[読んだ] Official Google Mobile Blog: Search with My Location for iPhone 3.0. And All that Jazz


As of today, when you visit www.google.com from Safari on your iPhone 3.0, you can choose to turn on My Location by tapping on the link on the homepage. When you tap on the "update" link, your location will be updated and displayed right there on the homepage. Whenever you want to refresh your location, just tap the "update" link. Testing this in New York, my search for "jazz clubs" returned a handful of places within walking distance. I picked one, tapped the phone number, made a reservation, and we were set for the night.

今のところ英米のみ対応とのこと。
iPod touchでも同様に「My Location」機能が使えるのかは文中からは分かりませんね。

[読んだ] First-aid apps for the iPhone Review | Software | iPhone Central | Macworld

iPhone apps provide a handy way to refresh a memory that’s gone blank in the face of an emergency or to provide first-aid knowledge you never thought you’d need. I took a look at four first-aid apps, with a clear winner emerging out of that quartet.

こういった緊急時に役立つアプリを入れておくのもいいかも知れませんね。
日本語のアプリないかな?一度探してみないと。

[読んだ] Apple IPhone Application Downloads Top 1.5 Billion (Update3) - Bloomberg.com

Apple Inc. said users of the iPhone and iPod Touch media player have downloaded more than 1.5 billion programs from the company’s online store, signaling demand for the applications is accelerating.

The pace of downloads has picked up since Apple reached the 1 billion mark in April. The App Store now has more than 65,000 free and paid programs available, up from more than 500 when the site was introduced a year ago, Apple said in a statement today.

4月に10億ダウンロードを突破したと思ったら7月には15億突破。
iPhone 3GS効果もあったでしょうが、この数字はホントびっくりですね。