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The mysterious 12th iPhone application button has been revealed. It is YouTube. According to Steve Jobs, “the iPhone delivers the best YouTube mobile experience by far. Now users can enjoy YouTube wherever they are-on their iPhone, on their Mac or on a wide screen TV in their living room with Apple TV.” Videos posted after Apple’s announcement at D5 regarding YouTube on Apple TV, have been encoded using H.264. YouTube plans to convert their entire catalog to H.264 to allow playback on the iPhone and Apple TV. Currently around 10,000 videos will be available by June 29th, and Apple has posted a YouTube demo to their iPhone QuickView page. Today Apple also launched the YouTube player in their Apple TV via software update. Looks like Google CEO Eric Schmidt joining the Apple board had some significant impact.

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There can be little doubt that RIM is going to release a followup to its very successful BlackBerry Pearl. However, so far this company has said nothing official about this device, which has led to lots of rumors and speculation.

The latest unconfirmed details of the Pearl 2 comes from The Boy Genius Report, who says that this will be RIM’s first smartphone with Wi-Fi short-range wireless networking. This opens up the possibility that it could be used as a VoIP phone.

It will also supposedly include a 3.2 megapixel camera, up from the 1.3 megapixel camera in the current model. This will be usable when the phone is in landscape mode, and will be accompanied by a brighter flash.

In addition, the Pearl 2 will reportedly sport an external microSD card slot. The original Pearl’s is internal.

This smartphone will also support stereo Bluetooth headphones and Microsoft’s streaming media technologies.

It is not known at this time when the BlackBerry Pearl 2 will be available, or what it will cost.

• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Flash improvement and 6x digital zoom
• 3.5 mm Headset Jack
• External MicroSD slot
• SureType device
• New keypad technology
• 240×260 LCD display
• Wi-Fi capable
• 64MB of memory
• Streaming media support
• 4.5 hours of talk time/15 days of standby
• Stereo Bluetooth
• Windows Media DRM & MTP
• New metallic colors
• “Top and rear loudspeaker port”
• Voice Notes enhancements
• A new battery door latch
• “Improved Front Receiver Porting”
• Improved Lanyard design
• Improved Mic with wind protection
• Motion Lock
• Improved SIM card holder
• High speed USB
• Improved mechanical design, and build quality