Having an iPhone allows me to stay connected 24/7 which is quite an advantage. Being the huge news/current events fanatic I am, Digg.com is by far one of my most frequented websites. When Digg launched their iPhone web app, it greatly improved how fast and easily I could browse through the latest happenings. Discussion of this application has been posted EVERYWHERE as it launched right around the time the iPhone did. However, I have yet to see anyone actually review it.

The load times on the application are very fast thanks to the incorporation of AJAX into the site design. Once a page loads, you don’t have to wait for another load when you access each story. Logging in is very simple and easy to do, allowing you to Digg stories from your iPhone. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives end.

When you search by category, they’ll give you the first page of that topic. When you hit Page 2, you’ll wind up on Page 2 of the general category. You can’t comment on any of the submissions, nor can you see when the comments themselves where submitted. If there is a comment war you’ll only get bits and pieces as it doesn’t even show all the comments either. Putting all of that aside, there is no way to even see the new submissions section. That is by far the worst part about this web app.

While it does provide a lot of great usability, you don’t get anywhere near the full Digg experience. The question is, do I keep using it for the fast load times and ease of use, or do I go back to the standard Digg.com site so I can gain some functionality back?