The new MobileMe Internet service delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs. A subscription-based service with 20GB of storage for $99 (US) per year for individuals and $149 (US) for a Family Pack, MobileMe provides a suite of elegant, ad-free web applications — Mail, Contacts and Calendar, a Gallery for viewing and sharing photos, and iDisk for storing and exchanging documents — that deliver a desktop-like experience through any modern browser.

Since its launch on March 6, Apple today announced, downloads of the iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit) have topped more than 250,000. The iPhone SDK provides developers with the same rich tools Apple itself uses to create its native applications for iPhone. Customer in 62 countries will be able to use the new App Store to wirelessly download applications created with the SDK directly to iPhone and iPod touch and start using them immediately.

Developers attending Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference got a glimpse at Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the next major version of the world’s most advanced operating system. Scheduled to ship in about a year and optimized for multi-core processors, Snow Leopard will enhance the performance of Mac OS X, set a new standard for quality, and lay the foundation for future OS X innovation.

Rather than another tie, Chloe Kamarck (mensvogue.com) thinks the “responsible Dad” will appreciate the reassurance offered by a simple yet rock-solid backup solution. Time Capsule, Kamarck explains in Vogue’s Father’s Day Gift Guide, “works with Time Machine software (built in to all Macs with OS X Leopard) to seamlessly and effortlessly back up your computer on a regular basis.“