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Home » iOS App Directory » News

The Wall Street Journal.

Submitted by Jason on 19 March 2011
Posted in:
  • News

Description of App

NOTE - Already a Wall Street Journal subscriber? Get full access to the iPad™ app for a limited time.
Just log in to the app with your WSJ username and password. No login? Call 877-WSJ-IPAD.

Experience The Wall Street Journal’s award winning coverage, blending the best of print and online.  Touch the stories that matter to you most, get latest news updates and market data throughout the day, and save your favorite articles and sections for later. 

Register today to access all the free content and features The Wall Street Journal for iPad offers including:

  • “Now” issue featuring updated coverage throughout the day, with top article picks from Journal editors
  • Market data including quote search and customizable Watchlist 
  • Videos and slideshows published with free articles 
  • The latest technology news and Digits blog posts in the Marketplace section.

 Subscribe now and get full access:

  • Subscriber only content: Business, Markets, Opinion and more
  • 7 day archive downloaded for reading anytime, even offline
  • Saved sections and articles for later reading
  • My Journal for saving and sharing articles across WSJ.com and mobile

Version

3.0

Free or Paid

Free

Compatibility

This is a native iPhone and iPod Touch app that is displayed in 2x mode on an iPad

Accessibility Comments

The actual articles themselves are not accessible at all. The section buttons, article titles and other navigation are all readable but what's the point if you can't read the articles.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads a few page elements.

Button Labelling

Few buttons are clearly labelled.

Usability

Some parts of the app are accessible with VoiceOver, but not enough to make it usable.

Other Comments

PLEASE NOTE: This app is technically free to download but in order to continue to receive the news after a short demo period you must pay for a subscription.

Link to The Wall Street Journal. in the App Store

User Options

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