From what has been severely overhyped, there are three newsworthy breakthroughs:
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Pre not out here yet, but already jumping in the scale of newness.
. Today VMWare U.K. showed two mobile OS’s running concurrently and performing, apparently fast enough.
. AppStore@BlackBerry
Spring around the corner.
[Image from ZenBound for the iPhone.]
The Telegraph found a study that concludes that man reads maps better, but can’t find the keys. Via The Register.
ZDNet found a patent for mobile search filled by Google. Talking Google… Blackberries can now run Google Maps Mobile as Windows Mobile PPC 2003 2nd edition users. Plus Google Developer Day 2007 is coming up.
Also .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Beta 1 is out. Via Solsie.
Visual Studio will get a Blackberry Plugin soon and new Pearl models may include real GPS.
HUD brings a way to have the view of a LED on your windshield, quite ingenious (via Solsie).
Maker Fair Schedule is out. Happening this weekend.
G-Map Track
A new name (and use) for MGMaps, now a free Google Maps based tracking app for Symbian and J2ME phones.
GPS concept mixing e-paper, navigation. Via CoolestGadgets. And an umbrella that shows you the way (via AllPointsBlog).
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