/ 12.12.2011 12:00AM
LIN Media Unveils New and Enhanced iPad App
PROVIDENCE, R.I.: LIN Media announced its new and enhanced iPad app that combines its
local content, video and Report It citizen journalism technology among other features
optimized for the tablet.
Highlights of LIN Media’s Vers. 2.0 iPad app include immediate access to
material published in real time from LIN Media’s digital content centers, breaking news alerts;
enhanced video presentation; interactive weather maps and information. The Report
It app allows users to send in news, photos and videos.
In October 2010, LIN Media launched its first generation iPad app into the
emerging tablet space. The application was built on the previous development
work completed for the company’s iPhone app, which featured quick access to
news and weather, promotion of video packages, as well as an extension of Report
It. LIN’s iPad app Verss 2.0 will be available free of charge on LIN Media’s
station web sites and in the app store.