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Handmark's Express News is now available for Google's Android smartphone platform. The application delivers more than 300 news feeds in eight languages, including those from the likes of the Associated Press, Canadian Press, AFP. Best of all, it is free and, as has been Handmark's hallmark for years on other smartphone platforms, a way to get information at your fingertips without the hassle of going through a wireless browser. Learn more about and download Express here. In related news, The Associated Press celebrated the one-year anniversary of AP Mobile (more than 1,000 news organizations contribute local content) this week and announced that more than 55 million local stories have been read on AP Mobile, www.apnews.com, since its May 2008 launch. The AP shared some key stats for AP Mobile: AP Mobile Reader Demographics Age - 63% of AP Mobile users are in the coveted 18-34 age bracket. Income - 53% of AP Mobile users earn more than $75,000 per year. Gender - Men represent 78% of traffic to all subject areas, and 82% for sports. Ethnicity - AP Mobile users include members of virtually all ethnic groups. Education - More than half of AP Mobile users have bachelors or advanced degrees. Employment - 80% of AP Mobile users are currently employed.AP Mobile Traffic: News Mobile Users Choose On average, AP Mobile users spend 17 minutes per month interacting with AP mobile applications and apnews.com. More than 50% of AP Mobile news accessed fall in the content category of Top Stories, followed by Local News (21%), Entertainment (9%) and Sports (7%). iPhone and BlackBerry users both average 7 page views per visit to AP Mobile. AP Mobile users access news consistently throughout week - just as much, if not slightly more, during the first half of the week, including Sunday. |
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