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"We had a look at the VLC player for iPhone last week but now it is available for general consumption. While there are some issues, you can now play a much wider array of movie formats on the iPhone."

VLC for the iPad is already in the iTunes Store [link], and now you can also get one for the iPhone [link]. Both are free, and in version 1.1.0 you get a version that runs on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and the latest version of iPod Touches. With this version it also recognizes more extensions and is optimized for faster decoding, while also allowing you to delete files from within the application so you don't have to go through iTunes.

"The popular open-source media player VLC is headed to an iPad near you thanks to App Store developer Applidium... and while it's currently waiting for approval, there's every indication that this time, Apple will let it through."

One of the most versatile media playing applications, VLC, will hopefully be available soon on the iPad. It has been invaluable to me on Mac OS X, playing a variety of media formats that can be problematic on a Mac. Nice to see that Apple is loosening up a bit regarding media playing apps.