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FT Web App hits two million users

Just 10 months after launch, the Financial Times’ Web App has surpassed two million users. Available directly through the browser at app.ft.com, the FT Web App is built using HTML5 technology and features automatic content downloads and improvements. The FT was the first major news publisher to launch an app of this type and was more …

Financial Times Web App and the How To Spend It iPad App nominated for Webby Awards

Two FT mobile apps – the FT Web App (in the “news- handheld devices” category) and the How To Spend It iPad app (in the “lifestyle- tablet and other device” category) – have been named finalists in the 16th annual Webby Awards competition! Anyone can vote for these entries in the Webby’s People’s Voice competition, more …

FT Web App wins Global Mobile Award for Innovation

The Financial Times has been awarded the prestigious Best Mobile Innovation for Publishing prize for its Web App at today’s Global Mobile Awards in Barcelona. The prize recognizes excellence in developing innovative mobile material, highlighting the rapid evolution of the printed word to digital media on mobile handsets and tablet devices. Since its launch in June 2011 more …