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Jimmy Wales, President of the non-profit Wikipedia Foundation, and creator of the Wikipedia encyclopedia spoke at the Institute for International Economics about their further plans.

Mike Lee put some notes about Jimmy Wales' speech. One is about opening a public API :

"WPF has early plans to open their API. KDE adding native calls to WP. Problem with open API is cost to dynamically render pages and bandwidth required to deliver content that then is embedded by non-supporting sites in their own pages."

According to ifo Apple Store Apple's gonna open up a store in Rome. Who gives a shit? I want to know, why they ignore the german users. I need a real Apple Store in Germany! I hate Saturn with its crappy Apple Corners.

Update: Apple Store Rome is confirmed.

Google recently flirted with Riya that focusses on face recognition in your fotos. It seems that Google is going to extend their image search, so we will find our friends on every snapshot out there.

Some love affaris over there at Del.ico.us:

Joshua announced that del.icio.us has joined their fraternal twin Flickr at the Yahoo! family. Together they will "continue to improve how people discover, remember and share on the Internet, with a big emphasis on the power of community."

Hope they get the best out of it!

1. iBook 13,3'' widescreen
The iBooks have been updated in July 2005, so they have to get an update very soon. Hopefully it's time for the first Intel-based Apple Computer.

2. Intel powered Mac Mini with Frontrow
Would be very nice for the livingroom. The best would be a combination of the Mac Media Center with new Cinema Display.

3. 42'' and 50'' Cinema Displays
Have you ever seen the 30'' Cinema Display? And now imagine: 50 f***ing inches. I'm completlely sure, I will never have enough money to own one, but the imagination is already enough to begin drooling.



One more thing? iLife '06, iPod G5, Airport Express video streaming... We will see.

Unfortunally there won't be a live coverage as Quicktime stream, but I recommend Engadget or Macrumors who both gonna have excellent text coverages.

What's new in the world wide map world?



First of all Microsofts Virtual Earth is now called Windows Live Local and inlcudes an incredible amount of new images, that are isometrically projected. You can now fly like a bird over New York, New York.

2nd: Google is developing a beta version of its fascinating Google Earth geographical satellite imagery and mapping application for Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system, sources tell AppleInsider.

UPDATE: Get the beta here!

And last, but not least:



A9.com developed new technology to very efficiently capture photographs of places along public streets using trucks equipped with digital cameras, and GPS. In many areas you can see images on both sides of the street and virtually walk up and down the street. So, lets walk by the Broadway.

Various rumors sources around the web report, that the new iBooks with Intel processors are almost there: they could be introduced in January at MacWorld SanFrancisco.

Google testing a new service that gives you a free and fast way to speak directly to the advertiser you found on a Google search results page – over the phone.

... http://www.google.com/help/faq_clicktocall.html

Here's how it works: When you click the phone icon, you can enter your phone number. Once you click 'Connect For Free,' Google calls the number you provided. When you pick up, you hear ringing on the other end as Google connects you to the other party. Then, chat away on our dime.

So, leets seek the funny icon. Havn't seen it yet :)

Update: Here are some screenshots.

It turns out that looking at the aggregation of billions of search queries people type into Google reveals something about our curiosity, our thirst for news, and perhaps even our desires.

Look at the most interesting stats of Google Zeitgeist 2005.

According to Think Secret, Apple plans to launch a service for streaming video. The heart of the system will be a new Mac Mini (possibly with Intel proecessor?) and a pimped Frontrow software. Video will be downloadable to the iDisk and the iPod Video only.



[via Think Secret]