Microsoft to launch competitors to Apple's MobileMe and iPhone App Store

When Apple unveiled MobileMe as "Outlook for the rest of us", it was obvious that Steve Jobs was aiming at the heart of Microsoft. When the iPhone App Store became a runaway success, it was obvious that Microsoft could not longer be satisfied with their Zune. The question was, how long would the Windows Behemoth wait to respond. The answer is here. The question is, will their new "SkyLine and SkyMarket" products be true competitors to the Apple iTunes behemoth?

And, of course, the other question is whether these two products run on "SkyNet". (If you don't get the reference, may I suggest a movie download?)

Mmmm... Text Adventures on the iPhone

Nintendo has begun releasing its older titles under emulation on the Wii, and has seen HUGE sales. So it is nice to see some developers doing the same on the Apple iPhone. Consider this new app for the iPhone which lets you play ye olde text adventures!

Someone tell me when Hitchhikers Guide is out!

No 3G iPhone for Nomad - But Plenty Sold

Well, if I had to guess, we are going to get the announcement from Apple today that the 3G iPhone has outsold the original iPhone in its opening weekend. We spent a few hours this weekend at our local AT&T stores and Apple stores and on the availability checker online, and there are no iPhones to be found in CT. Compare this to the original launch when we were able to get ours on Sunday in the Farmington Apple Store, and there was PLENTY of extra stock left over. Early rumors were that there were significantly more 3G iPhones produced than the original, so it would appear Apple has a huge hit on its hands.



UPDATE: CNET is reporting that over 1 million 3G iPhones were sold between Friday and Sunday, with the millionth coming on Sunday. It took the original iPhone 74 days to reach 1 million sold. 10 million downloads occurred from the App Store as well. Wow.