Google News Blog: Google News now available on your iPhone and iPod Touch
May 2nd, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: GeneralAnother sign that the iPhone is the new laptop: Google announced today that Google News is now available formatted for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Today, we’re happy to announce that Google News is now available to iPhone and iPod Touch users in over 30 countries. This means that you’ll see a full-fledged version of Google News on these devices, improved Google News results and, where available, relevant YouTube videos embedded with news stories.
There are a few ways to get to Google News using your iPhone or iPod Touch:
- Go to www.google.com, click on the “more” tab and follow the link to Google News
- Go to www.google.com and do a search, then click on the News link at the top of the screen
- Go directly to Google News at http://news.google.com in your browser
Google automatically recognizes your iPhone or iPod touch’s browser User Agent and formats the page correctly.
will i-phones be able to get wi-fi internet even if the phone isn’t on a plan?
You can use WiFi whether or not phone service is available.
My understanding, though, is that the new phones won’t be sold without service activation through AT&T (in the US).