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Of course, after Apple develops an elegant and perfectly understandable mobile UI, Linux hackers want to tear it down. Bring on the OpenMoko, Android or Ubuntu Mobile for the iPhone.

I enjoyed a recent post by PlanetBeing on the Linux on the iPhone blog. It was an attempt to justify why someone would want to spend a tremendous amount of time to bring Linux to the iPhone, when he or she could “just develop on an open platform instead with no such wasted effort?”

Good question, dude.

IPhone users will soon able to vocally search the Web using the updated Google Mobile app for the iPhone.
The updated Google mobile app supposed to appear last Friday pending approval by Apple. But so far the app has not appeared on iTunes Store yet. So what happened?

Google is going to release it for the iPhone before their own Android phone. Why would Apple delay the application? It make no sense at all. This is one cool app that would sell more iPhone.

AT&T today announced a new Mobile Banking solution for the Apple iPhone on AT&T that allows users to manage their finances. The Mobile Banking App will include checking balances and transaction history, transferring funds, receiving offers, viewing and paying bills, and tracking rewards points. The service that this App interfaces with is now available from all Firethorn financial institution partners that include: America First Credit Union, Arvest Bank, BancorpSouth, Carolina First, FirstBank, Mercantile Bank, SunTrust, Synovus, USAA and Wachovia. According to the AT&T press release:

Google has announced a new distribution channel for its ubiquitous AdWords contextual advertising platform - your iPhone.

Ever since the T-Mobile G1 launch, Apple and Google have gotten into bed together to bring more Google features to the iPhone. The tech titans are also collaborating on pushing for equality of same-sex marriages.