New & Noteworthy: Macworld "close" to Boston move; Nokia delivers camera phone; Darwin 6.0.1 released; more

Macworld "close" to Boston move The Boston Herald reports that IDG officials are very close to moving the Summer Macworld Expo back to its original home in Boston, after a multi-year stint in Manhattan. "The organizer of Macworld is near an agreement with City Hall and state convention officials to bring the giant techology show for Apple Computer enthusiasts back to Boston for 2004, the maiden year of the city's struggling $800 million convention center." More.

Nokia delivers camera phone Nokia has announced the world's first 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) compliant mobile phone operating both in the GSM 900/1800 frequencies and on the WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) protocol. One of the benefits of the WCDMA radio interface in the Nokia 6650 phone is it allows running more than one data session simultaneously. This makes it possible, for example, to capture and share what the user sees while talking on the phone. More.

Apple open-sources Rendezvous Apple said it is "open sourcing" the code for its Rendezvous networking technology. Rendezvous, based on open Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Standard Protocols such as IP, ARP and DNS, uses industry standard networking protocols and zero configuration technology to automatically discover and connect devices over any IP network, such as Ethernet or 802.11-based wireless networks like Apple's Airport. More.

Darwin 6.0.1 released The Darwin team has announced two major Open Source updates based on Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar): a Darwin 6.0.1 operating system release, several new Open Directory Plug-ins "These releases underscore Apple's commitment to distributing core protocols in a manner compatible with
true Open Source practices." More.

Second thoughts of Intel in Macs Writing for Business Week, Charles Haddad takes a second look at the possibility of Intel processors in Macs. "A deluge of reader mail has opened my eyes to some very sound reasons why the Motorola PowerPC chip's days may be numbered I love nothing better than stirring up a hornet's nest. And that's just what I did with my recent column about whether Apple should abandon its current PowerPC microprocessor for a Pentium-family chip, like those that power most Windows PCs." More.