I have read some of the reviews on the Google App for the iPhone over at the App store and I don’t think people quite get it.  They are blasting the app stating they can do web searches already from safari.  But the Google App does a whole lot more.  You can search your contacts, your previous searches, websites, and it provides suggestions as you type.

I have found the app to be very useful.  It has not quite found it’s way on to the front page of my iphone yet, but it is secure on the second page for the moment.

So, if you have a lot of contacts or do frequent web searches from your iPhone, then this app may be just the thing to fit the bill.  Browse to the app store and download the Google App, it’s free of charge and helps get all the google goodness to your screen that much faster.

AOL has introduced an interface for the iPhone to their search engine for the iPhone. It has some nice local search features and a clean interface, Press release below:

Just like sports car drivers, iPhone™ users want the best ride. Today we’re pleased to unveil in beta AOL® Mobile Search for the iPhone device.

AOL Mobile Search optimized for the iPhone is an extraordinary search engine that’s finely crafted to allow users of this brilliant device to get Better Answers, Faster™. AOL Mobile Search delivers comprehensive and more relevant search results by bringing together content from across the Web and mobile Web, as well as from Moviefone®, MapQuest®, AOL® CityGuide and other AOL services.

AOL Mobile Search for the iPhone device was designed specifically for the Apple® iPhone’s mobile Safari™ browser. By combining AJAX technology and the iPhone’s easy to use multi-touch surface, our designer Lisa Hoover and developers Alan Tai and Andrew Clarke have created a user experience that allows the richness of the Web to be delivered on a phone.

The video I’ve posted below highlights the many cool features of our new product. Or if you just can’t wait, check it out for yourself by going to search.aol.com on your iPhone . To experience the best of our new search engine, try searching for a new movie, a local restaurant or your favorite celebrity.

Microsoft is said to be leveraging the skills it has learned from it’s Mac Business Unit to look at creating a mobile version of MS Office for the iPhone. Microsoft will leverage it’s expertise in Active Sync technologies to create business applications that are sure to appeal to the corporate units who are looking to bring the iPhone in house.

This looks to be shaping up as an explosion of applications and development as every company wants a piece of the iPhone marketplace. 10 million phones may be an easily attainable sales figure if this is picked up on the corporate level as it looks like it is shaping up to do. I predict by this time next year that Apple will be on level playing ground with Rim as far as phones in the marketplace. I believe the adoption will be swift, and snowball as corporations adopt, developers create compelling apps, and other corporations adopt so as not to be left behind.

According to iPodNN
Apple may have inadvertently revealed ongoing testing of the App Store for the iPhone and the iPod touch, a popular hacking site claims. One contributor notes that while experimenting recently with the v2.0 firmware, he inadvertently managed to enter the App Store, instead of receiving the normal “cannot connect” message. Found inside were two web applications, including the well-known iPhone version of Facebook; it is speculated that Apple is doing live testing of the Store, and using placeholders in advance of the first truly native applications. Also observed in the Store were a five-star ratings system, and a series of navigation buttons which mimic those of the current Wi-Fi Music Store.

Here are a few screen shots from the soon to be released software for the iPhone. The first image shows the App Store, email Mass Delete, and Cisco Configuration. This is the first news regarding mass email delete that I have heard, it will be interesting to see what other features Apple can get in to the release. Search - cut and paste anyone??