A new way to share news

AP has launched a Mobile News Network, which helps disseminate stories across Apple's iPhone and other "smart" handhelds. The service was positioned as a cost-reducing tool for participating newspapers.

This is the first offering to be released by the Digital Cooperative, an AP service developed to avail new digital outlets to news and information providers.

The non-profit Mobile News Network is currently in beta. Participants include local and national news firms.