diff --git a/media/iphone/Classes/FeedDetailViewController.m b/media/iphone/Classes/FeedDetailViewController.m
index e0afe7eb3..d234584e9 100644
--- a/media/iphone/Classes/FeedDetailViewController.m
+++ b/media/iphone/Classes/FeedDetailViewController.m
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
     [super viewDidLoad];
 }
 
+- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
+    return (interfaceOrientation != UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown);
+}
+
 - (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
     self.pageFinished = NO;
     [MBProgressHUD hideHUDForView:self.view animated:YES];
diff --git a/media/iphone/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m b/media/iphone/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m
index f56ccb006..67a77a1cb 100644
--- a/media/iphone/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m
+++ b/media/iphone/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
         [gradientView addSubview:titleImageView];
     } else {
         gradientView = [NewsBlurAppDelegate 
-                        makeGradientView:CGRectMake(0, -1, window.frame.size.width, 10) 
+                        makeGradientView:CGRectMake(0, -1, 1024, 10) // hard coding the 1024 as a hack for window.frame.size.width
                         startColor:[feed objectForKey:@"favicon_color"] 
                         endColor:[feed objectForKey:@"favicon_fade"]];
     }
diff --git a/media/iphone/Classes/NewsBlurViewController.m b/media/iphone/Classes/NewsBlurViewController.m
index 01212dc2c..9ef05c096 100644
--- a/media/iphone/Classes/NewsBlurViewController.m
+++ b/media/iphone/Classes/NewsBlurViewController.m
@@ -117,17 +117,9 @@
     [super viewWillDisappear:animated];
 }
 
-/*
- // Override to allow orientations other than the default portrait orientation.
- - (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
- // Return YES for supported orientations
- return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait);
- }
- */
-
-- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:
-(UIInterfaceOrientation)toInterfaceOrientation {
-    return YES;
+- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
+    // Return YES for supported orientations
+    return (interfaceOrientation != UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown);
 }
 
 - (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
diff --git a/media/iphone/Classes/OriginalStoryViewController.m b/media/iphone/Classes/OriginalStoryViewController.m
index 904d92645..910332ec9 100644
--- a/media/iphone/Classes/OriginalStoryViewController.m
+++ b/media/iphone/Classes/OriginalStoryViewController.m
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
     }
 }
 
+- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
+    return (interfaceOrientation != UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown);
+}
+
 - (void)viewDidLoad {
     
     CGRect navBarFrame = self.view.bounds;
diff --git a/media/iphone/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m b/media/iphone/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
index f978a7b59..155a0341b 100644
--- a/media/iphone/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
+++ b/media/iphone/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
@@ -64,17 +64,13 @@
                              initWithActivityIndicatorStyle:UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleWhite] 
                              autorelease];
     
-    UIScrollView* currentScrollView;
-    for (UIView* subView in self.webView.subviews) {
-        if ([subView isKindOfClass:[UIScrollView class]]) {
-            currentScrollView = (UIScrollView*)subView;
-            currentScrollView.delegate = self;
-        }
-    }
-    
     [super viewDidLoad];
 }
 
+- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
+    return (interfaceOrientation != UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown);
+}
+
 - (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
 //    NSLog(@"Stories; %@ -- %@ (%d)", self.activeStoryId,  [appDelegate.activeStory objectForKey:@"id"], self.activeStoryId ==  [appDelegate.activeStory objectForKey:@"id"]);    
     id storyId = [appDelegate.activeStory objectForKey:@"id"];
@@ -205,7 +201,7 @@
                         "  display: none;"
                         "}"
                         "</style>"
-                        "<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=768\"/>"];
+                        "<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width\"/>"];
     } else {
         imgCssString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"<style>"
                         "body {"
@@ -285,7 +281,7 @@
                         "  display: none;"
                         "}"
                         "</style>"
-                        "<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=320\"/>"];
+                        "<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width\"/>"];
     }
     NSString *story_author      = @"";
     if ([appDelegate.activeStory objectForKey:@"story_authors"]) {
@@ -335,7 +331,7 @@
                                                               [appDelegate.activeStory 
                                                                objectForKey:@"story_feed_id"]]];
     self.feedTitleGradient = [appDelegate makeFeedTitleGradient:feed 
-                                 withRect:CGRectMake(0, -1, self.webView.frame.size.width, 21)];
+                                 withRect:CGRectMake(0, -1, 1024, 21)]; // 1024 hack for self.webView.frame.size.width
     
     self.feedTitleGradient.tag = 12; // Not attached yet. Remove old gradients, first.
     for (UIView *subview in self.webView.subviews) {