Major newspapers are already thinking and creating new application designs compatible with the new iPhone OS4 and also with the iPad. The story-to-story navigation has become a leading design norm as it engages the reader and directs him from one article to another through swiping or tapping from story to story rather than Back and Forward, as it is the web browsing style.
In addition, the very attractive BBC app throws the user into the app’s top story content and user doesn’t even have to click in order to start reading. This will induce the reader to read rather than browse stories, which is where money is, according to the newspapers. To read more on this topic visit http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/04/three-ipad-design-choices-that-will-influence-how-we-read-news-online/
