Apple's prospects; Broadband goes rural; Cell phones as organizers

Apple's prospects for 2003 An eWeek article attempts to predict Apple's prospects for 2003. "As we move into the final heat before Steve Jobs' latest revelations, Mac users are keeping the home fires burning thanks to some small but interesting announcements from Apple Computer and some intriguing speculation about what the Mac maker has up its sleeve for 2003." More.

Broadband going rural With the help of some government agencies, cable access is reaching some parts of rural America much sooner than anticipated according to a Boston Globe article. "The connections arrived due to an innovative program reminiscent of the public power projects that brought electricity to much of the West. With a nudge from federal, state, and local agencies, high speed Internet service providers are reaching rural areas via extra space on fiber-optic cables owned by public power providers." More.

Cell phones as organizers An article in the New York Times takes a look at the growing number of cell phones with ever-growing organizer capabilities. The piece notes that while major strides have been made in recent years, limitations exist in the current batch of devices. "Thanks to new cellphones and to software from phone manufacturers and others, saying goodbye to all that thumb-busting key-punching is relatively easy. Make the connection, and the phone and computer can exist in complete harmony. What's more, the latest cellphone synchronization tools can also import other information like tasks and Lotus Notes data, making it possible to leave the hand-held home and make do with the phone, albeit with compromises." More.

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