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Shanghai Daily launches BlackBerry Super App

Date:2010-10-28

Shanghai Daily is launching its first ever mobile App on BlackBerry smartphones, powered by the Polar Mobile () SMART News Platform. With this App, readers around the world will stay connected to the latest headlines and news in China on the go.
 
 
 
“We understand that our readers are everywhere and want to ensure they have the information they need on the go”, says Peter Zhang, editor-in-chief of Shanghai Daily. “Polar Mobile has a proven Platform that we have leveraged to launch a world-class BlackBerry Super App and we are very excited about this product launch.”
 
With distribution in more than 50 countries and regions around the world, Shanghai Daily has chosen to leverage Polar Mobile’s SMART News Platform to further increase global reach and engagement. With global smartphone usage on the rise, Publishers trying to grow their brand reach are driven to explore different ways of distributing mobile content.
 
“We are excited about enabling the Shanghai Daily brand and content on BlackBerry smart phones for readers around the world,” says Kunal Gupta, Chief Executive Officer of Polar Mobile. “From our experience, we expect their global reach to grow thanks to their new Super App.”
 
Shanghai Daily readers can access the latest news from their BlackBerry smartphones using the Shanghai Daily App which features real-time Push updates, inbox notifications and social integration with optimal performance.
 
The Shanghai Daily App is available for download in the BlackBerry App World™ or by visiting this link
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Important notice on Shanghai Daily mobile products

Date:2010-10-15

The New Media team is proud to announce that it has officially launched the Shanghai Daily iPhone app, a new step forward in Shanghai Daily’s utilization of Apple devices. 

Visit or search for Shanghai Daily in your iTunes. The app is totally FREE. 

   

Features of the app include: - news and featured stories updated in real-time - full access to an archive of articles - breaking news PUSH alert - weather report and forecast - save articles to favorite, or share with friends - sophisticated search function 

“The UI design is of one of the most user-friendly out there, and it does feature several handy functions such as favorite, sharing on SNS and the localised weather forecast,” a customer reviewed. 

Shanghai Daily HD for iPad, an even more sophisticated development, will also be launched soon. Users of its preview version, now available in the App Store, will get automatic notification when the full version is available and upgraded. 

The full version of Shanghai Daily HD will still be free to download but some of the premium features and full archive of new stories will be accessible exclusively to subscribers. 

With the introduction of the more functional and more versatile editions of Shanghai Daily on Apple devices, the New Media department finally decided to stop the publication of Shanghai eDaily, a twice-a-day e-newspaper based on much simpler PDF functions. 

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