2014-06-12
The Breaking News app for iPhone is breaking new ground in the world of personalized mobile news alerts. An update to the app, released today, adds a new feature called “proximity alerts” that uses location data to send push notifications to users when major news stories are happening in their vicinity. The feature, which is also in the works for the service’s Android app, is triggered in the event of “major stories that have a high likelihood of impacting you directly, according to a post introducing proximity alerts. The feature has been tested by the Breaking News service in New York City, with the... Read More on GeekWire