London Evening Standard launches smartphone app

The London Evening Standard is today launching a smartphone news application created in partnership with US mobile apps developer Handmark . Users will be available to download the Evening Standard app free on mobile web devices and operating systems including the iPhone, Nokia S60, BlackBerry, Google Android and Windows Mobile. Evening Standard content can be saved for later reading and shared via email and social networking sites including Twitter and Facebook. The Evening Standard app uses Handmark's proprietary mobile publishing platform technology. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".