Obviously to cram the same experience into a screen 1/10th the size of a full size monitor we'd need to trim some stuff out.  Do you mostly want to read or read and post items?  Forums or all content? 

A good mobile should be include all forums with at least the read functions. I see some difficult to post with images , etc. using a mobile apps.

I got ipod for my community contribution.. Awaiting for this Application...

Could be useful but can you just go on the internet with the iphone?

 I would suggest making the app for Android also because Apple and Android are the two most powerful phones on the market and they will become the dominant phones worldwide because of their abilities 

In any case , it could be also an easy solution to make Connect site version for mobile users and browse the content directly in the preferred browser.

Every of app for iPhone or iPad is depend on technology development that appropriate with user requirement and life styles. So each of developers never stop to learn in app development.

There are apps already like TapATalk that can make a forum site mobile.  There are also dedicated apps built by forum owners too.  

This is a VERY common app, and becoming more and more popular.  

Of course, you lose some of the feature rich features from a handheld like say attachments.  But to read and post comments are some rudimentry features that can easily be implemented with little effort (pre-built API e.g. tapatalk) or with little cost up front cost, i.e. build your own...  

Though I would bet that a use case has to be made, a project timeline set, a product manager involved to validate the use case, executive approval, budget granted, site built, beta tested, FA release, than move to GA..  Should we count on a Q2 2013 release?  Then it not usable till SP1?

do we have any Beta version of iphone/iPad app ?