A recent post on paidContent calls into question the potentially unexplored territory of application development by news organisations.

Citing an idea that the article's author, Rafat Ali, had for an application that finds public transportation stops, he writes: "why didn't the New York Times in NY or our parent Guardian in UK think of this very simple but incredibly useful app?"

The questions brings up intriguing questions given that apps seem to be the thing of the future, making the iPhone not only invaluable, but more fun and addictive as well.

Ali proposes that news groups should have "guerilla dev teams on the hunt for the next new tech turn, or innovation" with which they could build upon and market, with the help of an advanced research and development department.