CNN Mobile has been around for quite some time now, but it wasn’t till this morning that I actually had a great experience with it (not that I’ve ever had a bad experience with it).
This morning, as I lay there half-awake, I recalled the tragic and horrible events of last night over in India. Wanting to know the latest to see what was going on, I picked up my trusty iPhone and punched in CNN.com. Sure enough, all of the news was there for me to browse.
Immediately after punching in the address, the site transferred me over to the mobile site, m.cnn.com. All I have to say, is kudos to CNN for optimizing this site for mobile devices. The homepage is plain and simple, and actual news pages are 99% text, which means insanely fast loading times. Plus, on my iPhone the text is formatted in such a nice way, that the articles are an absolute pleasure to read. I think I may be turning over a new leaf here… Maybe I should download a few e-book apps for the iPhone and start reading on my device? Oh, the possibilities! 🙂
I’m sure the experience is just as nice on other current devices as well, including the BlackBerry Bold and Storm… But I just had to say here what a great mobile experience it was on the iPhone. The news was incredibly easy to find and it was served up to me lightning fast… Two thumbs up to CNN. Well done.
Note: I know I can speak for the whole team here at IntoMobile when I say our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in India, in particular the city of Mumbai.