Yelp bringing local reviews to your iPhone and the World

June has arrived, the much anticipated month for Apple to launch iPhone 2.0, where 3rd party developers can create apps and games for the iPhone. Yelp has told CNet News that they are developing an application for the iPhone that will make use of its My Location (GPS or GPS-like) capabilities to give restaurant (and local business) reviews for locations near where you physically are. Currently the iPhone has a “Maps” app that uses Google maps, but it doesn’t give any reviews or ratings information.

On a separate note, but still on local reviews, later this year Yelp will let users leave reviews for businesses outside the US, starting with Canada and other English-speaking countries. I’d love to hear not only where locals like to eat when I’m out of the country, but also where tourists enjoyed eating, so this will be a nice expansion for Yelp.

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