HN Browser, yet another Hacker News reader on iPhone
I thought building something that I would use while learning iOS SDK was a good idea so I built HN Browser. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hn-browser/id578535095?ls=1&mt=8 HN Browser is a simple app which lets you to read articles and comments on Hacker News. (no voting and writing comment yet) For the logo, I reached out to Joel Glovier(http://joelglovier.com) for his previous work on Hacker News logo(http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4731140) and he kindly granted the use of his work. It was really fun experience to collaborate and build a mobile app using iOS SDK. (although…
HN Browser, yet another Hacker News reader on iPhone launched on November 30, 2012 with 10 votes, #126 of 543 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
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HN Browser is an iPhone app that lets users read articles and comments from Hacker News. Built as a learning project for iOS development, it provides a simple mobile interface for browsing the site, though voting and commenting features are not yet included. The app uses a custom logo created in collaboration with designer Joel Glovier.
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I thought building something that I would use while learning iOS SDK was a good idea so I built HN Browser. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hn-browser/id578535095?ls=1&mt=8 HN Browser is a simple app which lets you to read articles and comments on Hacker News. (no voting and writing comment yet) For the logo, I…
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