Guardian.co.uk is the latest in a series of news publications to reveal that it will launch an iPhone application in the near future, and paidContent reports that they will probably charge for it.

The move comes just after both CNN and The Spectator annouced their paid-for iPhone applications. Whilst specific details have not yet been made public, including those of a suspected release date, Guardian News & Media have confirmed that an application is "in the pipeline".

Emily Bell, digital director for GNM, told Mediaguardian that getting applications into the app store is an "unpredictable business", quite reasonably making a launch date difficult to give. The Spectator's paid-for iPhone app took three months to get clearance from Apple.

However, despite plans to charge for the mobile application, Bell insists that the main Guardian.co.uk website will remain free.

Source: Guardian