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AP Mobile gets bold new look, improves access to local news

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NEW YORK -- The Associated Press today released a major redesign of its popular, award-winning app, AP Mobile, which improves users’ ability to access AP breaking news from around the globe and local content from more than 1,100 contributing news providers.

AP Mobile version 6.0 for iOS.

The new app (version 6.0 for iOS) has a bold, visual interface that allows for deeper, faster engagement with the app’s rich coverage of breaking news and major stories of continuing interest. In addition, local content from California to Michigan to Connecticut is more easily accessible and customizable from the home screen. Audio news reports from AP also are fully integrated into the new app experience, among other enhanced features.
 
“AP Mobile was the first app to put all the news — from global to local — in one place. This new version makes it easier for users to access high-quality local content as well as the big, enduring stories that they care deeply about,” said Michael Boord, global director of mobile products. 
 
Pam Shermeyer, multimedia and online editor at The Detroit News, said: “Feeding some of our content to AP Mobile, with links back to us, expands our reach to the news consumer who might be interested in our local stories but isn’t a regular visitor to our platforms.”
 
In addition, the app provides enhanced display for both national and local advertisers.
 
“The powerful design creates unique, effective advertising opportunities for brands in a way that doesn’t compromise user experience,” Boord said.
 
AP Mobile is an award-winning multimedia news portal providing anytime access to international, national and local news from more than 1,10o sources. Since its release in 2008, AP Mobile has been downloaded more than 12 million times.
 
The AP Mobile app is available for free from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch at www.iTunes.com/AppStore.
 
Current users can update to the new version through iTunes on their desktop or via the App Store app. For more information on AP Mobile, visit www.getapmobile.com.

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Paul Colford
Director of Media Relations 
The Associated Press
212-621-1895
pcolford@ap.org

Erin Madigan White
Media Relations Manager
The Associated Press
212-621-7005
emadigan@ap.org

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