Bookmarks for November 22nd from 20:54 to 21:14

These are my links for November 22nd from 20:54 to 21:14:

Verizon workers fired over Obama records breach | Wireless – CNET News –
The Associated Press: Father appalled by virtual audience to son’s death –
Apple approves third-party email client for the App Store, violates its own policies – Engadget –
Apple: iPhone Firmware 2.2 [...]

New iPhone Apps Help Drivers Beat Speed Traps

From the New York Times:
NMobile and Trapster are
two mobile applications that provide up-to-date, detailed maps of
speed-enforcement zones with live police traps, speed cameras or
red-light cameras. After launching, each application pulls up a map
pinpointing the locations of speed traps within driving distance. An
audio alert will sound as vehicles approach an area tagged as harboring
a speed trap.

Bookmarks for November 21st from 12:42 to 12:59

These are my links for November 21st from 12:42 to 12:59:

Google: Google Launches SearchWiki for Custom-Ordered Search Results – Some logged-in Google users are seeing an interesting new feature enabled on their results pages this morning.
jkOnTheRun:iPhone 2.2 software: Street View (iPhones only), Podcast downloads and more – he Apple iPhone keeps getting tweaked through fairly [...]

iPhone 2.2 Software Update Available Now

The iPhone 2.2 Software Update is available now from iTunes.  Here’s what it updates, etc.
iPhone 2.2 Software Update
This update contains many bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
• Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View
- public transit and walking directions
- display address of dropped pins
- share location via email
• Enhancements to Mail
- resolved isolated issues with [...]

Bookmarks for November 20th from 15:52 to 15:53

These are my links for November 20th from 15:52 to 15:53:

Microsoft Watch – Web Services & Browser – Why Firefox Won’t Survive Chrome – I love Firefox. It's a remarkably fast and reliable browser. But Mozilla's dirty little public secret has been its dependence on Google search revenue.
Featured IPhone Application: SnapTell Explorer Instantly Looks Up [...]

Where is the new Google iPhone App?

***Update:  The App has been released. You can download it here.***
On Friday the New York Times announced that there would be a new iPhone app by Google.
Pushing ahead in the decades-long effort to get computers to understand human speech, Google researchers have added sophisticated voice recognition technology to the company’s search software for the Apple [...]

The Moral Impact of Technology

What are we to make of today’s technological advancements? Is technology just a positive good or does it have negative consequences?
I love my iPhone, laptop, Tivo, and TomTom. I truly believe that these things help to streamline my life and make me more productive, but I know that they can also often have negative [...]