• Associated Press, Thursday, June 21, 2007 11:03 AM

Apple, Inc. is getting closer to Web industry leader Google. The companies on Thursday announced that videos from Google's YouTube would be available for play on Apple's iPhone, which goes on sale next Friday. YouTube clips were made available on the company's Apple TV service a few weeks ago.

Easily the most-hyped consumer electronics product of the year, if not the past five years, the iPhone marries the media-playing capabilities of Apple's iPod with a Web-enabled cellular phone running on AT&T's wireless network. iPhone users will be able to download music and video, but it will also be able to stream YouTube and other media clips--and at relatively high speeds.

"IPhone delivers the best YouTube mobile experience by far," Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs piped in a statement. The device goes on sale next Friday for $499 for a 4-gig model and $599 for 8-gigs.

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