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Photos: Unboxing a Psystar Mac clone

Yes, Psystar Mac clones are real and this gallery proves it. They work well, too--but there are other issues. by Andy Smith

Tags: Psystar, Mac clone, Mac OS X, white box, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Hacker, Open Computer, Desktops, Hardware, Matthew Broers, Clone, Photograph, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2008-05-01

Out of the Box: Psystar Open Computer

While the desktop is still legal, Rich Brown unboxes the first Mac clone in years: the Psystar Open Computer.

Tags: Box, Apple Macintosh, Computer, Desktops, Productivity, Hardware, Mac Clone

Videos 2008-04-30

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Apple sues power adapter knockoff maker

Hot on the heels of its win against Mac clone-maker Psystar, Apple is suing another company that's making knockoffs of its products, but this time its power adapters. Hot on the heels of its win against Mac clone-maker Psystar, Apple is suing another company that's making knockoffs...

Tags: Adapter, Apple Inc., Apple, Psystar, Jim Dalrymple CNET News

News items 2009-11-30

Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist

Maybe MS needs myLife instead of focusing on cloud everything.I've been a Windows user since Windows 1.0 on MS-DOS. I used Multiplan and Word with a mouse before Windows even existed. Over the years I've purchased so many copies of MS Office, OS upgrades, mice, keyboards, joysticks, development environments (MASM,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD

It seems to be no secret that Dell is slowly taking on Apple. First we saw the Adamo XPS, Dell's take on the MacBook Air, and now we see a Mac mini clone - The Inspiron Zino HD. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple Mac Mini, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Dell Inspiron, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Dell's Zino HD

It seems to be no secret that Dell is slowly taking on Apple. First we saw the Adamo XPS, Dell's take on the MacBook Air, and now we see a Mac mini clone - The Inspiron Zino HD. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dell, Zino, HD, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Image galleries 2009-11-16

Apple nukes Psystar

The Apple vs Psystar case has ended rather predictably, with Apple basically nuking the Mac clone maker out of existence. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple Inc., Psystar, Desktops, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-11-15

aMSN 0.98.1-1 (Mac)

MSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone, with features such as: Display pictures Custom emoticons Multi-language support (around 40 languages currently supported) Webcam support Sign in to more than one account at once Full-speed File transfers Group support Normal, and animated emoticons with sounds Chat logs Timestamping Event...

Tags: MSN, Apple Macintosh, Emoticon, aMSN Sourceforge

Software downloads 2009-11-15

Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!

No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Apple Inc., hardware, Psystar, OSX

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

XBolo 0.4.1 (Mac)

XBolo is a clone of the classic game Bolo written by Stuart Cheshire in the late 80's. It's a multiplayer action/strategy tank game played over the internet or LAN where 2 or more people can battle. The graphics are 2D and the art style is 8bit. A treat for those...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Robert Chrzanowski, XBolo, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-02

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

Sergey Brin: Chrome for Mac still unstable

You can find Chrome on...Windows you Mac fanboy.If nothing else use VMWare's Unity, I doubt Chrome will "look & feel likea Mac app." -MDeveloper release.I'm posting this with the Dev release of Google Chrome, and it's really quite good. A little unstable, but certainly not unusable!That's surprisingThe Chromium browser running...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Web browsers, Sergey Brin, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?

RE: How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?snow leopard is 10.6 the figures don't even mention that!!!???!Years if you look at adoption ratesBased on percent of existing users. RE: How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?One week.RE: How...

Tags: Operating systems, Windows 7 market share, Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Verizon Droid ad attacks iPhone on features

I'm really interested in this phone. I hear it won't drop 30% of its callsThe ad is pure genius and truly highlights how terrible the iPhone is. The iPhone also has the dubious distinction of being the only modern cell phone to drop 30% of its calls, as admitted by...

Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

SuperDuper 2.6.2 (Mac)

Carbon copies. And a whole lot more. The 2005 and 2006 Eddy Award winning SuperDuper is the most advanced, yet easy to use disk copying program available for OS X. It can, of course, make a straight copy, or "clone" - useful when you want to move all your data...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Shirt Pocket, Backups, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-13

Armagetron Advanced 0.2.8.3rc4 (Mac)

A Tron clone in 3D has been the tagline of Armagetron, since, well, a very long time, and is probably the shortest and most accurate description possible. Tron was an arcade game based on the movie of the same name, release by Disney in 1982. The original game consisted of...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Wall, Armagetron Advanced, Construction, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-13

Windows Marketplace for Mobile is late to the party, but pretty well dressed

Very few consumers seem to careWinMo share is constantly shrinking and with good reasons, it probably has the worst user experience out there.I'd pay more attention to Symbian, Android and iPhone Mac OS X instead. I think we have good reasons to believe these platforms will be the main three...

Tags: Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Operating systems, mobile, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Clonezilla 1.2.2-31 (Windows)

Clonezilla is a partition or disk clone tool similar to Norton Ghost. It saves and restores only used blocks in hard drive. Two types of Clonezilla are available, Clonezilla live and Clonezilla SE Server Edition.Clonezilla live is suitable for single machine backup and restore. While Clonezilla SE is for massive...

Tags: Computer, Steven Shiau, Clonezilla, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-06

Psystar's Thermopylae: The Nightmare Hypervisor Arrives

Miami, Florida-based Psystar, which is currently under litigation from Apple for producing Mac-compatible clones and is counter litigating the company for monopolistic practices, has announced that they are OEM licensing their virtualization technology and ICAP so that any PC vendor may easily produce Mac clones. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Hypervisor, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Cloud Computing, Apple Mac OS, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-05

The Apple-Palm cat-and-mouse game: How long can it last? [poll]

I'm usually the last one to suggest that lawyers get involved in business disputes, largely because the only ones who win are the lawyers. I can't help but wonder if it's time for Apple's legal team to step in and ask a judge to bring to an end - once...

Tags: Game, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Palm Pre, Software Upgrade, Digital Music, Digital Media, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-05