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Google has a new toy: Search by Location. Here's the FAQ page. This is definitely beta, as I'm getting more server errors than actual results. But I'm sure they will get the bugs ironed out. Definitely cool when it works.
Apple has posted OS X 10.2.8 (for non G5 computers.) This will be the final 10.2 update before Panther (10.3) arrives in the next few months.
But I'm advising people to wait on installing this one as their seems to be some problems with loss of network connectivity for some people. Always safer to let others go first.
Looks like sales of camera phones have outpaced the sales of digital cameras in the first half of '03.
I've been saying this for a long time: the stand alone consumer camera market is doomed. But the handset manufactures still have some progress to make. We're starting to see 1 megapixel units, but we need at least twice that resolution. And, more importantly, we need on the fly variable jpeg compression. I mean: each time you snap a picture you should produce two images. One full size image that gets stored in your phone (and synched to your PC later by bluetooth or cable,) and one smaller (the user can select a target size, say, between 20K and 200K) reduced quality image that can be emailed (or sent via mms) right from the phone immediately. I think this is key. So far I know of no one doing this.
Fastap is a new alpha keyboard layout for cellphones. Very interesting compromise. Intel has some reference designs and we should see production models by the end of the year. Will this finally get Americans text messaging?
On Wednesday there will be an Applescript for system admins webcast featuring Apple's AS guru Sal Soghoian.