All is not well in the land of the iPhone. Due to an odd loophole found in the iTunes Appstore, any application that is updated gets moved to the top of the list. Programs that find themselves on top of the Appstore usually get more downloads and attention than those that stay “hidden” at the bottom. According to more than a few published reports, some programmers have been using this system to their advantage for some time now. Apple is currently working on ways to correct this issue.

The aforementioned iPhone isn’t the only platform having trouble with bugs and loopholes. Despite Amazon’s claims to the contrary, it is being reported that several hackers have found a way to steal video files from the company’s Video On Demand service. The problem lies in the unencryped Flash platform that the service is based upon. Since the video is unencrypted, anyone who knows what he or she is doing can conceivably hijack it at any time. A fix to the problem is expected shortly.

Going back to the iPhone for a moment, it seems as if music streaming service Last.fm has released an update to its iPhone application. According to the Last.fm team, the focus of the new update is usability. A new calendar feature, an everpresent “similar artists” list, and the ability to tag your favorite song are among the improvements. While it won’t put them on the top of the iPhone “streaming radio” foodchain, the new Last.fm software is bound to make fans of the service very, very happy.

Another online service that has been bit by the update bug was Facebook. Not only did they launch an update to their own iPhone application, they have completely redesigned the homepage as well. Much like the recent change in the Facebook profile, the new homepage has a more modern, web 2.0 design. Some users are even suggesting that the site works even faster than it did. Once you get past the shiny new page, however, the functionality remains exactly the same — log in or sign up. Both the new front page and iPhone app are available to the general public now.

Switching gears completely, we have Broong. Simply put, Broong is the latest in a long line of Microsoft OneNote clones to open up online. Like EverNote, UberNote, and Google Notebook before it, Broong lets you copy, paste, upload and annotate anything and then store it online for easy retrieval. The one advantage Broong has over the competition is its search capabilities. Each search brings back clear, structured results, something that is usually not seen in programs of this ilk. Is that enough to make Broong stand out from the crowd? Probably not, but only time will tell.