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- Psystar: Cocaine, car crashes and a chance to beat Apple
- Monopoly Much?How has apple been able to get away with this? Microsoft gets sued for sending their browser with their operating system while not blocking anyone else's browsers on their systems. Apple does not allow anyone else to use their operating system on other hardware, not sure how...
- Tags: Operating systems, car, Apple Inc., operating system, hackintosh, Psystar
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- How-to: Hackintosh the HP Mini 1151NR
- How-to: Hackintosh the HP Mini 1151NRGood griefAnother article on violating Apple's licensing for OS/X. Not liking their licensing terms does NOT make it OK for you or anyone else to violate them.I think that their licensing terms are ridiculous, but they do have the right to set them as they...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., OS/X, hackintosh, netbook, Apple Inc., non-Apple
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Gallery: Dell Vostro A90 unboxing
- 13 pictures of the new Vostro A90, including some comparison shots between it and the Dell Mini 9 and some internal shots of the SSD and RAM slots as part of the migration process. by Jason O'Grady
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Dell, Vostro, A90, unboxing, Mini, 9, Hackintosh, Netbook, Mac, OS, X, Apple, Jason O'Grady
- Image galleries 2009-05-21
- Wired removes Hackintosh video after Apple legal threat
- Wired removes Hackintosh video after Apple legal threatDidn't know...that it was illegal to discuss how to do something... think it's a freedom of speach case waiting to happen. Of course Wired being a news outlet would prefer to cave to corporate bullying. So much for freedom of the press.
- Tags: Corporate communications, Wired Inc., Hackintosh, Apple Inc., video
- Discussion threads 2009-01-15
- No penalty for MacBooks with 6GB; also works in some 2007 models
- No penalty for MacBooks with 6GB; also works in some 2007 modelsCan you confirm......if it's the hardware that prevents the effective use of 8GB or the software/drivers and, if so, would Vista x64 use 8GB effectively on the Macbook?As a MacPro can use well in excess of 8GB I'm not...
- Tags: Chipsets, Notebooks, Operating systems, Apple MacBook, Hackintosh, MacPro, Nvidia Chipset, Lame, GB RAM
- Discussion threads 2008-11-11
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- Psystar massacred in court
- I wouldn't.....buy even with a 100% discount, Psystar is toast and part of Apple's claim would invoke a recall of all machines and buyer's info. Apart from the 'no support' from Apple, there will be no support from a defunct company too.Yep, there is pent-up demand for an expandable cheap...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD
- People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Psystar: Cocaine, car crashes and a chance to beat Apple
- First they release PC hardware with Mac OS X pre-installed, then they release a "build your own hackintosh" kit that allows the installation of OS X on any PC hardware. Psystar isn't on Apple's Christmas card list, and they're proud of it. by Jason D. O'Grady
- Tags: Car, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Microsoft gives up to 1 million Xbox modders the boot from Live
- Exactly. I could not agree moreno different then many other things.In NASCAR, the team owns the car, NASCAR the rest.You are perfectlly free to do with your car whatever you wish, NASCAR just will not allow you to run it at their events.Microsoft is not stopping them from modifying their...
- Tags: Game players, Linux, Games, EULA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, hardware functionality, hardware
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- Mac OS 10.6.2 breaks hackintoshes
- Author's views please ...... does the ZDNET author of this post care to say:1. Whether the 'hack' in 'hackintosh' is morally acceptable and/or legal?2. Whether there is any merit in Psystar's case that OSX is tied to Apple hardware? i.e. the vendor makes it a condition of purchasing the OS...
- Tags: Desktops, Linux, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, Apple Inc., Mac OS 10.6.2, PC, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- Mac OS 10.6.2 breaks hackintoshes
- Apple suddenly and with very little warning rocked on the netbook/hackintosh community by dropping support for the Atom processor in Mac OS 10.6.2. by Jason D. O'Grady
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Psystar releases 'build your own Hackintosh' kit
- there a few brain who will throw a fit big time Will nice i really wanna see what will happen on the legal side .but its a bit too late how many people already have the appz .... Well like many people ask for so long osx...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, EULA, EFI
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Psystar releases 'build your own Hackintosh' kit
- Psystar, the company that's been making headlines for selling Mac-clone systems, has now released a 'build your own Hackintosh' kit. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Kit, Psystar, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard: Benchmark performance showdown
- iTunes? Quicktime?Let's see--- his tests were largely based on running two Apple apps. And imagine this! The Apple apps did better on Apple hardware. What a surprise!Not.Come on, guys. That's not a benchmark. That's an ad.Of course it is an adwhat else did you expect from a fan boy?Seriously, iTunes...
- Tags: Operating systems, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple-hardware, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, performance
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- How to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS
- Why does Apple persistI am amazed the game of cat and mouse Apple users must play to get a phone that they can do with as they please. The same people who openly criticize Microsoft for all and sundry, but the beloved Steve Jobs whom it appears must own their...
- Tags: Smart phones, Pwnage, Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., jailbreak
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Apple shipping new jailbreak-proof iPhone 3GS
- hasince they used the work impossible i'll give them 1 month. That is, one month until the figure out how to jail break that sucker, may be 2.If people are able to figure out how to make their own hackintosh computer I'm pretty sure they will be able to...
- Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Light Peak fiber optic connector to replace Firewire, USB, monitor cables
- A new interconnect technology called Light Peak is being developed by Apple as a potential replacement for FireWire, USB and traditional monitor cables. Engadget reports that Apple brought the technology to Intel and asked them to create it. According to documents we've seen and conversations we've had, Apple had...
- Tags: Monitor, Engadget, Apple Inc., Fiber-optics, USB, Light Peak, FireWire, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Network Technology, Cable, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
- MSI X340 might be the best laptop you've never heard of
- Glossy LCD? No thanksA Lenovo X300 from the Lenovo Outlet for about $1100 seems to be the best deal to me. For an extra $400 beyond the MSI you get a fast SSD, higher resolution non-glossy display though the viewing angle and contrast is rather disappointing, a second processing core,...
- Tags: Notebooks, MSI web site, MSI, laptop computer, MSI X340
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- Apple's Snow Leopard Completely Blows It Virtually
- RE: Apple's Snow Leopard Completely Blows It VirtuallyI think there is a lack of understanding of Apple's goals here. Mac OS can run perfectly fine on commodity hardware from Dell, etc. they just purposely prevent it from doing so. (Check out all the "Hackintosh" OS X boot-loaders if...
- Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, Virtualization, Mac business, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, hardware, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard
- Discussion threads 2009-08-30
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