The other day, I went to type Beatles for a search in the iPhone's Safari browser. Guess what? The iPhone did not recognize the word. Instead, it suggested Beagles. Today, I tried again. You know what came up this time? Nestles. One more try and, as it is supposed to do, the iPhone finally recognized the name of the biggest band ever. You would think the word Beatles, with all the cultural significance surrounding it, would merit automatic inclusion in the iPhone's spelling dictionary.

Then again, Apple, Inc. and Apple Corps., The Beatles company, have long had— let's put it this way—a somewhat adversarial relationship. That is, until recently. As the longstanding trademark infringement lawsuit between The Beatles and the Mac, iPod and iPhone maker was finally settled in February. Among other things, this should eventually lead to the band's albums making their way to iTunes, perhaps sooner than later.

You see, as most Beatles fans know, the Fab Four's collected works is getting a major overhaul, due for release on September 9th. This is the first (official) remastering of the all the group's music since its albums arrived a little late to the CD boom back in 1987.

You are also likely aware that The Beatles albums have yet to be released in a digital-file format, most notably through the glaring absence of the band's albums from iTunes. This is almost as bad as coming late to the record industries CD party in the 80s and 90s.

There's every reason to believe this may change with September's catalog update. I wouldn't be surprised if the whole shebang were launched on iTunes, not to mention on other online music services, at or near the time it makes its way retailers that sell CDs.

Perhaps, by then, maybe with the next iPhone OS update, Apple will see fit to add Beatles to the iPhone's spelling dictionary.