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- Apple scores major win in Psystar case
Things just got ugly for Psystar. As MacWorld reports, District Judge William Alsup has ruled that the Miami-based start-up "violated Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works" by selling unauthorized Mac clones. Not only that, but Alsup also granted both Apple's motion for summary judgment...
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Last by End User at 7:03 PM on 11/17/09 - Report: Apple strips Atom support from Mac OS X
Still pining for an Apple netbook? Well, don't get your hopes up too much. According to OS X Daily, Apple has stripped support for Intel's Atom processors from the latest Mac OS X release, 10.6.2. None of the systems in Apple's lineup currently feature Atom CPUs, but a number of...
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Last by derFunkenstein at 3:13 PM on 11/15/09 - Microsoft exec says Win7 borrows from OS X, Microsoft disagrees
Sometimes, you just can't help sticking your foot in your mouth. In an interview with British site PCR yesterday, Microsoft Partners Group Manager Simon Aldous did just that by saying the Windows team had taken cues from Apple's Mac OS X when designing Windows 7. He went so far...
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Last by Welch at 11:54 AM on 11/13/09 - Nvidia's Huang uses Macs at home
Open up any Mac these days, and you're likely to find an Nvidia graphics processor inside. MacBooks, Mac minis, the cheapest iMac, and the default Mac Pro configs—all of them carry an Nvidia GPU or chipset; sometimes a combination of the two. Steve Jobs might like Nvidia products, but according to...
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Last by ProzacMan at 2:32 PM on 11/11/09 - iLove you, iLove you not
Let me say up front that I am torn, like Natalie Imbruglia but without the naked floor writhing, by the new Verizon campaign for the Droid. Which is a phone that has long been sold exclusively to the moisture farmers of Tatooine. The campaign, which is meant to launch Motorola's...
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Last by paul343 at 7:01 PM on 11/14/09 - Apple declares 2009 done
Sorry, Mac fans and foes alike, but it looks like you'll have nothing to celebrate/desecrate until the clock strikes midnight on December 31 and finally rings in a decade without the ridiculous nomenclature of "The Aughts." A couple of things happened within the last week or so that tell me...
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Last by d0g_p00p at 9:32 PM on 11/16/09 - Apple refreshes iMac, MacBook, Mac mini systems
On the heels of its record-breaking financial results, Apple has revamped its consumer Mac line with new, larger-screened iMacs, a polycarbonate unibody MacBook, and a faster Mac mini. Despite all the rumors, though, starting prices haven't gone down a dime—perhaps last quarter's 17% increase in Mac unit sales had...
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Last by thecoldanddarkone at 2:09 PM on 10/22/09 - Apple posts 'most profitable quarter ever,' record Mac sales
Recession or not, Apple seems to be having a terrific 2009. After reporting record earnings in April and its best non-holiday quarter in July, the Mac maker has followed up with its "most profitable quarter ever." Apple recorded $9.87 billion revenue, $1.67 billion net profit, and a 36.6%...
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Last by KoolAidMan at 1:12 AM on 10/23/09 -
Apple's aluminum keyboard
Metal, white plastic, and scissor switches
Can low-profile chiclet keys, sleek industrial design, and an Apple logo make a good desktop keyboard? And can such a device pry a fan of clicky keyboards away from the IBM Model M and its ilk?
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Last by waffle911 at 7:12 PM on 10/26/09 - Apple readies fix for Snow Leopard data wiping bug
Fear not, Snow Leopard users. A patch is on its way for that user-account data wiping bug we were talking about yesterday. At least, the folks at CNet News have gotten Apple to comment on the subject, and that's what the Mac maker suggests: "We are aware of...
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Last by bcronce at 1:25 PM on 10/13/09 - Users complain of data-wiping bug in OS X Snow Leopard
Apple's new Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system adds a nice layer of polish over the previous release. However, it may also introduce a new, potentially catastrophic bug. As iTWire reports, logging into the "Guest" account then back into a regular user account can wipe one's...
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Last by shank15217 at 9:54 AM on 10/13/09 - Walt Mossberg: Windows 7 vs. Mac OS X is a toss-up
At many Apple keynotes, Steve Jobs triumphantly pulls up quotes from Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walt Mossberg, who often extols the virtues of Apple products and slams Microsoft software, most recently Vista. Well, Jobs should probably start looking for another reviewer from which to get admiring quotations. Mossberg has...
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Last by derFunkenstein at 2:05 PM on 10/12/09 - Mac penetration rising, especially in affluent households
Macs are growing in popularity, but they tend to cohabitate with other systems and devices more than PCs, according to a new NPD study quoted by AppleInsider. The study says Mac penetration in U.S. households has increased from 9% last year to 12% in 2009, yet a whopping 85%...
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Last by CB5000 at 12:34 PM on 11/18/09 - Partly made on a Mac
This week, The MacHole is going international. No, not to the House of Pancakes, but to Vancouver, British Columbia. Which is neither part of Britain or Columbia, but is instead located in America's main source for sketch comedians and semi-punk pop stars, Canada. And it's flippin' beautiful here. Let's just hope...
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Last by fdman at 12:51 PM on 11/13/09 - MacBook, iMac updates coming soon, says research firm
The new iPods are primed for the holiday season, as are new, cheaper MacBook Pros. However, the meat and potatoes of Apple's computer lineup, the MacBook and iMac, haven't seen hardware updates in a good few months. Today, Barrons.com quotes a note by research firm Wedge Partners that says...
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Last by MadManOriginal at 3:04 PM on 09/18/09 - Cupertino Bong Water™—ask for it by name
So here's what usually goes down in my adhole (that would be my office) on the day of an Official Apple Event Sponsored by Apple and Brought to You by Apple in Cooperation with Steve Jobs and His Amazing Technicolor Imagineered Liver of Doom: I bring my lunch, fire up...
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Last by Rakhmaninov3 at 9:23 PM on 10/01/09 - Diggin' out
So, yeah. I've been living with Mac OS X 10.6—aka Snow Leopard—for a week now. The short review is this: If you're not reviewing (or quasi-kinda-sorta-reviewing) operating systems for publication on the interlubes or in glossy rags that people read at Borders but don't actually buy anymore, then feel free...
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Last by Nitrodist at 12:27 PM on 10/16/09 - So that's why it only costs $29
Last Saturday, I decided to head down to my local Apple reseller and grab a copy of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The new operating system costs €29 here in France, but the clerk told me that, because of a fault in the store's pricing database, I would only...
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Last by derFunkenstein at 3:03 PM on 09/14/09
- Upcoming microATX MSI H57 motherboard pictured[12]
- Internet Explorer 9 to feature GPU acceleration[13]
- Deal of the week: A $550 ultraportable and a $225 home server[13]
- Name Your PC Day Shortbread[23]
- Chrome OS VMware image pops up on BitTorrent[19]
- Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server arrives next week[13]
