You gotta love Google Maps and GPS on the iPhone. Except when it tells you where you are and that’s obviously not where you are. If it happens to you, you’re not alone.

James Sherwood:

The “GPS and Maps not working after 3.0 upgrade” thread on Apple’s own Discussions website is filled with comments from angry iPhone owners that the firmware update causes the bundled Google application to spit out current location results anywhere between a few hundred meters and four miles off course.

I’ve had the same problem a few times and fixed it by doing a reset or ensuring that WiFi was on. Then it worked perfectly.

Just when it looked like HTML 5 might pave the way for a truly universal web page rendering standard, the most important specifications for the 21st century—audio and video—will languish, perhaps to die on the vine. Ian Hickson:

After an inordinate amount of discussions, both in public and privately, on the situation regarding codecs for video and audio in HTML 5, I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that there is no suitable codec that all vendors are willing to implement and ship.

In other words, major browser publishers, including Apple, Mozilla, Google, Opera, and Microsoft could not agree on which codec to use, so, no standard. The fragmented mess continues.

John Paczkowski points out the lies, damned lies, and statistics regarding Mac sales. They’re up. And they’re down. It all depends on who you talk to. The top two market research firms gave strikingly different numbers for Mac shipments in the spring quarter. From All Things D:

So what are we to make of this? A disparity of more than 200,000 units between the the Q2 domestic Mac shipment estimates of two top market research outfits? Is it a 2.5 percent year-over-year increase. Or a 12.4 percent year-over-year decrease?

I just flipped a quarter to determine whether sales are up or down.

With no major viruses or malware outbreaks for Mac OS X, what’s the point of reviewing Mac anti-virus utilities? Scott McNulty:

There have been no major viruses or malware outbreaks for Mac OS X since its introduction in March 2001 (kind of amazing, actually). That excellent track record doesn’t make a strong case for running antivirus software on your Mac.

He calls it a “thankless task.” It is. Thank Apple instead.

First, big newspapers, now another print magazine on the rocks. This is the changing of the guard. Analog vs. digital. Atoms vs. bits.

“Advertising is down, circulation is down, there are alternatives like the Internet where people are getting their information”, said Richard Mikels, a partner with law firm Mintz Levin. “It’s a tougher industry than it used to be.”

It will only get worse. Online advertising revenue for media entities is not as prosperous as print and broadcast advertising revenue used to be.

Latest Leopard update from Apple. Various bug fixes, security fixes, and fixes to iCal, Mail, Time Capsule, Finder, Dashboard Widgets, and more. As usual, the Combo updater is the preferred way to update Leopard.

Apple’s new iPod nano has a built-in video camera. Is the quality of the video good enough to put a dent in Cisco’s latest purchase, PureVideo’s Flip video camera? Pater Kafka in AllThingsD:

Apple (AAPL) has passed my “good enough” test. The nano doesn’t do the job as well as a single-use device, but it’s adequate for my needs.

That’s an important story because most technology pundits are predicting the death of the iPod. Apple wisely waited for years before adding video and audio features to the iPod, which was first a music player, then a media player, and now an almost all-purpose device?

Almost? All purpose? The latest iPod nano has a microphone and speaker. It also has a built-in FM radio. The iPod is not yet dead, and Apple is working to extend the product’s life cycle through enhanced usability and more features.

How does the iPod nano’s video compare to the stand-alone Flip video camera (a true one-trick-pony)?

I don’t think the gap between the two cameras is big enough to help Flip. If you’re really serious about video quality, you’re probably not carrying a Flip to begin with. And given the choice between a video camera that takes a decent picture and one that also lets you listen to music, watch movies and play games…well, that’s a tough sell…

Apple’s media centric future is tied up in iPhone OS, represented by the expensive iPhone, and the increasingly affordable iPod touch. The new iPod nano is an interim, low-end product, priced just $50 lower than the iPod touch. Kafka:

The only question for me is whether I spring for a nano now, or hold off in the hopes that the iPod touch line gets a camera sooner than later.

What’s important to note is that Kafka springs for an Apple product. When will we see an iPod touch with a built-in video camera, digital still camera, and an FM radio?