Immediate home page (within the app) access to all TC outlets: TechCrunch, CrunchGear, MobileCrunch, TechCrunchIT - as well as the international versions.
Within the channels, you can browse articles as they update. Great way to keep up on tech news on-the-go.
When I'm away from my desk and have a few moments to spare, I like to get caught up quickly with the latest tech news. This Techcrunch app does the trick. I'm using an iPhone 3G so I haven't had the crashing issues that others report having with their iPhone 4Gs. For me, this app loads a lot faster than my mobile internet ever would so I'm now able to actually get caught up on tech news and Techcrunch. The app works well for me, I like it.
The UI was just OFF somehow for me. The content is good, but finding stuff in the app was harder than I would have hoped for, even though on first look it's quite the normal tech news UI we're all familiar with by now.
Great that it delivers TC content to your iPhone, but crappy that it doesn't allow you to "download all" or cache content for offline viewing a la the NYTimes app (for example, I wish I could use this app to read TC on the subway ride to work). I'd expect a tech blog to develop something a bit more innovative than this.
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