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This week Google released Google Translate for iPhone app. It's a mobile version of Google Translate HTML5, which was released in 2008. This app marks a long way from when travelers had to carry phrase books and handheld translaters that required you to type a word or phrase, which then spit out a rudimentary translation.

In a much needed antidote to the jealousy even those of us with minimal tech skills harbor toward people who have made a fortune inventing iPhone applications, many disgruntled developers are venting about how unfair it is that their apps didn't make it into the Apple store.

Nothing in this world is perfect, and the Apple iPhone is no exception. Lines that extend for who knows how long inundated AT&T and Apple stores the day the latest model came out, but bottom line is that users have mixed reactions regarding the device itself.

From bear markets to bailouts, punctuated with politicians' platitudes, there is one thing that's certain - the economy is uncertain. All of us may be finding ways to cut back, spend a little less, save a little more, and we here at TiPb, much like a former President, "feel your pain" (bite lower lip here). Our very own Imperious Leader (Editor Rene Ritchie) has posted a survey in the forums and given all of you a chance to weigh in. Read on for more about this and for a few other ideas to save your $$$!