The service known as BBC News and BBC Sports are about to come to the AppStore by native applications for iPhone and iPod touch. These applications would be the first "official" news agency that so far absent in the Appstore.

In the BBC show that is a very exciting development for them, and a natural step after years of offering "the best news content. Among the applications can read news content, sports, espace, climate and so on.

"These applications ... provide a simpler method of accessing our content on smartphones, with real and distinctive approach we have." This will also include news not only in the UK, but also those to be raising around the world, videos, and text contain local news, national and international.

They have also said that you have access to the podcasts that produces news agency and a direct link to the TV channel to be able to view the newscasts that are broadcast every day. They have also been reported that the application will have a high degree of customization, allowing each one to read, listen to the content that really matters.

The exact release date is not known yet, the BBC has said it will be available until later this year, first for the iPhone and later for other platforms like the Blackberry and Android. What we ventured to say is that the application that provides sports content, will be "just in time for the World Cup which will take place within a few months.

On the other hand, have also argued that "are tired" of third party applications that provide content on the BBC, because they do the best.
Via BBC