NetFlix iPhone App Soon, Push Gmail Finally!, Skype Founds Want Skype Back, Microsoft Tablet Concept Looks Great: Daily Roundup

Microsoft Courier: the Apple tablet just got bumped into second place

Well, that’s it, I guess. The CrunchPad and Apple Tablet had a good run (in their mysterious ways), but Microsoft has come out of left field to deliver what appears to be the coolest tablet-like computer we’ve ever seen. Those lucky ducks over at Gizmodo appear to have a pretty solid exclusive on it, though, but I’m burning through my little black book of Microsoft guys to get more info…CrunchGear

South Korea clears iPhone for sale

What, you didn’t know you couldn’t buy the iPhone from at least one carrier in all 193 widely-recognized sovereign nations of the world? It’s true; one need look no further than South Korea, one of the most technologically-advanced wireless societies, where much of the growth over the past several years has occurred in a self-imposed bubble thanks to the existence of policies requiring the presence of a custom software layer for connecting to data services — a layer that gave local players like Samsung and LG an almost impenetrable advantage over foreign competition…Engadget

Skype Founders Pull Out the Stops

At the end of August, Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis submitted an 11th-hour bid for the Internet-calling business, BusinessWeek.com has learned. The pair, who had sold Skype to eBay (EBAY) in 2005, offered to buy it back for $2.1 billion, according to three people familiar with the situation. The offer was made in conjunction with private equity firm Elevation Partners, one of the people says.

Friis and Zennström were trumped, of course, by a rival bid that valued Skype at $2.75 billion, but their efforts show how far the pair are willing to go to retain control of what makes Skype valuable…BusinessWeek

Get push for Gmail on iPhone, WinMo via Google Sync

The Google Mobile team has announced a new enhancement that fills in a major gap in its Google Sync feature that enabled over-the-air, push syncing of contacts and calendars to mobile devices earlier this year. It now supports push e-mail for both iPhone OS and Windows Mobile-based devices…ArsTechnica

Netflix Says iPhone App Will Be Coming, It Should Come Out ASAP

Last week, I was hoping and tweeting, there should be a Hulu app for the iPhone so I can watch all the shows returning for the fall, when I’m not near my computer. Of course, there’s rumors floating of a possible Hulu iPhone app but today there was some good news for some iPhone fans, Netflix will be releasing an iPhone, just not right away…Ziggytek