OLD Media Moves

Thomson Reuters application now available for BlackBerry, iPhone

May 11, 2009

Thomson Reuters announced Monday that it’s launched a new application for both BlackBerry and iPhone users to access its content.

Content available includes breaking news, updated stream of photographs, video coverage, financial charting, customized market data and company profiles. Thomson Reuters says it has been investing in the mobile space since the late 1990s, experimenting with product development and monetization models.

“We learned a lot of lessons over the last two decades — the most important of which is to focus on delivering great user experiences,” said Chris Ahearn, president of media for Thomson Reuters, in a statement. “This app for iPhone and iPod touch is an excellent way to give our business professional audience convenient access to Reuters content anytime, anyplace.”

The application also allows offline browsing.

Read more here.

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