• Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:15 AM

Riding on the tail of Monday's announcement of a faster, cheaper iPhone, the Associated Press unveiled an upgraded iPhone program that lets people access news, photos and video even when the phone isn't connected to the Internet.

The service displays ad-supported local news stories from more than 100 participating newspapers, as well as national and international news from AP, all organized by Zip code.

With the free iPhone-specific application, users will also be able to submit news and photos back to the AP directly from their iPhones if they happen to capture images from the scene of a breaking news event.

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