Updates from the web « The BEST Apple Hardware and Software Reviews

Written By Justin July 29th, 2009

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Our friends around the World Wide Web deliver up-to-date info daily. Here is the latest from the Apple airwaves.

Iljitsch van Beijnum tells us about the new playlist and syncing tricks in the iPhone 3.0 software. The new iPhone/iPod touch includes new playlist handling, and smarter deleted podcast episode sync handling. Check out the full report here.

Christina Warren from The Unofficial Apple Weblog reviews Postman 2.0, an app developed from Freeverse. With its recent release, it was one of the first apps to be designed with the new iPhone’s capabilities in mind. Check out the full review here.

Dave Caolo fills us in on the iPod nano recall in South Korea, reporting that, according to the Wall Street Journal, Apple Korea has issued a recall pertaining to overheating batteries. Read the news here.

Katie Marsal from The Apple Insider reveals that LSD inventor Albert Hofmann wrote a letter to Steve Jobs before his passing, asking him to help transform his problematic psychedelic into a “wonderchild.” Check out the full report here.

Steven Sande at The Unofficial Apple Weblog reviews Pix Remix, an app that lets your iPhone turn photos in collages and slideshows that can be shared via email, Facebook and Twitter. For $2.99US, it’s a simple app with a lot of possibilities. Check out his review here.

Chris Foresman at Ars Technica tells us about Apple’s new iPhone HTTP Live Streaming feature and the new Snow Leopard. Read his full review here.

Sang Tang at The Unofficial Apple Weblog reviews Drinkspiration, a new app by Absolut that aims to solve the question, “what drink should I get?” In addition to run of the mill drink selection, it also uses iPhone’s built-in microphone to recommend a drink based on your locale. It also provides Facebook and Twitter integration. Be inspired by his full review here.

Mike Schramm at The Unofficial Apple Weblog reviews TwittARound, a Twitter client that uses your location info, compass, and the iPhone’s video camera to tweet near your location in a realtime video view. Still in beta testing, Schramm gives us the 411 here.

Sam Oliver from The Apple Insider checks out the new “ID App”, amid the other patent filings published this week. The “ID App” identifies objects in a user’s surroundings, manages voicemails, and more. Check out his info here.

Megan Lavey from The Unofficial Apple Weblog tells us that the newly released iTennis game was ripped-off with a code provided by iCodeBlog, a website known for free iPhone coding tutorials. Read her full report here.

Jacqui Cheng from Ars Technica tells us about Safari 4’s update, containing two security fixes, as well as stability issues. Check out the full news here.

Aidan Malley at the Apple Insider tells us about the new Chrome OS, which might provoke Apple to remove Google cheif Eric Schmidt from its board. Read his full report here.

Dave Caolo from The Unofficial Apple Weblog fills us in on a great tool for those interested in basics of script writing. This guide, posted at AppSTorm, covers all details needed for beginners to get started. Check it out here.

Jacqui Cheng at Ars Technica fills us in on Quicken’s potential re-release of Quicken for Mac, with a complete rewrite. Check out the news here.

Jim Dalrymple from Loopinsight.com reviews Charleston City Slicker, an iPhone app that takes users through a step-by-step tour of the city, utilizing iPhone’s technologies to give a detailed experience. Read his review here.

Arnold Kim at MacRumors.com announces that PinchMedia has started detecting the “iPod 3,1” in this analytics report from App Store applications. Read it all here.

Chris Foresman from Ars Technica fills us in on Apple’s cut of WebObjects as the default install on Snow Leopard. Check out the details here.

Mel Martin from The Unofficial Apple Weblog reviews Metal Detector, a new app that looks great but has no value. For 99 cents US, you can use it with the built-in magnetometer on the newest iPhone 3GS, but doesn’t work up to its potential. Read his review here.

Katie Marsal from the Apple Insider tells us that nearly half of smartphone buyers choose Apple’s iPhone. A new study surveyed 4000+ potential customers, revealing that they, indeed are the product of choice. Check it out in full here.