I have had the Google Mobile App on my iPhone since Day 1 because, well, we all love Google and it was free. A winning combination. But as I added more and more apps to my iPhone, I got to the point where I now have eight screens of applications ... and over time, I pushed the Google app to the last page. I never did understand what it was supposed to do that I couldn't already do with Safari or Maps or my Address Book. I kept it, but I never used it.
But now Google has updated the Google Mobile App to add voice recognition, and this app now sets the record for fastest move of an app from my last iPhone page to my first iPhone page. In terms of usefulness -- not to mention the "wow" factor -- this app is truly amazing. You simply tap the app to start it, hold the phone up to your face (without the need to press any additional buttons), say what you are searching for, and then watch as Google translates your speech to text and then does the search for you. This video does a good job of showing how it works:
One of the things that I have always loved about my iPhone is that it makes it so easy for me to get information. Google has now made it even faster and easier to do this -- not to mention more fun. This is an application that I will use often, and I suspect one that I will frequently show off when people ask me what an iPhone can do.
Click this button 
to download the Google Mobile App using iTunes.
