The Associated Press? Mobile News Network

The Associated Press' iPhone Optimized Website is excellent, named runner-up as the "Best iPhone Web Application" at the Apple Design Awards 2008. The upcoming native application for the iPhone was recently demoed and it promises to offer a far greater degree of functionality. The native application will allow users to to access videos and view translucent overlays on top of photos. The iPhone's location-based feature will bring the added functionality of being able to provide localized news wherever you happen to be. Moreover, the Native application will download news as it is read for access whether or not there is a network connection.send breaking news directly to the AP.