Unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Florida, temporarily slowing down Apple's legal case against it. The filing may be an indication that the company's financial backers have pulled out, signaling they see Apple as the clear winner in court.
Apple Sr. VP of Enterprise Sales Leaving Apple, Won’t Be Replaced
Al Shipp, Apple's Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, will be leaving the Cupertino company, and he won't be replaced. The Mac Observer has confirmed that the changeup includes having everyone that formerly reported to Mr. Shipp now reporting directly to John Brandon, the Senior Vice President of Sales, Americas, and Asia Pacific.
Skype 2.0 for Mac to Add Intel-Only Processor Features
Look for a new version of Skype's peer-to-peer VoIP software for the Mac in the second quarter with 10-way conferencing capabilities that can only be used on Apple Macs with Intel dual core processors
Apple’s Tim Cook: iPod nano Demand is ‘Staggering’
Unsurprisingly, the new iPod nano was an oft-raised topic of discussion during Apple's Q&A session with financial analysts on Tuesday. Apple executives Tim Cook and Peter Oppenheimer answered some analysts' questions and deflected others.
Apple Confirms More iPods to Come for Holidays
In Tuesday's analyst conference call, an Apple executive specifically confirmed that the company has more new iPods coming for the holiday shopping season. Logic suggests that any such unannounced products will be included in the media event Apple will hosting on Wednesday, October 12th, 2005.
Apple Worldwide Marketshare Inches to 2.5%; Mac mini a Strong Factor
Apple Computer's share of the worldwide personal computer market grew 34.8% in the second quarter, inching up just a fraction to 2.5% from 2.2% a year ago, The Mac Observer has learned
Smith Barney Raises Worldwide PC Sales Forecast, But Apple Unaffected
Analyst Richard Gardner on Wednesday issued a research report that revises his 2005 and 2006 PC unit growth forecasts, reflecting "better than expected consumer notebook (sales), West European and emerging markets demand " this year
Report: 2GB & 4GB shuffle’s Coming June/August
Apple Computer will launch two and four gigabyte versions of its flash-based iPod shuffle this June and August, the online Asian technology Web site DigiTimes reported Friday
Endorphin Posts Two Full Screen Videos Showcasing QT 7’s Capabilities [UPDATE]
Endorphin Productions has released samples of full-screen, high-quality compressed videos in H.264, the Mac Observer has learned. The new compression technique is being seen as the future in delivering high-quality movies to the masses over the Internet
AOL Starts Back Door Testing of Free AIM Mail for Mac
America Online announced Monday the beta launch of AIM Mail. Launched as a Windows-only AIM client, an AOL spokesperson confirmed to TMO that Mac users can use the service directly through a Web login
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