With the October 4th Apple media event getting closer, it looks like Apple is making its final preparation for the imminent release of its iCloud service. A reader forwarded an e-mail to the news division over at Appleinsider showing Apple might be launching this new service along with the iPhone 5. It was otherwise believed iCloud is set to debut around the fall.

Reports of a new email phishing scam are making their rounds, this time attempting to trick MobileMe users into upgrading their account to iCloud while attempting to grab those users’ personal information such as credit card and social security numbers. When receiving emails like these, it is always best to ensure you are actually taken to Apple’s website by checking the URL.

Developers that are subscribed to Apple’s former MobileMe service are now able to migrate their account over to iCloud through Apple’s new portal. Users will be able to take their Mail, Contacts, and Calendar data with them so they can continue to use iWeb, iDisk, and Photo Gallery until June 30th of next year. Apple also notes, however, that Dashboard widget sync, dock item sync, keychains, signatures, mail account rules, mail preferences, and mail smart boxes are no longer available after migrating.

As we reported yesterday, Apple has launched the iCloud beta. A now, here’s word of caution to anyone with a MobileMe account. You already know MobileMe is going away. And you also know your account has been extended and will be converted to an iCloud account. But remember that this is a Beta period, and you’re probably going to want to wait. Why? Because when Apple says Beta, they kind of mean it.

A MobileMe user recently received an email from Apple detailing what happens once you get close to reaching the 5GB storage limit to which everyone is entitled for free in the company’s iCloud service. Once users near their 5 GB limit, they will receive an email that details their options: either buy more storage from Apple or free up space using the iCloud Storage & Backup settings on their iDevice and by simply deleting emails.

As MobileMe will be undergoing its transition to Apple’s new iCloud service, many have been wondering about what will happen to MobileMe services that the company had not mentioned as part of the transition. A user of both iWeb and MobileMe was concerned about the product’s fate, and decided to email Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs about it. The one word response, if legit, is not encouraging for iWeb users.

The Find My iPhone iOS app has just been given an update, adding two new features to its previous offerings. According to the release notes for the update, if the iPhone you are trying to find is offline, you will now receive an email once it comes back online and is located. And you are now able to remove an offline device from the list within the app.

As Apple has introduced its iCloud service at the WWDC keynote yesterday, you may be wondering what will become of its predecessor, MobileMe. Unfortunately, Apple has decided to discontinue the $99/year service with iCloud as its replacement, according to a new support document from the company which outlines the details of how the transition over the newer service will take place.

As expected, one of the highlights of Steve Jobs’ Keynote Address today was the formal introduction of its newest flagship product – the iCloud. This new service is described as a new cloud services that will work seamlessly with your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac or PC applications and will automatically and wirelessly store your more »

If you’ve been browsing through Apple’s online store lately, you might have noticed that MobileMe has completely gone missing. Apple’s alleged explanation for the disappearance is that they are discontinuing the $99 boxed versions of the service, which leaves us to speculate just what they’re planning to do with it. It’s unlikely Apple is planning to eliminate MobileMe from its offerings already, as the service is still quite new.