We are updating AP Mobile on BlackBerry with a new design and new features!

UPGRADERS:  Please DELETE the old versions of AP Mobile first before installing the new one.  This will mitigate any upgrading issues since the new app is a new code base.

New Blackberry features in AP Mobile:

- Choose to get breaking news alerts to your inbox or as a pop-up

- Share stories via Facebook, Twitter and BBM (for users with OS 5.0 and above, and BBM 6.0 and above)

- Watch AP videos

- Change regions and choose languages including English, Spanish and French

NOTE:  We will be retiring the AP Mobile World Edition, AP Mobile en Espanol, AP Movil America Latina, and just using the one title, AP Mobile.  So users of these titles should delete those versions and update to the new AP Mobile app (v3.5 and above).  The new version is still FREE!

Why are we doing this you might ask? Simple, some of the old versions do not support newer devices. Some apps were not global or have multiple languages. They did not support video, push alerts or photo galleries. It was also expensive to maintain all of those titles, so we have simplified things and will support only AP Mobile going forward. AP MObile does all of these things. The other titles and older versions will no longer receive content as of May 21, 2012.

We know that change an be difficult but this is a necessary move. We hope you understand.

As always we’d love to hear from you.

• Full support for the new iPad Retina display with hi-res photos!
• Fixes Twitter share bug
• Fixes bug that some users noticed with photo loading
• Various stability improvements
• Streamlined the list view so that it is less cluttered

There will be additional features and functionality coming soon and, as always, we welcome your feedback.

Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples Jr, Aydin Senkut, and Dave McClure discuss innovation at Ignition West: Future of Mobile conference in California. (photo courtesy of Businessinsider.com)

According to the BI Intelligence team’s deck, in 2011 smartphones and tablets sold much more units than personal computers (including laptops). With the growing technology behind handheld devices, many models of smartphones and tablets are capable of handling anything that a personal computer does.  Given mobile devices’ ease of portability, personal computers may soon become a thing of the past, or at least confined to work spaces only.

The big picture is that smartphones and tablets are the preferred device of consumers on how they intake digital media.  Emails, videos, social media, news, and everything in between is just as easily accessible from a portable device than a laptop, if not more so. Speed and quality is no longer an issue either: Today’s smartphones are more powerful than the laptops and desktops from 3 years ago. All this being said, AP Mobile is happy to be on the forefront of this digital mobile age. You can view BI’s deck on the conference here.

Craig Aaron, CEO of Freepress. Aaron’s interview focused on major business mergers in the future and how they can help and hinder business competition and smaller businesses.

Abram Boise discusses SXSW Interactive initiatives with SXSW Interactive Director, Hugh Forrest. AP Mobile Marketing Manager Trips Reddy helps a fan at the booth.

Elizabeth Ngonzi, professor at NY University Heyman Center for Philanthropy & Fundraising. Ngonzi discussed African women empowering the tech industry using mobile channels.

Barbara Brown Wilson, Director, Center for Sustainable Development. Barbara touched on bringing design innovation to the underserved, such as public transportation and rural communities.

Bill Adair, Editor of PolitiFact. Adair told Boise all about the benefits of politifact.com and the mobile app version, which allows users to extensively fact check politicians with the touch of a few buttons.

Kurt Abrahamson, CEO of Sharethis. Abrahamson discussed his website and the value of sharing online content for the publisher and the writer.

Bob Parlee, owner of Parlee Cycles. Parlee’s interview focused on his carbon fiber bicycles that use EEG to read human thoughts and control the bicycle shifting gears.

Joe Trippi, Political Strategist. Trippi discussed how online content and interaction is disrupting the two party system in America.

Dave Boyce, CEO of Fundly. Boyce was representing his investor website, Fundly. His interview focused on the future of money, such as internet and mobile transactions, with popular sites like Paypal and Google.

Abram Boise interviews Staci Baird, Internet and Social Media Strategist, while Trips Reddy answers questions at the AP Mobile booth.

Adam Gazzaley, Director of Neuroscience Imaging Center. Gazzaley touched on how the public deals with handling multiple streams of information simultaneously.

Staci Baird, Internet & Social Media Strategist at Stanford University.  Baird’s interview was about the importance of social media marketing and managing multiple social media accounts.

Kahu Abe, Fellow at Eyebeam Art & Technology Center in NYC. Abe’s interview touched on digital art and media in today’s world.

Michael Boord, Global Director of AP Mobile. Boord gave a brief breakdown of The Associated Press’s move to mobile technology and the app’s latest design.

Doug Marinaro, LiquidSpace.com. Marinaro discussed the effect of mobile technology on the average work week.

Marshall Seese Jr, Mogily Games. Seese talked about how his company is changing social games.

Nadav Aharony, graduate of MIT Media Labs. Aharony discussed investigating social mechanisms using mobile phones.

Aasil Ahmad, Votifi.com. Ahmad’s conversation with Boise touched on social media’s impact on politics.

Max Linsky, Longform.com. Linsky spoke on the importance of long text on mobile devices.

Ariel Waldman, founder of Spacehack.org. Waldman discussed public space exploration using home computers.

Eva Galperin, Electronic Frontier Foundation. Galperin had an engaging conversation with Boise about protecting civil rights online.

Tatiana Ryckman, Space Chimp Media. On behalf of the Space Chimp Media team, Tatiana spoke of the importance of mobile app marketing to make apps financially successful.

Bob Gruen, Famed Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographer. Gruen’s compelling interview covered working with several famous bands over the decades, including The Clash and Green Day.

Matt Conn, Bandpage. Conn promoted his website Bandpage.com and discussed optimizing social media for music acts.

