Just seconds ago Apple released the long awaited update to the iPhone.  It’s about a 162mb download but well worth the wait.  Check out apple.com for a video of all of the new features.  There are a few cool features, but the GPS positioning is the most exciting for me.  Here are the features I have played with thus far.

• The ability to send an SMS message to multiple people
• Google Maps uses GPS to pinpoint your location using cell tower triangulation
• Google Maps can now display the Hybrid map view
• You can now drag and drop application icons on your home screen
  • You can also add bookmarks to the home screen 
• The home screen supports pagination

There are a few things I have not found…I hope they are in there somewhere

• Copy and Paste
• Voice recording

Eye-fi is a magical orange SD memory card that will not only store 2GB worth of pictures, it’ll upload them to your computer, and to Flickr, Facebook, Picasa (or 14 others) wirelessly, invisibly, automatically! I have to get one of these things. Imagine how cool it would be to be taking photos and have then sent directly to your media PC. Its $100 but looks like it would be worth every penny.

The Publisher states: “Anyone who has managed the process of developing or redesigning a Web site of significant size has likely learned the hard way the complexities, pitfalls, and cost risk of such an undertaking. While many Web development firms have fantastic technical expertise, what sets the topnotch organizations apart is the ability to accurately manage the planning and development process. Web Redesign: Workflow That Works directly addresses this crucial area with a specific, proven process.”

The publisher states: “Comprehensive exam prep study guide written by exam-certified authors -In-depth coverage of exam objectives and sub-objectives–plus instructive case studies and troubleshooting scenarios to enhance your performance on the job -425+ practice and review questions -Test engine that enables customized testing, pre-assessment and post-assessment, and automated scoring and feedback -Complete objective-by-objective review section, plus a handy exam-mapping grid”

Amazon says: “Social phenomena happen, and the historians follow. So it goes with Google, the latest star shooting through the universe of trend-setting businesses. This company has even entered our popular lexicon: as many note, “Google” has moved beyond noun to verb, becoming an action which most tech-savvy citizens at the turn of the twenty-first century recognize and in fact do, on a daily basis. It’s this wide societal impact that fascinated authors David Vise and Mark Malseed, who came to the book with well-established reputations in investigative reporting. Vise authored the bestselling The Bureau and the Mole, and Malseed contributed significantly to two Bob Woodward books, Bush at War and Plan of Attack. The kind of voluminous research and behind-the-scenes insight in which both writers specialize, and on which their earlier books rested, comes through in The Google Story.”