better?

The image - heavy UI means that scrolling can be less - than - silky on juncture , and sometimes I triggered the wrong action when there were multiple overlap swipeable element ( vertical for read through an article and horizontal for exit from one to the next ) .

you could grab research lab in the App Store for $ 1 .

We ’re always see for nerveless apps — for iOS , Android , Windows Phone or whatever else — to feature as App of the Day ( yes , apps for other platforms will start popping up shortly ! ) If you come across one you think we should take a facial expression at , please lease us know .