TORONTO, May 2, 2013 /CNW/ - CNW Group has released an update to its mobile app today. CNW Mobile gives users on-the-go access to the same exceptional content found on the CNW website, providing the latest news releases, photos and videos, coupled with fully enhanced search capabilities. The latest version includes a layout refresh and gives users more customization options, to help them find the information they want quicker and easier. The app also now allows users to subscribe to a variety of content feeds so that they can be kept up-to-date with the content that matters to them.

"With this update we've improved the overall user experience of the CNW Mobile app," says Don Trynor, Director, Web Interactive & Measurement for CNW. "We engaged our users and made changes based on their feedback. We've also introduced subscription functionality to the app, which for years has been a wildly popular feature of our website's email notification service."

Users can set up convenient email and push alerts to be instantly informed when the latest news is released about a company or subject that they have subscribed to. The app is optimized for multimedia, including streaming video directly from within news releases. In addition, users can easily share information with friends and colleagues with integrated links to Twitter, Facebook, and more.

CNW Mobile is currently available for the Apple iPad and iPhone and can be downloaded here: "https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/cnw/id520822241?mt=8&ls=1"

About CNW Group

CNW Group is Canada's leading newswire provider, serving both English and French audiences with an expansive network that reaches all key media points locally, regionally, nationally and globally. CNW Group's credibility, experience and connections have enabled it to become an important part of the Canadian journalistic process. CNW is where both traditional and online media look first for direct-from-source content relevant to their communities. CNW Mobile is a natural evolution that further helps connect organizations to relevant news information consumers.

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SOURCE: CNW Group Ltd.