This week inside Apple « The BEST Apple Hardware and Software Reviews

Written By Justin May 5th, 2009

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Each week, AppleReviews.com will feature our favourite updates from around the web.

Aidan Malley and Sam Oliver at the Apple Insider reported about SanDisk’s admittance to the superiority of the iPod. Saying, “You can’t out-iPod the iPod,” CEO Eli Harari understands that iPod is the mP3 gadget of choice. Read the full story here.

Eric Slivka from MacRumors.com gave us the details about Apple’s newest updates. iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2 are both available via Software Update. The newest iTunes adds iPhone support, and the updated QuickTime delivers additional security and performance fixes. Read his report.

Steven Sande from The Unofficial Apple Weblog invites us to The Apple Cafe, a parallel universe that was explored in the 90s. The initial retail concept for Apple, announced in 1996, was a chain of international Apple Cafes. These cybercafes were built around surfing the Web, watching movies and television shows, and videoconferencing, all while enjoying a meal. Check it out here.

Slash Lane at the Apple Insider outlines the newest technology for the iPhone, including the ability to share and control digital media files, such as music and video, during a phone call. Read the full report.

Mike Schramm at The Unofficial Apple Weblog gives us the details about a EA’s recent show in Los Angeles, which highlighted a few iPhone games. Among them was Mass Effect. His review of the game includes contrasts from the popular console versions, including its increase in action and great story line. See his full report.

Sam Oliver at the Apple Insider tells us about Apple’s aim to introduce trackpad technology with iPod clickwheels with similar capabilities. Check it out here.

Jacqui Cheng at Ars Technica tells us about the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, which houses some Apple documents starting back from 1977. Read about them here.

Jeff Smykil at Ars Technica travels to New York City, telling us about the Fifth Avenue Apple Store that just rakes in the cash. A “cash cow”, he says, this retail store collected $440 million in sales in one year. No bad, not bad at all. Read the whole report.

Randall Stross at the New York Times gives us a great story about Mitchell Waite, the brains behind various iPhone and iPod Touch software such as the iBird Explorer. Apple contacted Waite – whose first thought was that he was about to be sued – to let him know that Apple has decided to feature his iBird app in a TV commercial. Read the full story.

Erica Sadun at The Unofficial Apple Weblog wonders about the upcoming iPhone 3.0 Firmware. Read her thoughts here.

Eric Slivka at MacRumors.com tells us about BusinessWeek’s recent report of Apple’s new features in the upcoming iPhone OS 3.0, including users to share apps with other iPhone users. Read his full story.

Robert Palmer over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog reviews the new Google Chrome’s unreleased preview, a Webkit-based browser specifically designed for Mac. Chrome is not meant to be used as your default browser, and Palmer gives us the details why. Check out his full review and information about the new browser here.

Steven Sande at The Unofficial Apple Weblog gives us the details about Agile Web Solutions release of 1Password touch 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. The company, who has developed the same password manager for Mac, reports it will be available through June 5th for a free download.

Apple.com highlights the Blue Man Group, the tech-driven, blue-skinned trio and their association with the iPhone 3G. Check it how creativity and productivity is boosted here.

Katie Marsal at Apple Insider tells us about Carphone Warehouse, an independent European mobile phone retailer, as well as an official iPhone retailer, adding four placeholders to their iPhone inventory list. A few internet rumours have leaked with the possibilities. Read the full report.

Chris Foresman at Ars Technica confirms the hack that enables iTunes to be able to sync with the Palm Pre. Apple, however, could block the hack with an update. Check out his news update here.