Once specially formatted for the iPhone, iGoogle has changed to the same format found on Android and a few other phones. The previous version, which had the ability to display web gadgets as well as show and hide various objects on the page, has now disappeared. A more universal version has taken it’s place, with no reason being given.

Google will announce an update to its popular unified homepage for the Safari browsers of iPhone/touch devices. The current design, just six weeks old will be usurped by a new version that improves the experience. The original brought together many of Google’s handy services like search, Gmail, RSS, and others onto one screen for simplified navigation.

The design, dubbed Grand Prix internally at Google, in it’s new version will bring more speed and customization. Speedier Gmail means