Apple posted the iPhone 4S keynote video online.

It’s official: Microsoft announced on Monday that it will no longer produce Zune hardware, ending its 5-year run. From the Zune’s support page:

We recently announced that, going forward, Windows Phone will be the focus of our mobile music and video strategy, and that we will no longer be producing Zune players. So what does this mean for our current Zune users? Absolutely nothing. Your device will continue to work with Zune services just as it does today. And we will continue to honor the warranties of all devices for both current owners and those who buy our very last devices. Customer service has been, and will remain a top priority for us.

This should come as no surprise. With iPod sales being cannibalized by the iPhone, more consumers are moving towards using their smartphones as digital media players. From AppleInsider’s coverage of Apple’s Q3 2011 conference call:

iPod sales continued their steady decline in the most recent quarter, slipping 20 percent year over year to 7.54 million.

If the industry-leading iPod was taking a hit in sales, I could only imagine how the Zune was faring.

A simple, effective video demoing what Siri on the iPhone 4S can accomplish in real-world situations. Don’t forget to scroll down to read more about the new technology. From Apple:

Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. Ask Siri to do things just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back. Siri is so easy to use and does so much, you’ll keep finding more and more ways to use it.

Shortly after the end of the iPhone 4S keynote, Apple’s website now appears to be out of commission.

Apple.com Forbidden 403 Error

Update: The site appears to be back up now.

A new legal challenge appears as Net Neutrality’s November 20th effective date approaches. From Ars Technica:

On Friday afternoon, Verizon filed its expected challenge to the FCC’s network neutrality rules, suing in federal court to stop them. Verizon claims that the agency has no authority to issue rules affecting the Internet.

I wonder if Verizon’s legal counsel has any experience in these matters.

Lawyer Helgi Walker is overseeing Verizon’s challenge; she previously represented Comcast before the same court and argued that the FCC had no authority to police Comcast’s P2P throttling. She won that case by making many of the same arguments Verizon looks set to deploy.

This should be interesting. As discussed before, this was to be expected. MetroPCS, now it’s your turn.