YouTube rolls out new version of iPhone app

    SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 11 (APP/Reuters) - Google Inc is
releasing a new version of its YouTube video app for iPhones
that will for the first time feature advertising but won't have
the benefit of being pre-loaded on Apple Inc's popular
smartphones.
    The new YouTube app will be available for download at
Apple's App Store beginning on Tuesday, Google said in a blog on
the company website on Tuesday.
    Web-connected smartphones are increasingly important to
YouTube's business. One billion of YouTube's daily video views
now occur on mobile devices, said Google. Earlier this year
YouTube said it was streaming 4 billion videos every day.
    The new YouTube app for the iPhone will feature thousands of
additional videos, according to the blog post, as well as
improved features for finding videos and sharing videos on
social networks.
    Unlike the previous version of the YouTube iPhone app, the
new version will feature online advertising, a Google spokesman
said.