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At issue are two board members shared between the two companies — Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Genentech CEO Arthur D. Levinson — and Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act. That Section limits the amount of information that can be shared by directors of two competing companies in an effort to keep companies from…

“For more than two years now I have been eagerly anticipating the day when I could finally write these words: the royalty crisis is over!,” wrote Tim Westergren, founder and current Chief Strategy Officer of Pandora, wrote in a blog post on his company’s site. He added, “Webcasters, artists, and record labels have reached a…

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The analyst made the comments in a research note obtained by The Mac Observer. In that note he reiterated his “Overweight” rating for the stock (versus a “Neutral” rating for the sector) and maintained his US$173 price target. “Apple iPhone 3GS sales still look solid now more than two weeks after the initial launch,” he…

So far, investigators haven’t been able to track down the suspect or find a motive for the shooting, and the agency is looking for anyone with information about the incident.The suspect was described as “African American male in his 20’s or 30’s, 5’7” to 6′ with a medium build, and possible facial hair. He was…

According to Pystar’s filing, “To remain in bankruptcy, [it] will need to expend significant time and effort, and incur substantial fees and costs.” In essence, the company claimed it can’t afford to restructure its debt and deal with the courts at the same time.An attorney familiar with these types of cases told TMO that Psysatr’s…

Many viewers were disturbed by the ad and were left with a bad taste in their mouths. The Redmond-based company, however, told CNET that it listened to customer feedback and took action.”We created the OMGIGP video as a tongue-in-cheek look at the InPrivate Browsing feature of Internet Explorer 8, using the same irreverent humor that…

“As you all may already be aware, in late May Psystar filed for Chapter 11 protection. Although this was critical to our continued daily operations, we now are ready to emerge and again battle Goliath,” the company said.Psystar’s new Open(7) Mac clone.After the PC maker began selling computers with Mac OS X pre-installed, Apple filed…

The very first thing I ever had published on the Internet was in late 1997. It was called “Always Apple” and spoke to the dire straights Apple was in and tried to express how the community of Apple followers felt. It was later republished at 32-bits Online (long since gone). Here is an excerpt. Where…

Judge Alsup will use the hearing to establish the guidelines for discovery requirements based on his prior ruling that Psystar must produce financial documents along with someone competent to testify about the company’s finances.Apple filed a lawsuit against Psystar in northern California claiming the company was violating the Mac OS X licensing agreement with end…

What got me thinking about this issue more deeply was an article, and if you’ll forgive the bluntness, more of a rant, at TechCrunch by Robin Wauters about how the “Mainstream Media Still has Eyes Wide Shut.” The gist of this essay was that the old time media is blind to the new realities of…

There are a few things to set straight because, clearly, they’ve both been mislead. For the record, I do not mean to single out Little Snitch here, though clearly he’s the fall guy in all of this (and I’m sure the kind folks at Objective Development have some unkind opinions of my words!). My concern extends…

While outsourcing for legal teams is common practice for many companies, that isn’t always the case with Apple. “It’s always been a very lean legal function — a lot is centralized at HQ in the US and there’s a lean staff internationally, but having a single external adviser would be quite unusual,” commented a source…

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Just Mobile has recently introduced two notebook related products and both of them rate a Wow!Xtand ProThe first is a 100 percent aluminum stand that is absolutely classically beautiful. It is a perfect match for any of the aluminum Mac laptops. It has clean, simple lines with an oblong pedestal base. It comes with two…

James D. Eason, M.D., Program Director at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, commented “Steve Jobs received a liver transplant at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in partnership with the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Mr. Jobs underwent a complete transplant evaluation and was listed for transplantation for an approved indication in accordance with the Transplant…

Mr. Jobs commented “Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning,” in response to Apple’s news that it sold more than a million iPhone 3GS units over the weekend.He was also seen at Apple’s headquarters on Monday sporting his familiar black mock turtle neck shirt and jeans, according to Reuters.USA TODAY reported that three Apple…

The Judge hearing Psystar’s bankruptcy case granted Apple’s motion to resume its case in its entirety, most likely killing the company’s chances of keeping Apple off its back for the next few months. “This means that the infringement case of Apple v. Psystar in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California shall…

“In the interests of transparency, I think it would be necessary for them to disclose something as serious as a liver transplant,” Charles Elson, director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, told Bloomberg. “Investors want to know if he’s healthy and if he can continue to run…

Mr. Jobs traveled to Tennessee for the operation several weeks ago, and according to reports is recovering well. He previously underwent treatment for pancreatic cancer and has been recovering for the past few years. Concern over his health, however, continued to rise as he lost weight.The liver transplant may have been directly tied to Mr.…

Marquez Herrod and Jacqui Phenicie camped out with dinner and a bed.Apple consultants from PEBMAC and first generation iPhone owners, Charles Holt and Melissa Ollila, were in line with plans to upgrade to the iPhone 3G S as soon as the store opens at 7AM. “After we buy our new iPhones we’re off to see…

Lewis: Let me just start by saying that GroupLogic is a 21 year old vendor. We’ve always developed for the Mac and we always will. We started coming to WWDC in 1989. In fact, my co-founder, Derick Naef [the Chief Technology Officer], got his first Mac in 1984, and we’ve been programming the Mac since…

Everything or NothingThe most disappointing thing was when the printer ran out of ink, and it displayed a non-desrcript error message that could not be bypassed.  I was pretty sure it was only out of black, and would have been happy to print in blue.  Worse though was that it turned off access to the scanner as well.…

TMO: Tell us how you got into the business of creating novel writing software? Were there precursor apps that you warmed up with? Or is this your first big venture? Steve Shepard, Founder, Storyist Software Shepard: Well, I worked for Apple for awhile in the 1990s, then I did the Silicon Valley thing. I joined a…