Announcing the HuffingtonPost iPhone App

We are thrilled to announce Huffington Post's new iPhone App. We quietly launched our first version a month ago and are now running Version 1.1 which is available free at the iTunes Store.

After just a month of a quiet launch, HuffPost's App has already become the #5 #3 most popular free news app! Please give it a try -- and let us know what you think. In the meantime, check out the great reviews that have already come flowing in about our 1.1 release.

To get the application, you can browse the app store from your iPhone or iPod Touch, or click on the image above to go straight to iTunes. Some more screengrabs of the app in action:

If you install the current iPhone App it will notify you when there are updates. While our iPhone App is just a toddler right now, it's a fast little bugger. And it really gives you the feel of the HuffPost site with minimal bandwidth and caching so you can read us in the subway or on a plane.

Please send us your feedback -- you can add comments to this post or email us [e-mail]

We have a lot more features that we'll be launching in the coming weeks.

Download it NOW! If you love HuffPost and you love your iPhone this is the perfect app for you!

Comments

[anathema device]

This is a great app! I've been using it for a couple weeks, and it works consistently well -- no bugs! Kudos!

[AshleyMarie]

I've already had this three weeks or so and I love it! Much easier than trying to get online and opening pages!

Thanks!

[Manoj John]

Great application. Thank you for launching the Huffington Post's new iPhone App. Now you can read latest computer news on the go. Thank you

[Ratgurl]

How 'bout an app for all the other mobile phones that have data exchange? I have a Dare - would love to see an app for my phone. My hubby has an Omnia, he'd like one too. Or is this an AT&T exclusive?

[KarateKid]

It's a nice app, well done, unlike the buggy NYTimes app. But, without the comments, it's kind of bland, similar to the USA Today app, which is also well done. I come to this site to read the comments and make a few myself, that's what makes it interesting, to read other viewpoints and to get a feel for what people are thinking.

[BryanTheRegOps]

When is the Huffington Blackberry App coming?

[Wanjiru]

Finally, HuffPo, about time!

..oh, and congratulations ofcourse.

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[lilykudrow]

this is great. Thanks Huffingtonpost.
I love iphone.
Have been checking here for some updates:
http://www.techunits.com/content/list_all/82/iphone

[taptaptap]

Cannot work in landscape plus host of other probs. Easier to visit site on Safari. You guys were too eager to get this up and running before the app was ready. It's okay for reading quick headlines, but it's not true HuffPo reading. Get cracking with the fixes for your next release and I'll put it back on my iPhone.

[Alex Scott]

I have to agree with the post below, flash video? Come on dev team!

Having said that, I still

[Paradym]

Genius move:

The app looks great and it's nice to have a tidier way of viewing HuffPo without resorting to a bookmarked web page.

But...

Posting videos in Flash on an iPhone app!?! Epically dumb. Whomever developed this app should have to wear a tutu for a week.

[mergina]

It's a great app if you simply want to read the stories on this site. Perhaps someday they will make an option to post a comment. Of course, that is not too cumbersome on the full version, and faster to do with Java turned off.

[situationcritical]

Yep, I agree. I love the iPhone app. It's so smooth. But I really like reading and making comments. Huffpo responses are often the best part of the story.

[kelvinstinks]

got it, love it, thanks.

[proudloudlib]

Okay, I hope you guys are listening up. I love the new app, but I have a few issues:

1. Stories with links to other sites. The links don't work. NYT, nothing happened. ABC, got a message that it doesn't support my format. Just go ahead and print the whole story, okay?

2. Tried to watch a video, and it didn't work. Can that be fixed?

3. When I turned the iphone sideways, it didn't flip. Not a big deal, but it would be nice.

4. Scrolling is really hard. I get stories loaded unintentionally. Can you figure something out on this?

Like I said, I LOVE the new app, and want it to be all that it can be.

[Timaay419]

GREAT APP!