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Microsoft is said to be ready to pay several billion dollars in exchange for Yahoo!’s search advertising business. Microsoft has also agreed to make additional payments back to Yahoo!, too.Considering the rocky road Microsoft and Yahoo! have taken to get to this point, there’s no guarantee that the deal won’t fall apart at the last…

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to set foot on the moon.Serial numbers for the Mac versions of the applications will be available at Carina Software’s Web site, and the free iPhone and iPod touch versions SkyVoyager and SkyGazer will be available at Apple’s App Store.

Apple’s senior executives like to believe that there is no value in reading the Mac and iPhone related Websites, and they tell their staff that. After all, Apple employees are too busy to dabble in rumors and speculation. So it’s just a time waster. Or is it? I was in an Apple retail store recently,…

“An annual decline in unit shipments is highly unusual in the PC market,” Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst, compute platforms for iSuppli, said in a statement. “Even in weak years, PC unit shipments typically rise by single-digit percentages.” For perspective, he added, “The last decline — in 2001 — was a 5.1 decrease in unit shipments…

Take even a simple device, like the smoke detector in my hallway. A few months ago, I needed to replace its battery. I spent over thirty minutes trying to get the cover off without breaking the case. I gave up and called the alarm company that had installed the device. Their service tech couldn’t figure…

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…