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Work · May 22, 2011

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Hacker News Reader for the iPad

Since I got an iPad I was looking for a better Hacker News reading experience than the one you can get using the web version. On the iPhone I use the ihackernews.com web app (and soon going to try news.yc). It's decent for the iPhone, but it doesn't scale good on the iPad. To my surprise, when I checked there was no decent iPad app for HN (i.e. lacking ability to comment or vote, no readability support and more). I anyway wanted to give a try to iPad development, and was looking for an interesting project to work on. Making HN reader app seemed as a good candidate. Over the last weekend I…

Hacker News Reader for the iPad launched on May 22, 2011 with 17 votes, #39 of 217 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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Hacker News Reader for the iPad is a native application that brings Hacker News to iPad with features tailored for the larger screen. Unlike existing web versions and iPhone apps, it supports commenting and voting, includes readability enhancements, and provides an optimized reading experience. The app is designed for Hacker News users who want a proper iPad interface and is available as open source software.

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Since I got an iPad I was looking for a better Hacker News reading experience than the one you can get using the web version. On the iPhone I use the ihackernews.com web app (and soon going to try news.yc). It's decent for the iPhone, but it doesn't scale good on the iPad. To my surprise, when I checked there was no…

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