White House adds iTunes app to arsenal

The White House has joined another tech revolution, this one an iTunes app which brings key features of WhiteHouse.gov to mobile platforms, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

The app, which launched on Jan. 20, allows users to see White House videos, photos, blog posts and other news events. It is only available to iPhone users, although the White House plans to roll out a version of WhiteHouse.gov that is available for the browsers of some mobile phones.

The iTune app has been on a fast track. Nick Shapiro, a White House spokesman, said the administration has been working on it since the end of December with a target of going live by President Obama's State of the Union address, which it ultimately did.

For more on White House iTunes app:
- see this Wall Street Journal blog

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