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• Google leak points to imminent iMac, MacBook refresh

  Google posted ads on its search results over the weekend that hinted Apple will soon refresh its iMac, Mac mini and MacBook lines.

• Psystar spreads Mac clone technology to other OEMs

  The Florida company entangled with Apple in two federal courts said today it would license its technology to other clone makers so they could offer Mac knock-offs to their customers.

• HP gets Apple envy with 13- and 15-inch laptops

  When Voodoo PC came under HP's umbrella a few years back, we began to see all sorts of interesting collaborations: The Blackbird desktop and the HP Voodoo Envy 133, with its sleek laptop looks, garnered second glances from lustful nerds.

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  Apple laptop sales surged 25% in June, says NPD

  Sales of Apple's laptops in the U.S. surged 25% in June compared to June 2008, a retail market analyst said today.

• Analysts pull Mac sales numbers out of a hat

  Apple's Mac sales are up. Unless they're down, say analysts.

• Psystar bails on bankruptcy, promises to 'battle Goliath'

  Psystar, the Mac clone maker embroiled in a legal dispute with Apple, asked a federal judge last week to dismiss its bankruptcy case, saying that it had been unable to reach a payment agreement with its law firm.

• Apple issues fix for MacBook Pro SATA interface

  In an apparent response to user complaints, Apple Inc., today released a firmware upgrade that it said fixes an issue with the drive interface in new MacBook Pros.

• Analyst: Microsoft's 'Apple Tax' claims are 'stupid'

  Microsoft Corp.'s claim that customers pay a US$3,400 "Apple Tax" when they buy Macs rather than Windows-based PCs is "silly" and "stupid," an analyst who follows Apple Inc. said Friday.

• Microsoft bangs 'Apple tax' drum once again

  Microsoft Monday again pushed its claim that consumers pay an "Apple tax" when they buy Mac hardware rather than PCs running the Windows operating system.

• Apple will launch netbook competitor in '09, says analyst

  Apple will roll out a lower-priced and lighter-weight laptop in the first half of 2009 to compete in the growing "netbook" category, an analyst said today.