USA Today pretties up the news on the iPhone
USA Today, the national newspaper, has a long history of prettying-up the news with the use of color. Full color images, graphics and even sections have long been a staple of the paper, even when most other papers were still in black and white only. Now USA Today has brought that same flare to the iPhone with a new, free application.
While there are a few other very good news-based applications out there for the iPhone, namely the AP-powered Mobile News, the USA Today’s app represents a move to style mixed with substance. When you launch the app, you’ll be greeted by a familiar Apple style that many other apps share. But while an app like Mobile News is mostly black and white and pretty spare, USA Today is filled with color and options.
USA Today’s app smartly highlights your local weather (or the weather of any saved city) in the upper right hand side of the app. Clicking on this area will take you to a more detailed few of the weather, including a five day forecast and weather maps.
