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The App Store has so many great apps. So many great US centric apps. To tide us over until the Mobile News Network app supports other countries, here is how to hack it to get news from your country, and perhaps city.

1. Download the Mobile News Network app from the App Store, and launch it on your iPhone (or iPod touch).

2. Bring up the “Search” tab - if you cant see it check under “More”.

3. Type in the name of your country (or city) and hit search.

4. Up should pop a screen with all the news items that mention your beloved country.

5 (the cool part). Whenever you go back to the search tab a list of your recent searches will appear. If you don’t search for much, then your country and/or city will be at the top, for easy access.

According to this MacTalk Australia article Australian resellers have received word from Apple that they will release the iPhone in Australia in the last week of June. They told resellers the following:

• Last week of June release
• More than 1 carrier
• No contract lock in
• Current resellers will be able to sell iPhones

This means that Apple is taking a totally different strategy with the marketing in Australia, namely more than one carrier, and resellers selling iPhones. Perhaps Apple has decided to adopt Australia as a guinea pig for trailing new things? If so, you wont see me complaining…

- MacTalk Australia