Search Briefs: Cameraphone Searching; Google Lawsuits in Germany (Withdrawn) and France (Lose)

+ Cameraphone Searching in Japan (via SEW Blog)
Greg Sterling offers a great review of today’s NY Times article. For more on something similar, cameraphone searching, take a look at this comprehensive ResourceShelf post from a few months ago. We mention several products, word of research from MS and a look at several services including Semapedia. Btw, we also include a mention of some cameraphone searching availability in Japan since 2003. More on the service from NeoMedia in this announcement.

See Also: Although Not Available for Mobile (Yet), I’m Constantly Amazed at the Accuracy (Where We’re Specifically Located) and the Local Info We Can Quickly Access using a Wi-Fi Connection, a Browse and Some Software (free) Launched This Spring (U.S. Only) Called Loki. Worth a Look. Perfect? Nope. But it’s getting better and already quite impressive. We can’t wait for a mobile version to become available when wi-fi enabled devices become more popular.

See Also: Location Based Mapping Service from MapQuest Announced
More here.

+ Google loses French trademark lawsuit
See Also: http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060628-122055

+ Case Withdrawn: Google Book Search Wins Victory In German Challenge (via SEW Blog)

+ Microsoft Releases Final Beta Version of Internet Explorer 7 (via News.com)
Download Beta 3 here.