Apple officially announces iPhone event for Oct. 4

The end is in sight - Apple have scheduled their next iPhone announcement for Tuesday next week which will, hopefully, mean new hardware and the release of iOS 5.0.

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/09/27/apple-officially-announces-iphone-5-event-for-oct-4/

iOS 5.0 Around September 23rd? Not Impossible

Looks like Apple are resetting iCloud backups on September 22nd (Thursday) which may mean development of iOS 5.0 is complete; could it launch on Friday 23rd?

Alternatively, it might just mean they want to clear everything so they can do the biggest possible stress-test of iCloud as part of their ongoing development work with launch still weeks or months away. We'll know by Friday, probably. 

Apple to Reset iCloud Backups on September 22nd, Ahead of iOS 5 GM?
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/09/18/apple-to-reset-icloud-backups-on-september-22nd-ahead-of-gm/

Article: Flash’s Future Fades as Windows Close on Adobe

Looks like Windows tablets won't support Flash either. It's not just Apple who see problems with third-party browser plug-ins.

Flash's Future Fades as Windows Close on Adobe
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/09/no-flash-windows-8-metro/

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Apple is Building iMessage into OS X Lion's iChat

I love the idea of being able to message people using iMessage from my Mac as well as from my phone and iPad. Really cool.

Details on Mac Rumours: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/09/14/apple-is-building-imessage-into-os-x-lions-ichat/

Apple is Building iMessage into OS X Lion's iChat

I love the idea of being able to message people using iMessage from my Mac as well as from my phone and iPad. Really cool.

Details on Mac Rumours: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/09/14/apple-is-building-imessage-into-os-x-lions-ichat/

Apple Working On A Scanner App for iOS

Rumours are circulating that Apple might be working on a document scanning app for iOS 5. I already use my phone to snap documents and save them to Evernote so a dedicated app with OCR and other features would be really useful.

Full story on Cult of Mac.

http://www.cultofmac.com/113516/apple-working-on-a-scanner-app-for-ios#more-113516

Apple's iBooks Store Passes 250k Books

Last time I mentioned Apple's iBooks Store (summer last year, sometime) I think it had about 4,500 titles. Now it has over 250k (see shot below) and the variety is quite impressive. I like reading with iBooks, so this is good news.