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…
Jeff Gamet
Jeff Gamet is the Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of “The Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X” from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also hosts TMO’s Daily Observations podcast, co-hosts The iOS Show podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other shows, too. Jeff dreams in HD.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs Gets New Liver
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.…
iPhone: Smaller Camera Roll, Faster Backups
To reduce your Camera Roll size, do this: Connect your iPhone to your Mac and launch iPhoto. Select your iPhone in iPhoto’s Devices list. Click Import All Click Delete Originals after the photo import completes. Deleting extra photos can speed up iPhone backups.Windows XP users can import and delete photos from their iPhone with the…
Shoppers Turn Out Early for iPhone 3G S Launch
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…
MobileMe Chokes After iPhone OS 3.0 Update
Instead of seeing their settings when accessing the MobileMe online accounts page, many users saw a message saying “MobileMe Account is currently unavailable.” The Account page is where MobileMe subscribers go to access the new Find My iPhone feature.Find My iPhone is a new feature for iPhone OS 3.0 users that displays their iPhone’s physical…
Psystar Afraid of Losing Intellectual Property
Apple filed a Motion for Relief with the court in Florida after Psystar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which automatically stops other legal proceedings. If granted, Apple’s motion would let the copyright case against Psystar resume in California earlier, potentially saving months of delays.Psystar’s response alleged that Apple shouldn’t be granted relief from the…
Keeping Track of Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Apple maintains a regularly updated list of keyboard shortcuts for Mac OS X at the Apple Support Web site. Along with key combinations for opening and closing windows, jumping to your Home directory and adding items to the Sidebar, the Web page also deciphers the symbols that represent the Control, Option, Command and Shift keys.As…
Mark/Space Intros Missing Sync for Palm Pre
The Missing Sync for Palm Pre auto-syncs data when the Pre is close to your Mac, and supports exchanging information with iCal, Address Book and Microsoft Entourage. It also synchronizes music and video from iTunes, ring tones, images from iPhoto, documents and more via USB.The beta version of The Missing Sync for Palm Pre for…
Safari 4 Tops 11M Downloads in 3 Days
Safari 4 includes HTML 5 support, complies with CSS, JavaScript, XML and SVG standards, offers a Cover Flow view for browsing bookmarks, a faster JavaScript engine that’s almost eight times faster than Internet Explorer 8, and will protect users from application crashes related to plug-in problems when running under Mac OS X 10.6.Safari 4 is…
Apple to Open Scottsdale Center Store on June 12
Apple is planning a week long series of events to celebrate the Grand Opening, including free training events and seminars. For a complete list of events, and directions to the Apple’s new Scottsdale Quarter store, visit the Apple Retail Web site.
Analyst: WWDC Keynote Mostly as Expected
Along with the iPhone 3G S, Apple announced that the current 8GB iPhone 3G price has dropped to US$99 from $199. “We believe the new lower priced 3G should help stimulate some demand, though we think Apple’s subsidy from operators likely remains unchanged, which would likely impact margins,” Mr. Um said. “However, we continue to…
AAPL Drops Ahead of WWDC Keynote
Apple will likely show off iPhone Software 3.0 and Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) features during the keynote presentation, and many are expecting the company to introduce new iPhone models as well.The World Wide Developers Conference is Apple’s annual week-long gathering for Apple-related hardware and software. Now that the company has pulled out of…
Apple Asks Court to Resume Psystar Case
Psystar’s bankruptcy filing put Apple’s case in northern California temporarily on hold because all legal actions involving the PC maker are automatically stalled while the bankruptcy court begins its proceedings. Apple’s Motion for Relief from the stay, if granted, would help minimize lost time while waiting for the bankruptcy case to run its course.Apparently some…
Computer History Museum Scores Mac Business Plan
The documents were donated to the museum by Dan Kottke and Mike Markkula. Both were active participants in Apple’s early years, Mr. Kottke as part of the Apple I design team, and Mr. Markkula as an investor.The early version of the Mac business plan was released in 1982 and underestimates how long it will take…
WWDC 09 Banner Pics Hit the Web
Adam Jackson managed to snap a few shots through the lobby windows at the Moscone West building in San Francisco where the annual conference for developers will be held next week. The images are available on his Flickr Web page.Image from Adam Jackson’s Flickr page.Along with iPhone app-related banners, Apple is also adorning the outside…
North Carolina Approves Apple Tax Break
Even though the state isn’t officially saying that the tax breaks are aimed at Apple, word has leaked out from the government that the legislation is aimed squarely at drawing the Mac and iPod maker’s new server farm into the state.The deal could amount to about $46 million in tax savings for Apple, but the…
QUO Jumps into the Mac Clone Game
The company apparently plans to open its store on June 1, although how long they can keep their doors open remains to be seen since Apple doesn’t take kindly to Mac cloners. Company founder Rashantha De Silva, however, sees his business as a positive for Apple and consumers. “There are others doing this, but we…
Hulu Intros Desktop App for the Mac
Hulu Desktop can display content in a window or full screen, is compatible with the Apple Remote, lets users rate videos and view content from their queue and manage their show subscriptions, and more.The application requires at least a 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo processor, Mac OS X 10.4, Flash 9.0.124, and a 2 Mbps Internet…
Microsoft Might be Controlling Netbook Pricing
According to InfoWorld, Microsoft has put together new “maximum requirements” for netbooks running Windows 7 that limit the devices to displays no larger than 10.2-inches, but allowing 32GB solid state drives or 160GB hard drives. Vendors selling PCs that fall within Microsoft’s guidelines will be eligible for lower-cost Windows 7 pricing, which translates into potentially…
Psystar Files Bankruptcy, Stalls Apple's Case
The bankruptcy documents were filed with the Federal Courts in Florida on Thursday, and Apple’s legal team was most likely made aware of the situation over the Memorial Day weekend.The Florida court will hold a hearing on June 5 where Psystar’s equity creditors will be revealed — which means if there have been deep pockets…
Morgan Stanley Bumps AAPL Target to $180 on iPhone Growth
“We expect a price cut to the current generation iPhone to drive 50 percent to 100 percent (two million to four million units) incremental unit demand,” Huberty said.Some of those iPhones will go to current owners, making for a significant number of upgrades once the new models ship. “Our survey data suggests 15 percent plus…
Virgin America First with Fleet-wide Wi-Fi
Virgin America is using Gogo’s in-flight wireless Internet service and will allow users to surf the Web, participate in text-based chats, and check email, but will block Voice Over IP services so users can’t participate in audio or video chats.AirTran announced earlier in May that it planned to be the first airline in the U.S.…
MacVoices Takes on the TMO Staff
MacVoices episode 973 is available as a free download at the MacVoices Web site.
Psychic Says Jobs Coming Back, But Not for Long
Cult of Mac’s Leander Kahney contacted the popular psychic to the tech industry to get her take on Mr. Jobs’s future with Apple. Along with her prediction that he really is returning, most likely at the end of June just as Apple executives promised, she also said that someone else would surface as part of…