Lately I’ve been trying to reflexively dismiss single-source news apps, since they’re usually not much more than a repackaged mobile site. CNN’s Mobile, with push, VOD and live newscasts, is much, much more—but don’t expect to get it for free, since anything for having requires a certain amount of money out of your pocket. This application’s text content is interestingly formated into swipeable panels, which are then organised into categories. It also allows you to save your favrite stories for a further offline reading, and select your most interesting subjects so you can create personalized news feeds from CNN’s stories. If you’re particularly reportorial, there’s also a panel for iReport submissions—3GS users can upload video, and everyone can upload stories and photos.The newsreading and reporting functions look fine, but he app doesn’t really start to shine until it starts to stream: Video is available in both VOD and live flavors, the first of which is organized in a catalog, and the second of which jumps in and out of service at the whim of CNN. Here’s the theory: Users sit tight with their text content and old clips of Anderson Cooper interviewing panda cubs, or whatever he does, until NEWS BREAKS: Anderson has been mauled by mother panda. This is huge. You get a push notification that says, “Hey, CNN’s live right now,” which means that the station’s content is streamed over Wi-Fi, 3G or EDGE. And, you watch. This is mainly everything you need to know about this app, and how it works. The rest is really up to you, but I you wanted my oppinion, then I definitely reccomend this.