It’s been a slow summer since the launch of iPhone OS 3.0, so this edition of the Appletellcast looks outside of Apple towards Google, where Bill explains why Google Chrome will not have as big an impact as we first thought. Also, Kirk laments the loss of the Genius Bar’s usefulness, both commentators discuss some helpful apps, and a Storyist 2 competition is announced.

Yes, the Appletellcast has hardly been weekly lately. We know this. But as we continue to refine the format and content, we decided to have a talk this week about the big news in the world of Apple. Specifically: the iPhone 3G S, iPhone OS 3.0, and the Wall Street Journal report that Steve Jobs had a liver transplant. Of course, we also found room to talk about women in tight t-shirts and tuxedoed 80s pop stars.

The theme of the week is Apple’s Safari 4 public beta that took us all by surprise, and we followed suit with some discussion on the topic. We’ve also got some more articles and reviews that we talked about. Plus we’ve got a special 20% off discount code on the Podium stand that won our recent iPhone stand roundup for listeners. Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and listen all the way to the end for the code!