Our Verdict
TheWall Street Journalmay still be protecting much of its content with apay - wall on the web , but its new iPhone app is getting particular treatment . Called simplyWSJ — The Wall Street Journal , this official , pocketableWSJportal offering unfettered entree to a recent collection of the publication ’s clause and media . As with any 1.0 mathematical product , however , Dow Jones & Company’sfirst foray onto the iPhone leaves some way for improvement ; it also contains hints that the free ride may not last .
learn on the Street : WSJ , the fluid version of the Wall Street Journal lets you flip out between articles , videos , and audio .
WSJ offers equal doses of apprehended polish and bare feature article . For instance , the app will re - open to any article you may have been read the last clock time you take leave ( though not the place you were at ) . It support landscape modal value , and a save release grant you to read articles offline .
Heard on the Street: WSJ, the mobile version of the Wall Street Journal lets you flip between articles, videos, and audio.
For those who require faster access to their favourite sections , the Edit button at the top of the More section works much like it does in Apple ’s iPod app . Tap it , and you could choose which button appear in the bottom toolbar simply by dragging and dropping new sections down there .
On the other bridge player , WSJ display headlines in a case size so large that you’re able to probably read them from ambit , and they ’re also accompanied by really large thumbnail images . compound with the ad above the toolbar , this means that no more than three headlines will fit on screen at once in portrayal mood , and not even two in landscape . Further , while you’re able to save any clause for offline reading , my abbreviated testing indicated that you need to take in that clause at least once under the Saved department in ordering to download and hold open a copy ; the app does not simply rip article down in the background .
Features and interlingual rendition 1.0 nitpicking apart , it is quite interesting that WSJ is not enforcing theWall Street Journal’susual remuneration - wall on this iPhone app . You do n’t even call for to cross-file for a barren account statement to gain full access to any article — at least for now . After some investigation , it appears that WSJ has contract ( or may soon take ) a few steps to trammel the iPhone ’s admittance to its content . First and first , WSJ only has access to a circumscribed accumulation of content from each category . For example , the oldest article I could find was from the Quirky section and date March 24 . Also , there is no search ; what you see under each of the app ’s content subdivision is what you get , and you could not browse for old articles .
All things considered , it ’s decent to see WSJ formally come for iPhone and iPod touch users , as the app is pretty full - featured for a 1.0 . As long as some of these initial quirks are addressed in an update or two , and any eventual paywall restrictions are not too overbearing , this will be another great selection for getting your news fix on the go .
WSJ — Wall Street Journal is compatible with any iPhone or iPod skin senses running the iPhone 2.1 software update .
