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PadSync: Your Central Hub for iPad & iPhone Sync

The iPad introduced support for document sync across your computer and apps on the device using iTunes as a platform to communicate between databases (Pages, Numbers, GoodReader etc.) and the files on your computer. The process is slow and very un-Apple in my opinion, considering that you have to plug in the device, fire up iTunes (which is slow), wait for an initial sync, move to the Apps tab, choose the app, drag & drop and then sync again.

Also, there’s no sync between documents: iTunes doesn’t automatically replace files on your Mac with the you edited on your iPad, it just copies them. You can’t carry along the same document and hope for some kind of sync, though that would be great and it’s certainly coming to MobileMe or iWork.com sometimes in the future.

So, we’re stuck with drag & drop in iTunes. Fortunately for us, there are some 3rd party applications that are coming out and promise to change the way you move documents between your desktop and tablet (and iPhone, too) and today I’m taking a look at one of them, PadSync.

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YX Player Gives your iPad FLV, AVI Video Playback

The iPad is great for watching video, but it doesn’t support various formats like Divx, Xvid, or WMV. That is, until now – YX Player for the iPad allows you to playback unsupported video formats. The app has quite a few features, namely the ability to transfer said videos directly to your iPad for playback straight from your desktop. But as App Advice noticed, it gets much more powerful with some of its online capabilities.

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Lenovo on Apple: They Could do Well in China

Lenevo is quite worried at the prospect of Apple getting serious in the Chinese Market, at least according to Liu Chuanzhi, Lenovo’s founder and chairman. “If Apple were to spend the same effort on the Chinese consumer as we do, we would be in trouble.” Lenovo has a grip on 30% of the Chinese home market, but that might not last for long.

Apple products, while popular in China, have limited distribution through official channels. The Chinese market provides a, “Major growth opportunity,” and Apple is set to be opening a new store in Shanghai this Saturday. Apple plans to add 25 major retail outlets in China by the end of next year.

While other PC makers such as HP and Dell are attempting to make a profit in China’s huge market opportunity, the Financial Times reports that Mr. Liu suggested Apple was defying this logic. “Steve Jobs is a genius. He is the exception to my rule.”

[via Financial Times]

Want a White iPhone 4 Right Now? You can Build Your Own

The white iPhone 4 craze has tempted some to do some incredibly dangerous things. We’re not talking about slathering your piano black iPhone with spray paint or white-out kind of crazy either, we’re talking about major surgery. TechCrunch reports that if you’ve got gonads of steel, you might consider plopping down another two hundred bucks and buying the individual parts needed for the operation, but I’d think twice before pulling the trigger. I mean, it’s just a color right? Guys?

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Snowtape Radio Winners Announced

Thanks everyone who entered the Snowtape giveaway.We also want to thank the Vemedio developers for the promo codes they offered to MacStories readers.

Here are the winners:

Joe Turner

Richard Testani

Fabian Van Schepdael

You’ll receive the promo codes in your inbox in a few hours. Stay tuned for other giveaways coming this week. You can follow the official MacStories Twitter account as @macstoriesnet or Federico as @viticci