Launch of the SB Nation iPhone App

by John Fontana on Aug 25, 2011 9:01 AM EDT in The Site

The SB Nation iPhone app is now available in the App Store! And it's absolutely free.

Now you can stay on top of all the latest coverage from us at Raw Charge as well as any one of the 300+ other SB Nation blog communities in the network. With the SB Nation iPhone app you can:

Get the latest, breaking sports news as it happens
Customize your news with your favorite teams, sports and blogs (including Raw Charge)
Get notified of updates to the stories you choose to follow on SBNation.com, regional sites, Baseball Nation, and MMA Nation
Read and reply to comments

Here's how to get it:

Go to the App Store on your iPhone and search for "SB Nation"

-- OR --

Go here and click "Download Now"

FAQ

An Android version of the app is coming soon. Hopefully by the end of the year
The app is free
Comments are basic read-and-reply, but SB Nation has plans to enhance them in future updates
You can use your existing SB Nation user name and password to log in to the app

Any questions, feedback, comments? E-mail support@sbnation.com

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Not sure but

I think this is also compatible with the iPod Touch

Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.

by John Fontana on Aug 25, 2011 11:09 AM EDT reply actions

Should be.

Heard any plans for an iPad-optimized version?

"The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect"
- Smith in Orwell's 1984

by MTBoltFan on Aug 25, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Apple = evil. :o|

Counting down the days until players report to training camp. Is it September yet?

Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community. Follow me on Twitter: @dagmar27.

by Cassie McClellan on Aug 25, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Only to those that aren’t part of the cult, er, fan base. :-D

"The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect"
- Smith in Orwell's 1984

by MTBoltFan on Aug 25, 2011 9:05 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions

Actually, I have no problem with Apple itself. My problem is the closed environment it’s created. I despise a digital world with only certain controlled options. Stupid proprietary model…and I don’t like Blackberry’s either.

Counting down the days until players report to training camp. Is it September yet?

Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community. Follow me on Twitter: @dagmar27.

by Cassie McClellan on Aug 27, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions

One response, then I'll go silent

Sure Apple controls a lot of the software/hardware interactions—significantly so in respect to the iPod/iPhone/iPad. The reason they excersize such control is to successfully avoid the sort of problems that befell your laptop yesterday.

At the end of the day, the user experience is much better on Apple products than not—and a growing section of the population tends to agree.

"The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect"
- Smith in Orwell's 1984

by MTBoltFan on Aug 27, 2011 7:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

What happened with my netbook yesterday was purely user error and not a result of any software issues. :o)

Counting down the days until players report to training camp. Is it September yet?

Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community. Follow me on Twitter: @dagmar27.

by Cassie McClellan on Aug 28, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions

They may, but I wouldn’t hold my breath on it. They want to iron out the bugs, bring in the comment refresh, and make this app available on Android.

I’d say a iPad optimized version (or a tablet optimized version) wouldn’t be out until the 2nd quarter of next year. That’s a complete guess on my part.

Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.

by John Fontana on Aug 26, 2011 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Quick user review: it is really self-evident how to use this (I’m using the app to post this comment, as a matter if fact). It’s well-thought out, and looks to have a bright future in my app library.

"The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect"
- Smith in Orwell's 1984

by MTBoltFan on Aug 25, 2011 9:07 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions 1 recs

One other thing:

I forgot to mention the comments section is loaded separate from each post. That said, comments made do seem to post more quickly than using the mobile-optimized website on my phone.

One downside though: Even though I made my two comments above (at 9:05pm and 9:07pm) using the app, when I log in to the “regular” website, Cassie’s comment (to which I replied from the app) appeared on my browser as “new”—so the SBN app doesn’t keep track of what articles are new.

A minor nit to pick, to be sure. I really do like the app. Well-designed.

"The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect"
- Smith in Orwell's 1984

by MTBoltFan on Aug 26, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions