Back in August last year, we reported that the Evernote app gets upgraded to 3.3.8 as well as made its appearance on Android and Blackberry. After pleasing owners of the latter two devices, the software has forayed back into the iPhone complete with a version 3.4.2 update.

As the company reveals, there have been various enhancements made towards the stability during note creation and synchronization with the introduction of this version. iPhone owners can expect added support for Traditional Chinese. Besides this, the latest update seems to tackle various other bug fixes in order to enhance the Evernote experience on the iPhone device. Furthermore, attachments can be better handled on the Apple iPad thanks to this latest update.

The other features Evernote boasts about include creating photo, text and audio notes as well as the ability to auto-synchronize notes to PC, Mac and Internet. For quick access, iPhone users can even mark notes as ‘Favorite’. Search and mapping options are enhanced with the inclusion of geo-location information. A premium attribute covers File Synchronization where owners can access, sync and add as well as share files such as Excel, PPT and Word among other versions of Evernote.

The Evernote Version 3.4.2 update can be acquired from the iTunes Store for free.

Apple recently updated their MacBook Pro range, leaving the entry level MacBook and the niche MacBook Air looking rather left out. Now it is the white plastic MacBook’s turn to be brought back to terms with its aluminum siblings. Like the 13” MacBook Pro,

Apple has not incorporated an Intel Arrandale Core i3/5/7 processor in the new MacBook. This is disappointing considering the state of the competition. Instead, the updated MacBook has to make do with a speed bump of the existing Core 2 Duo from 2.26GHz to 2.4GHz.

A slightly bigger upgrade comes in the form of NVIDIA’s new GeForce 320M chipset—not to be confused with the GT 320M. This may very well be NVIDIA’s final chipset for Intel platforms, but at least on paper it’s a sizeable upgrade from the previous generation 9400M. Instead of 16 CUDA Cores, the 320M sports 48 cores, potentially giving a large boost to performance. However, the IGP still shares memory with the rest of the system, so memory bandwidth will be far less than discrete GPU solutions.

These upgrades bring the basic specification up to the same level as the new 13” MacBook Pro. The bump in performance will come in handy now that Steam has come to Mac and Valve has made Portal free for the next few days.

The MacBook comes with 2GB DDR3 RAM, which is upgradable to 4GB for $100. Storage comes in the form of a 250GB 5400RPM HDD with 320GB and 500GB options available at an additional cost of $50 and $150 respectively. Should you need to upgrade either, it would be strongly recommended to do it yourself to save on the small fortune Apple charges, especially as you can sell the components you remove.

Perhaps the most important part of the upgrade is a larger capacity integrated battery that boosts battery life to a very impressive 10 hours, up from a still impressive seven hours of the previous MacBook. This makes it a tough match for just about anything else out there with similar performance.

Otherwise the MacBook is unchanged with two USB 2.0 ports, Mini DisplayPort, combined audio in/out port, and Gigabit Ethernet comprising the usual limited wired connectivity of Apple’s products. The wireless side is well catered for with Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n. An integrated slot loading DVD writer is standard.

The plastic ‘unibody’ chassis retains the familiar multi-touch trackpad, iSight webcam, stereo speakers, and chiclet keyboard. The screen, which has often been a criticism when compared to the MacBook Pros, appears to be unchanged with a 13” LED-backlit LCD panel with a resolution of 1280×800. We’ll have to see if there have been any improvements on this side when we get our hands on one.

The Apple MacBook is available direct from Apple for $999—or $899 for those who qualify for student pricing. This compares to $1199 (or $1099 for students) for the basic 13” MacBook Pro. With no fundamental specification difference between the two machines aside from an extra 2GB of RAM (something you can easily upgrade, though the MacBook ships with 2×1GB SO-DIMMs so you’ll have to remove your current RAM), it comes down to how much you value an aluminum chassis, SD card reader, Firewire port, and a backlit keyboard? If the answer is less than $200, then the updated MacBook looks very tempting.

As usual, if you are willing to go without the Mac OS X operating system, there are plenty of cheaper alternatives available in the PC market that are worth considering.