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There may be no atheists in foxholes, but there apparently are at WWDC. And if there are terrorists attending, there’s now an app to help you identify and report them. It gets worse, as we also have an app to determine whether you’re attractive or ugly. Thank goodness we’ve got Harry Potter and Canadians to help us through these dark times. The Mac updates are decidedly less derisive.

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Fluttr is a basic arcade action game with the seemingly gentle task of brushing away flowers, bees and such to save a butterfly “... from an explosive end ...” But you don’t control the butterfly; it does its own thing, slowly moving up and down the screen as the landscape flows from right to left. Rather, you control the objects that would be the butterfly’s demise. As these objects get in the way, you simply touch them and swipe them away to clear the butterfly’s path.

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Using Autograph with the Pogo Sketch input stylus, you can doodle on your MacBook multi-touch trackpad. Draw a little picture, if you like, but the main selling point here is the ability to quickly and easily add your signature to a document. Well, somewhat easily, anyway. The software lags behind your pen stroke, and looking at the screen while signing on the trackpad is a bit awkward. So although you can sign your name, it’ll be a pretty clumsy autograph you’re sending out there.

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We’re less than a week away from Black Friday, which I’ve now learned isn’t a sequel to Black Sunday, so many of you are likely already planning your shopping day. If you’re looking for some help navigating the inevitable sea of humanity, you may want to take a look at Retrevo’s new gadget shopping advisor that works over SMS & Twitter.

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A few weeks ago, I took a look at some hard shell cases for the iPhones 3G and 3GS. Those tend to be the pretty ones, since it’s easier to be fashionable when you’re not worried about bending. But there are many people out there who’d rather protect their $200 to $300 phone than show it off like a well-coifed purse poodle. It’s to you kings and queens of the road that I dedicate this review.

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Only one Mac update today? And it’s a pool game? Well, that spells trouble with a capital T. Thankfully, the iPhone updates will keep you busy enough, thanks to some gambling games, some educational games, some kids’ games and a (the) fishing game. Also? Beer and music. Seems to me that’s just about everything, right? Head on in and plan your weekend accordingly.

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Big list of updates for the Mac and the iPhone tonight. WebCrusher, MyStuff and Copenhagen for Keynote ‘09 highlight the Macintosh programs, while the iPhone offers up a Battery Gauge, a rat saving game, a fake fireplace, some romance books, video streaming, and a matching game that uses cover art from your music library.

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Keynote themes. I know how you all love your Keynote themes. Hopefully you also love HDR photography software new MacBook Pro laptop bags. iPhone lovers are going to be happy if they love puzzle games, geotagging, finance management, top models, racing games and the Commodore 64. That’s right, the Commodore 64 Emulator is back in the app store, and we’re all better people for it.

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LaCie has been known to look outside the company for product design, and the Sound2 is no exception. The design seems to reflect a 45RPM record minus the label, or perhaps a giant pair of headphones. Kind of cool, really, but I can’t recommend speakers based on looks alone. You’ll get adequate audio out of the Sound2, but at $99, you’ve heard better.

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Your dream program has arrived—beam your weight directly to Twitter! Share your lean and fat mass with all your followers! If that’s not hardware enough for you, how about Stormtrooper and Boba Fett USB thumb drives? Yes, the gift ideas are rolling; even on the iPhone, with apps such as Beauty Minder, Yoox.com Style Gift Guide, a Griffin + Chilewich co-branded iPhone case, and Santa’s Run.

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