At Facebook’s Places event earlier tonight, they noted that their iPhone app would be updated tonight with the new check-in functionality. Sure enough, here it is. Though the App Store update alert hasn’t kicked in yet, if you go to the actual page and redownload it, it should be the latest version (version 3.2). As you can see, the new Places area is front and center in the app. [...]

By now you probably know that I am big into productivity apps and I am always looking for the next big thing. I use a lot of task management apps on the iPad, and there are some great ones for sure. However, I have just come across the ultimate task management app for your iPad; OmniFocus. This is, without a doubt the best app for utilizing David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” [...]

Pottery HD is a unique virtual clay pottery app that can really only be done on the iPad. It shows what an enterprising developer can do with a large multitouch interface. This game is fun and relaxing. When the game first launches, I was caught a little off guard as I had no idea what to do. You have a “Create” button and that is it. So, I started to create, experimenting with the controls. [...]

By Sam Oliver Published: 08:00 AM EST Apple on Friday debuted its new interface for the MobileMe subscription service, sporting a new look for its me.com e-mail and adding a Find My iPhone application for tracking a lost handset on iOS devices. The new MobileMe Mail has been in beta since May for users who chose to opt in. The update features a new widescreen view interface, improved [...]

If you launched the MobileMe web app within the last 24 hours you may have already noticed this, but for those who haven’t, Apple is inviting all MobileMe subscribers to preview the new version of their mail web app. The MobileMe Mail beta is loaded with new features that are intended to make the wep app easier to use than ever before, and it also features a redesigned interface that is strikingly [...]