First there was Google Maps on iPhone, then Apple announced that YouTube on AppleTV, and now YouTube being an iPhone feature.

iPhone has a special YouTube player that you can launch right from the home screen. So now you can access and browse YouTube videos wherever you go. And when you find a video you want to send your friends, iPhone can even create an email with the link in it for you. [Apple.com]

I wonder if they will merger.

related: Watch YouTube Videos on Your Mobile

UPDATE: DownloadSquad has more, “Starting today, AppleTV owners can download a free software update that will let them browse and view YouTube videos.”

[thanks to our very own Christian]