Tag Archive | "Hackintosh"
Apple releases OS X 10.6.2, kills support for Atom processors
Apple today released OS X 10.6.2, and surprise surprise, it kills support for the atom processor that’s quite popular in the PC netbooks that run un-auhtorized versions of OS X. Apple has undoubtedly been keeping an eye on the growing popularity of Hackintosh’s, and they either a) finally got around to doing something about it […]
Continue reading...Report: Upcoming OS X 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom processor
Monday, November 2, 2009
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Hackintosh netbook owners take note – the upcoming OS X 10.6.2 update reportedly kills support for the Intel Atom processor, according a report from OS X Daily. Owners using a hackintosh machine are advised to stick with 10.6.1 and refrain from upgrading once 10.6.2 becomes available. You can’t help but suspect this move is Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Best Buy employee puts OS X on Dell Mini
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Turns out that those Best Buy guys do know how to have a little bit of fun after all. Check out this photo of a Dell Mini 10v at Best Buy running OS X. Now that’s what we call in-tune customer service! via Gizmodo, which also has a video if you happen to want more […]
Continue reading...Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart
Sunday, July 26, 2009
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BoingBoing recently updated an informative chart which details which netbooks currently on the market are compatible with OS X. Of course, netbooks aren’t built with OS X in mind, but if you’d like to get your ‘hack on’, then by all means. Otherwise, this chart is purely for informative purposes, or is it called ‘research’ […]
Continue reading...Another ‘hackintosh’ manufacturer tries its luck against Apple
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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Hot on the heels of Psystar’s bankruptcy filings comes a report that another clone maker wants to test their luck against Apple. CNET reports that a company called “Quo” will start manufacturing their own hackintosh boxes, and in an interesting twist, will sell them at an old fashioned brick and mortar store as opposed to […]
Continue reading...Are hackintosh netbooks the gateway hack?
Friday, March 13, 2009
A friend of mine recently installed OS X on a XP loaded netbook, and his initial reports are enthusiastically positive. The machine is fast, video chat on iChat works like a charm, screen sharing is no big deal, and as far as he can tell, he’s basically running a Macintosh machine. And all for under […]
Continue reading...Hackintosh market share surpasses Linux
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
We reported the other day that recent data released by Net Applications shows that the percentage of computers running Mac OS X increased to 9.93% in January, up from 9.63% in December 2008. Another interesting tidbit is that the number of people using Hackintosh computers appear to outnumber those using Linux. And let’s not forget […]
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Monday, November 9, 2009
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