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• US Supreme Court reaffirms 2nd Amendment http://tinyurl.com/6hovfv #
• Analysis of the Supreme Court Heller case 2nd Amendment ruling http://tinyurl.com/5ghzoc #
• Heller 2nd Amendment majority decision quotes http://tinyurl.com/67qlma #
• Kevin Kelly’s “One Machine”, especially its implications, would be a fab-o ETech 2009 topic IMO #
• Pining for the day Google buys Xobni and does GMail right http://www.xobni.com/ #
• Must try this Nokia BT headset with touch controls http://tinyurl.com/5zj6zq #
• Text Analytics Summit 2008 perspective from Seth Grimes http://tinyurl.com/4nsfeo #

• Excellent post by Om Malik on “Symbian, iPhone & the New Mobile Reality” http://tinyurl.com/622kr3 #
• ZDNet coverage of the announcement of Symbian Foundation http://tinyurl.com/6y4d7t #
• CloudStatus dashboard launch http://tinyurl.com/5pv9w6 #
• Wired reports on how the Petabyte Age is different http://tinyurl.com/5sduxw #
• Googlicious spin on “All models are wrong, but some are useful” http://tinyurl.com/3tg7c9 #
• Peter Mancini’s new blog “Machine Uplift” on machine learning, text analytics and robotics http://machineuplift.blogspot.com/ #

• Hacking TCP/IP to support location-aware services http://tinyurl.com/5h7km5 #
• Fast Company special report on China’s power in Africa http://tinyurl.com/4rxqgv #
• F.C. China-in-Africa report: “The sub-Sahara is now the scene of one of the most bare-knuckled resource grabs the world has ever seen” #

• Unexpected article from LA Times on open carry http://tinyurl.com/63a3xe #
• O’Reilly launched their new “Inside iPhone” blog just in time for this week’s WWDC http://blogs.oreilly.com/iphone/ #
• A beautiful post from Tim on our capacity for change http://tinyurl.com/583ory #
• Engadget liveblog of today’s Apple WWDC Jobsnote http://tinyurl.com/5skzhc #
• Expect many location apps as Apple App Store launches http://tinyurl.com/3flqvk #
• iPhone 3G stats and pics http://tinyurl.com/4bskz3 #

• Wordpress turns 5 today, wow! http://tinyurl.com/5j57pr #
• Good recommendations on proper design for mobile users http://tinyurl.com/67fwsx #

• Engadget Mobile interview of Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz http://tinyurl.com/3p3fp9 #
• Will Apple and AT&T sell 3G iPhone for $199? http://tinyurl.com/69ynq7 #
• 3G iPhone chips and features http://tinyurl.com/6eljhr #

• Very interesting iPhone stats and charts http://tinyurl.com/3yhz8g #
• Mentor of Tim Berners-Lee on the creation of the WWW http://tinyurl.com/37cgdc #
• I finally caved in and setup a FriendFeed account today #
• iPhone open source toolchain webcast tomorrow from O’Reilly http://tinyurl.com/2yrumd #
• Craig Venter on the dangers and opportunities (read: solving oil dependence and global warming) of synthetic life http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/227 #

• Wired article on Apple-as-rulebreaker: http://tinyurl.com/2suf22 #
• Most interesting bit of the Wired Apple cover story: “‘We have cells, like a terrorist organization,’ Jon Rubinstein, former head of Apple’s hardware and iPod divisions” #
• Details of Wordpress 2.5 "Brecker" release: http://tinyurl.com/2pcto3 #
• I’m very, VERY glad I’m not flying through Heathrow much these days: http://tinyurl.com/35ywz4 #

• Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for Motorola: http://tinyurl.com/2qy58l #

• Painfully true cartoon on "Simplicity" in software interfaces: http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/05/simplicity/ #
• Google Reader shortcuts: http://tinyurl.com/3bm7gg #
• ReadWriteWeb on the coming dominance of Apple, because of the iPhone and Apple dev libs: http://tinyurl.com/3e2w3y #
• ReadWriteWeb also waxed futuristic on 12 possible iPhone apps: http://tinyurl.com/3djnfe #

Apple has released the latest iPhone software update, version 1.1.4.

During installation you are presented with the following “Important Information” for this release:

iPhone Software
Version 1.1.4

This version of the software includes bug fixes and supersedes all previous versions.

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the users guide for your iPhone at:
http://www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone/

For more information about iPhone, go to:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/

To troubleshoot your iPhone, or to view additional support information go to:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone

For detailed information on Security Updates, please visit this website:
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798

Regular old security and bug fix update, or preparation for next week’s iPhone SDK and enterprise features announcements? You be the judge.

BTW, has anyone noticed the flaw in “The Great Thing” iPhone ad Apple has been running lately?

