iPod nano 1.0.2, released Friday, features several bug fixes for the latest generation of miniature MP3 players introduced in September.

A combination of “American Idol” and a karoke bar, the slick iSing lets you compete in a global talent show.

Filed under: Software , AppleScript Total Apps has published a nice guest post from Sal Soghoian, Apple’s Production Manager for Automator, intended for teachers. He describes how educators have a limited amount of instruction time with the kids, and even less for maintenance tasks like making sure the proper software is installed, that students are on the proper web page, and so on

Filed under: Audio , Software Update , iPod nano This week Apple issued an update to the iPod nano, bringing it to version 1.0.2. Fixes and additions include: Fixed audiobook playbook setting so Normal, Slower, Faster, works for audio podcasts Resolved issue where Genius Mixes did not work when using the Nike+ Sport Kit Accessibility setting for Mono Audio in now working Fixed bug so VoiceOver menu items are no longer skipped when using headphone + and – volume buttons to navigate As always, you can download this update by clicking on the “Check for Update” button in iTunes when you connect your iPod nano to your computer

For those who remember,’Find my iPhone’ is a feature offered by Apple to MobileMe subscribers that lets them to recover lost or stolen iPhones. Now a Belgian based company named Orbicule has launched an iPhone app that does the same thing and much more. The ‘Find My iPhone’ feature lets..

If there were any speculations regarding Facebook’s stand on Apple’s app review procedures after its lead iPhone app developer quit citing Apple’s approval policies, they were cleared today when the company clarified that Joe Hewitt’s decision did not in any way mirror the company’s official position. In a message sent..

Paris 3D – It wasn’t that long ago that Google Earth enthralled users with the ability to anonymously explore the world. Across the street and across the planet, the zoom and deliver technology changed the way we viewed the landscape — and our expectations of what a map could deliver. Paris 3D is part of this new generation of maps.

It’s that time again! Mac Games and More has picked out a collection of casual games you might not have heard of, to take you into the weekend. Games include stones to put you in a Zen state, gardens that do not get your fingernails dirty, scandals involving murder, bribes, movies and more

Filed under: Odds and ends , iPhone AT&T is clearly not going to take it anymore. Today, they blasted back at Verizon for the nasty ads about AT&T coverage

Are you looking for a way to keep you iPod or iPhone charged, but not happy with the bulky options out there? Primo has just released its Phonesuit, a compact mini battery unit that attached to your dock connector port.

We end the week with three hardware deals. First up is a 120GB iPod classic for $189

Filed under: Software , Internet Tools Dropbox , one of my current top 5 favorite apps, has opened voting for their features roadmap . Some neat suggestions so far, but the most cryptic of the top 5 is among the most useful for Mac users: resource fork support! For those less technical among us, the resource fork is metadata attached to a file that helps Mac OS better understand a file. Things like custom icons, folder info, spotlight comments , openmeta tags , and even file type are defined here.

AT&T has fired back against Verizon Wireless, telling customers its rivals’ recent ads “are so blatantly false and misleading, that we want to set the record straight about AT&T’s wireless data coverage.” The letter to AT&T customers claims that it covers 97 percent of the U.S. population and has twice the number of smartphones than Verizon. The