Michael Schneider, Mobileroadie.com.  Schneider discussed creating mobile apps on a budget and utilizing user-friendly tools to do so.

John Boyer, The Plaid Avenger comic. Boyer touched on using social media and online tools to engage large student audiences.

Lauren Rae Levy, Fashion Celebrity Stylist. Levy’s interview covered wearing confidence as an accessory and working with celebrities.

Jeff Fedor, TheMonstro.com. Fedor talked about consolidating digital media and the portability of modern technology.

Eric Bieller, Earthcast.com. Bieller discussed filming Earth events from outer space and documenting the planet through film for historical reasons.

Pasha Roberts, Film Director. Roberts spoke about the creation of his latest animated film, Silver Circle.

Abram Boise interviews Jeff Fedor of TheMonstro.com about technology consolidation.

Vickie Nauman, 7digital.com. Nauman discussed online music and the difficulties of obtaining rights and licensing.

Hugh Forrest, Director of SXSW Interactive. Forrest gave an overview of how SXSW has grown and changed over the years, and how SXSW Interactive is reacting with SXSW Music and Film.

Kirk Schroder, Entertainment Lawyer. Schroder touched on clearance rights for filmmakers and others involved in film.

Trips Reddy, AP Mobile Marketing Manager. Reddy gave a demo of the latest version of AP Mobile which launched in mid-March, 2012.

We are about to be live on ustream.tv from SXSW Interactive. You can watch live interviews of industry professionals at the conference here: http://www.ustream.tv/aplive

It’s here!  Our all new universal app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch is now available in http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ap-mobile/id284901416?mt=8.

With a completely new look and feel and more consistent and complete experience across devices you now can experience AP Mobile in style.  AP News, the previous iPad only app, will be retired and the new AP Mobile app will replace it for iPad.

Here are the new features:

• New look and feel. Innovative redesigned layout with improved navigation, more compelling AP content, and new features. Now a consistent experience across devices.

• Big Stories. AP Mobile brings all content related to captivating stories together in one place with the new Big Stories feature. Follow major in depth stories, with separate showcases for photo and video, interactive graphics, and integration with social media.

• Each category page now has a photo and video ribbon so can get a taste of the best photos and videos of the day.

• My AP. Customize which news categories show up in your feed.

• Local News. Stay in the loop with local coverage from over 1,000 local newspapers, now with content separated by publisher available in your area!

• Breaking News on Your Mobile Device. Get breaking U.S. and International news from the AP, the world’s trusted news source.

• Award Winning Content. See more of what the AP has to offer with more references and links to more AP content through an innovative contextual area in each category.

• Social Media Integration. Share your favorite content through Facebook, Twitter or email with the single tap of your finger with much more to come.

• Send a News Tip to AP. Have a news idea or breaking story that you think AP would be interested in? Let AP know by tapping the Send a News Tip button in the top right corner of the page.

• Photos. Easily browse AP’s award-winning photos in a completely redesigned photo section.

• Videos. View AP’s exciting video content in the new video player. Now including LIVE video for AP covered events such as red carpet events and more!

• Customization. Change the look of the app to suit your viewing preference. The new AP Mobile allows you to customize the background and also adjust font size for easier reading.

• High resolution images are now included!
• Mango support for Fast application switching – With the application running, tap and hold the device’s back button. The screen will zoom out and allow the user to swipe between other applications that are available to switch to.
• More Live Tiles – By tapping the pin icon in the app bar, users can now pin news, weather, local, and the saved article/image/video categories. The backside image of live tile displays, when available, a thumbnail image of the most recent article in the pinned category.
• Numerous bug fixes and metro design updates

NOTE TO 2010 USERS: This is a separate app from the 2010 version so your saved data/notes will NOT be ported to the 2011 version.

The Associated Press Stylebook is an essential tool for writers, editors, students and public relations professionals. It provides fundamental guidelines on spelling, grammar, punctuation, usage and journalistic style, with special sections on reporting business and sports.

Take the 2011 AP Stylebook with you anywhere with this easy-to-use application. This handy app lets you:

- Search listings across all chapters
- Create your own custom entries
- Add notes
- Bookmark frequently visited listings

New content in the 2011 Stylebook mobile app includes:

- More than 500 news or revised entries since the 2010 edition
- A new food section with AP recipe style and hundreds of food terms
- An expanded Social Media Guidelines section with 20 new entries
- Changes in AP style for email, cellphone and smartphone

Stylebook Mobile is updated annually and the content mirrors what is offered in our spiral-bound printed Stylebook. If you are a student using the 2011 Stylebook as a textbook or if your newsroom follows the 2011 book, you will have identical guidance with this app.

Go to this URL to get app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ap-stylebook-2011/id437359678?mt=8

Take the 2011 AP Stylebook with you anywhere with this easy-to-use application. This handy app lets you:

- Search listings across all chapters
- Create your own custom entries
- Add notes
- Bookmark frequently visited listings

New content in the 2011 Stylebook mobile app includes:

- More than 500 news or revised entries since the 2010 edition
- A new food section with AP recipe style and hundreds of food terms
- An expanded Social Media Guidelines section with 20 new entries.
- Changes in AP style for email, cellphone and smartphone

Stylebook Mobile is updated annually and the content mirrors what is offered in our spiral-bound printed Stylebook. If you are a student using the 2011 Stylebook as a textbook or if your newsroom follows the 2011 book, you will have identical guidance with this app.

Customers who bought the 2010 Stylebook Mobile app for BlackBerry will receive a free update to 2011.

Users have reported that uninstalling and reinstalling the app seems to do the trick. Also, please email us at iphone_support@ap.org with any information that will help us to fix the issue.

Thank you.

- AP Mobile