I am delighted to introduce our prestbury.com app for iPhone (and iPod Touch). Our app will allow you to access to a whole range of content from prestbury.com whilst on the move, in a format specifically tailored for your iPhone.
So why have we chosen to launch an iPhone app? The answer is quite straightforward. Over the course of the year we have seen a steady growth in the number of people using their mobile devices to visit our network of local web sites.
Last month 11% of visits to our sites were on mobile devices and the vast majority were Apple devices. Whilst Apple has done an admirable job in making the majority of the web accessible on their devices through Safari there really is no substitute for a native application specifically design for the screen size and touch interface.
So what does the app enable you to do? You can read the latest Prestbury news and opinion, check the current weather conditions and forecast, browse all our local event listings and access our directory. You can also submit your local news and photos to us straight from your phone.
Is the app free? For the foreseeable future the application is free to download and receive content updates. Whilst we remain committed to offering our content for free on the prestbury.com web site, our intention at some point in the future is to charge a nominal subscription fee for our mobile app's content.
To download our app simply search for "prestbury" in iTunes or on the app store. Alternatively visit the iTunes preview for our app, where you can view further screen shots, and click on View in iTunes.
We hope you enjoy using our new app and please feel free to contact us with your feedback, comments and suggestions.
