Many updates and posts to come, but a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all readers before it gets too late to say that… to ring in the New Year, Apple can celebrate by enjoying the iPhone’s new landmark: 500 MILLION downloads from the App Store!

Read more @ ARStechnica: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2009/01/16/iphone-app-store-half-a-billion-served

The iPhone is truly revolutionizing the industry of independent software development, allowing some to quit their “day jobs” : http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2009/01/16/profits-from-ishoot-iphone-game-cause-developer-to-quit-job