Apple and Nvidia may be parting ways soon over production quality problems with Nvidia chipsets across much of the Apple line, and it turns out that Apple may not be alone in jumping ship.

The Miami, Florida-based Mac clone maker says it’s ready to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy and get back to battling Cupertino. The company, which is due back in court to face likely oblivion at the hands of Apple legal, is still full of fight and chutzpah.

Apple’s recent product line and price adjustments, as well as an encore performance of last year’s aggressive “Buy a Mac for College, Get a Free iPod touch” back-to-school promotion, are said to be driving a sustained return to positive unit volume growth.

In all the hoopla around the introduction of the new iPhone 3GS and its new operating system, we seem to have lost sight of that other OS news: the pending introduction of Mac Snow Leopard.

Here’s a state that gets recession economics — train and innovative, and you’ll be ready for anything when the light at the end of the tunnel finally appears. Moreover, this is going to be a boon for third-party suppliers of all things Mac as the state gears up to put the portables into student and teacher hands come fall.

I’ve always admired the guy, but this series of quips and quotes have only deepened my appreciation for his art. Also, chalk up another cultural milestone for Twitter as the design guru’s comments were broadcast live.

Cupertino came through the last economic downturn strong because it continued to invest in R&D, innovative products and a strong infrastructure. It appears the same strategy in this much more severe recession, as indicated by this one measure, is once again yielding good results.

Several apps from one developer have been expunged from the Apple App Store because some of them displayed photos of the unclothed anatomy, both male and female, in violation of Apple policy.

The Apple CEO’s six-month-and-change medical leave, which has been punctuated by rumors, sitings and speculation, is now over, although it’s extremely unlikely that this mere morsel of information will do much to quell our preoccupation with the man.

Well, the fat lady has finally sung woman of generous girth has finally vocalized lyrically—the mothership has picked a location for its East Coast server farm. I guess this means we should be speculating where their mid-continent, West Cost and worldwide centers might end up.