Safari 3 Beta & iPhone Firmware Updates

Just released.

Safari 3 no longer seems to hang in Gmail (I was one step away from uninstalling Safari 3 and going back to 2, it was driving me nuts). It also seems that the iPhone firmware update (which, according to Apple, is comprised solely of "Bug Fixes") makes application switching and sleep / wake functions speedier. Who knows, it could all be perception. I'm just glad Safari 3 and Gmail are finally fond of each other.

Mind The Details

Given this year's Macworld keynote, which featured zero newly introduced or refreshed computer products, Apple's name change from "Apple Computer, Inc" to "Apple, Inc" doesn't surprise me. However, after refreshing their new post-keynote website the footer still reads "Apple Computer, Inc.".

They made a very large impact, it has now clear that they are no longer a computer company with one solid selling consumer electronics device (iPod). They have established, through sales, marketing, and a powerful new product presentation that they are a true lifestyle company that is technology oriented.

Given all of this, they still did not mind the details. I normally wouldn't put up such a fuss about something like this, but this is Apple, Inc. we're talking about.

iPhone Hath Arrived...

The news just broke and It looks like the folks at Gizmodo were right. We did, in fact, get word of the iPhone. Sadly, it's not quite the iPhone we were hoping for.

Looks like Linksys, in an effort to sell their trademarked "iPhone" name to Apple decided to ride the iPhone wave and rebrand their VOIP phones with the launch of a new phone.

Opportunism on behalf of Linksys: 1
My much sought after excuse to ditch my Sidekick: 0