Hint: Think about cell coverage in the back bowls of most ski areas…

• LinkedIn Mobile launches with WAP and iPhone support; looks nice, though functionality is limited versus full browser version. #

Google’s My Location service explained with a cute little cartoon:

Now you know how GOOG locates you on your iPhone or other mobile.

• reCAPTCHA now has a WordPress plugin http://recaptcha.net/plugins/wordpress/ #
• More about reCAPTCHA http://recaptcha.net/learnmore.html #
• Neil Gafter’s blog post on "Is the Java language dying?" http://tinyurl.com/ysrg4n #
• China has 547 million mobile users who sent 592 billion text messages last year http://tinyurl.com/2xp897 #
• Facebook as app host via a new JavaScript library that allows Facebook apps to be displayed on any site http://tinyurl.com/ys8uvh #

The Java.net Mobile & Embedded Community has organized a two day developer event starting tomorrow in Santa Clara, California.

The event will also be viewable online for free. See the event wiki (click here) for more information on viewing the event on Sun’s Ustream.TV page.

This looks to be a useful event with interesting sessions. Click here for the agenda or here to learn more about the planned speakers. As James Gosling notes:

The agenda is intensely technical. The conference is devoted solely to the technologies of mobile and embedded Java platforms and is targeted for application developers of intermediate and advanced skill levels, platform developers and technical personnel at tool vendors, OEM’s and carriers.

Definitely worth checking out either in person or online.

Sascha Segan makes a very interesting point in his take on Steve Jobs’ Macworld keynote:

Did anyone else notice how radically green Apple’s Macworld announcements were? Steve Jobs didn’t play up the environmental angle of his iPhone, Apple TV, and iPod Touch upgrades, but the vision he presented is far more radical than just a super-skinny, brominated-flame-retardant-free notebook.

With “Apple TV 2,” Jobs is turning the CE world on its head by releasing a major new product—without any hardware. Not only does it hasten the digital delivery of movies and TV shows (bye-bye plastic disks and cardboard boxes) but it makes Jobs’ major CE product announcements software, not steel.

Nobody needs to buy a new iPod touch to get e-mail. No Apple TVs will be thrown away by people who want movie rentals. And Jobs is fulfilling his promise to iPhone owners to keep their devices exciting and fresh; first, by trickling out new features, and soon by opening up the floodgates to third-party applications.

Al Gore is smiling from his Apple board seat somewhere. Sascha goes on to note that:

The best kind of electronics to buy are products that are going to last you a long time, that you don’t have to worry about recycling or throwing away. Raising the length of time between new hardware purchases is one of the greenest things the electronics industry can do.

Watch for more green-with-a-capital-’P’ news here in the not too distant future…

Steve Jobs on speed, courtesy of Mahalo Daily.

Two more interesting iPhone stats from the Jobsnote:

Four million iPhones sold and nearly 20% US smartphone marketshare…how the iPhone blew up the wireless industry, indeed!

• Macworld and ArsMacworld Twitter feeds of the Jobsnote are lame #
• Engadget notes their Jobsnote liveblog is at 10x the traffic of last years’ #
• New iPhone 1.1.3 firmware details http://tinyurl.com/2dt7hv plus 4 million sold since launch http://tinyurl.com/yuvyoc #
• @scobleizer, I agree with timbray, could you please include a short description of your Qik video contents with each post? #

Steve Jobs announced the 1.1.3 iPhone software update today at Macworld, available now for download and installation via iTunes.

For more coverage of the Jobsnote, iPhone, and the 1.1.3 softup, see:

• Engadget iPhone and iPod Touch skinny
• Macworld.com keynote liveblog
• ars technica keynote announcements article

After reading about 1.1.3, it’s time to install it. During the firmware installation, you’re presented with the following “Important Information” detailing Apple’s take on the new capabilities:

iPhone Software
Version 1.1.3

This version of the software includes additional new features, bug fixes and supersedes all previous versions.

New features include:

• New Maps application
- Find location
- Improved UI
• Send SMS text messages to multiple recipients
• Customize Home Screen
- Rearrange icons
- Add Safari bookmarks to the Home Screen
- Create up to 9 Home Screen pages
• IMAP support for Gmail
• Support for iTunes Store movie rentals
• Enhanced Video Player
- Chapters
- Subtitles
- Alternate language tracks
• Lyrics support in iPod

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the users guide for your iPhone at:
http ://www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone/

For more information about iPhone, go to:
http ://www.apple.com/iphone/

To troubleshoot your iPhone, or to view additional support information go to:
http ://www.apple.com/support/iphone

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http ://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798

After you download the 160MB+ update and install it, you’ll be ready to try out the new location, home screen, and other features. Be sure to check out the updated Guided Tour from the iPhone site for a walkthrough of the new features, and/or the Engadget overview video below. Enjoy!