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Google's planned launch of their voice search app for the iPhone this weekend didn't happen as promised, causing speculation that Apple may have put a stop to it themselves. We waited all weekend to see it, but it was a no-show. Google even took down the demo video from YouTube.

Microsoft said a while back that they were looking into adding their voice search software to the iPhone, but the NY TImes says Google might be beating them to it. Rumors are circulating the net that Google is planning to release a free voice search app for the iPhone, possibly some time later today.

Citrix has informed 9to5Mac that they are nearing completion of their XenApp for the iPhone. XenApp is a remove Windows application that will let Windows users access their computers and remotely log into their corporate networks using the iPhone, giving them access to their Windows applications.

It's not uncommon for someone with multiple hobbies to try to combine them, but Michael Koppleman is both a skilled iPhone developer and a model rocket enthusiast in his spare time. What happens when you mix them together? You end up launching a piece of cutting edge touchscreen technology 1300 feet in the air.

For a limited time, Makayama is offering their speech recognition app Voice Dial for just $1.99, $8 off it's normal price. The app lets you dial numbers while driving without even looking at your phone. It works with all languages available on the device, and samples your speech to link them to contacts. The offer ends November 10th, so be sure to get your copy soon. [App Store].

21 year old German programmer has created a cool native app for planning trips in Berlin. The app used GPS and a map of Berlin's subway system to show you where the nearest subway station is. Earlier this month, however, Apple temporarily removed the app from the App Store at the request of BVG, Berlin's subway operator.

Ever wondered what's in that shampoo you've been using? Curious about that custard? Scared that your sweater was made in a sweatshop by children? Now you can find information about the health, environmental, and social impacts of products in your home and elsewhere using your iPhone.

It looks like it wasn't enough that US President-Elect Barack Obama was the first candidate to get his own iPhone app. Sure, that may have been enough while he was just a candidate, but now that he's won the election he'll be getting his own interactive iPhone game, too.

Apple has begun airing the latest in their series of iPhone TV advertisements. The new ad, titled "Dilemmas", focuses on using the iPhone for "solving life's dilemmas," by demonstrating various apps available in the App Store. Specifically, it shows Waterspot's Urbanspoon [App Store], which uses GPS to locate nearby restaurants. You can check it out at Apple's iPhone ad gallery.

Several months ago, we saw Quake 3 running on a pair of iPod touches, and then later ZodTTD got Quake running on the iPhone. Since then, Cameron and Marcia Tofer of Hermitworks, the duo responsible for the Quake 3 port, announced that the project wasn't to be released. Unlike them, however, ZodTTD is now attempting to submit his Quake port over to the iPhone to the App Store for approval.