The management firm A.T. Kearney releases its list of 25 Global Champions and Apple makes an appearance at number three.

This app makes it easy to send short messages from your iPhone or iPod touch by storing canned text for later use in e-mails or SMS messages.

Filed under: Software , How-tos , Tips and tricks , Internet Tools Before Snow Leopard was released, we were enjoying GrabUp for super-simple sharing of screenshots. It was a great little utility: After a brief setup, it automatically sent any screenshot to its servers (or your own) and added the resulting URL to the Clipboard. It was fast and very useful

Filed under: Apple Well, this seems a little unexpected; it looks like the online Apple Store is down. Could we be seeing the new Mac mini, iMac or MacBook models that have been rumored to come out soon? When the store comes back up, we’ll let you know of any changes.

Lingopal, the multi lingual phrase book app released by Longopal Holdings, comes in handy for trips to foreign countries! There are tons of languages to choose from! This episode features Dear and the Headlights with their song “Talk About”. Lingopal App Review

Filed under: Accessories , Software , Odds and ends , iPhone , iPod touch Earlier this week, news of iDriver hit the Internet. In case you missed it, it’s an app that was developed by computer science researchers at Berlin’s Free University to drive a modified minivan, the “Spirit of Berlin.” Steering, break and accelleration commands are sent over Wi-Fi.

Here’s this week’s selection of games from Mac Games and More that will take you into the weekend. The picks include collecting ancient artifacts in the heart of Egypt, an animated, side-scrolling shooter in claymation, cavorting with Sherlock Holmes and more.

Looking to get revved up for October 31? The App Store offers plenty of Halloween-themed apps aimed at appealing to your inner ghost or goblin. But which ones are worth your time

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Apple Corporate , Steve Jobs , Apple History One of my favorite podcasts is Stuff You Should Know [ iTunes link ]. Hosts Josh and Chuck (call him “Chuckers”) are smart, funny and professional.* There’s an article on the show’s companion site this week that explores 5 myths about Apple

Apple has published a support document acknowledging that in very rare cases, specific iPod nano batteries could overheat.

Big news for the iPhone app developers. In a recent mail sent to the app developers, Apple has announced that In-App purchasing shall now be available on free apps as well

Filed under: Features , Reviews , Friday Favorite Today’s Friday Favorite is a new one to me, but it’s been around for a while . I just picked up the latest version of HistoryHound from St. Clair Software — more famous, probably, for Default Folder X — and have been using it constantly for days.

A Firefox developer is crying foul over Microsoft’s decision to place Apple’s Safari ahead of the open-source browser in a ballot aimed at European Windows users. The decision gives Safari a “disproportionate advantage” over the Mozilla-built Firefox, argues designer Jenny Boriss