GigaOM iPhone app Now Available in the iTunes Store

With one of every seven minutes of media consumption today through a mobile device, media outlets are increasingly turning to devices like the iPhone to distribute content and engage audiences. To utilize the mobile medium, the web’s technology news hub, GigaOM, recently turned to Vancouver-based Atimi Software Inc. to help develop GigaOM’s iPhone app.

“Atimi helped bring our vision for a seamless, easy to use and elegant GigaOM iPhone App to reality," says Dan Silmore, SVP Product & Marketing at GigaOM. "Now our 4 million readers can keep up with our seven tech news sites, GigaOM Pro original market research and our high profile events on their iPhone - keeping them connected to the latest developments in emerging technology no matter where they are.”

With the GigaOM app, users can:

Browse rich content:

• Browse real-time stream of posts 24/7 from across the GigaOM network of seven leading Web sites
• Access the GigaOM Pro research service, including more than 100 research reports, PDF downloads
• Watch video posts and live stream video from GigaOM conferences and events • Browse detailed conference and event information including speaker line-ups and
  schedules
• Read twitter feeds from across the team of GigaOM writers within the GigaOM Pulse feature
• Save articles in a folder for future viewing of selected items

Engage with content

• Comment on GigaOM posts
• Share posts and stories via Twitter, Facebook and e-mail

Make in-App purchases

• Purchase a subscription to GigaOM Pro
• Purchase GigaOM conference and event tickets

“We are very pleased to have had the opportunity to work with the GigaOM team and bring their deep industry insights and outstanding content to the iPhone,” explains Sean Howe, Vice President of Business Development at Atimi.

Atimi has developed iPhone apps for big brands such as the New York Times, ESPN, and HBO.

The GigaOM app can be downloaded for free at the App Store.