Welcome to the ninetieth episode of my series entitled BestTechInfo and Rumors!
In this episode I discuss Google’s upcoming ‘Next Dimension Of Google maps’ event, Apple’s new iOS 5.1.1 build, a leaked ‘iPhone 5’ backing and more.
Google is scheduled to hold an “event” on the morning of June 6th at 9:30am PT, 12:30pm ET. The virtual mapping veteran will reportedly demonstrate their “newest technology and provide a sneak peek at upcoming features that will help people get where they want to go – both physically and virtually” at the event during a “behind-the-scenes look” at Google’s vision for the future.
From left to right: Nano-SIM mockup, Mini-SIM and Micro SIM
Today, according to The Verge, the European Telecommunications Institute (or ETSI) announced that they’ve selected a design for the next-generation of SIM cards known as “nano-SIMs” that will become the new standard.
While the Micro SIM has been the standard for Apple products since the iPhone 4 and are extraordinarily small in comparison to the previous-generatrion SIM cards, the Micro SIMs still “take up a significant amount of space inside a mobile device [such as an iPhone or iPad]“:
Earlier this week, on May 29th, Google co-founder Sergey Brin sat down with Gavin Newsom (the current Lieutenant Governor of California) for an exclusive. During the hour-long interview, Brin wore a prototype product variant that’s a derivative of Google’s Project Glass. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the project, details can be found in an article from last month.
Last night, May 29th, AllThingsD held their 10th annual D Conference. While Tim Cook (Apple’s CEO) wasn’t the only interviewee, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher’s questioning of Apple and Tim Cook in general was arguably the most intriguing. Highlights of the interview include Apple’s upcoming plans to “double down on secrecy…”, the future of Apple TV, which is an area of “intense interest”, hints towards deeper Facebook integration and improvements to their relatively new personal assistant: Siri.