So finally Apple realized that Hackintoshes or those netbooks running with Apple’s Mac OS X, are actually illegal and should be put to a halt. So in its next Leopard update, the MAC OS X will no longer run on machines loaded with Intel Atom processors.
So, if you’re running a Hackintosh netbook you might want to avoid upgrading to the latest build of the OS X to avoid rendering your netbook immobile due to this current development.
This puts the question whether Apple is gearing up for the release of the Apple Tablet which will most likely compete with netbooks or Apple doesn’t really like netbooks.
Pystar currently produce computers, the Open Computer and OpenPro, which are built to order and are primarily Mac clones. They’ve faced a legal battle with Apple but are still producing a number of Mac clones as well as other built to order computers with various options and the choice of pretty much any operating system on the machine.
Undeterred by Apple they’ve revealed to a MacRumors reader that they are working on a “mobile Mac” computer in development. It isn’t clear if this is mobile in a laptop sense or a netbook sense as Pystar currently have no laptops in their range but are planning to introduce them. The question posed however, was asking if they were going to be working on a netbook in the future, so the chances seem good. Many consumers and netbook fans are keen for Apple to produce a netbook, so if Pystar do produce a Mac netbook, there’s no doubt it’ll be very popular.
Whether this is another fake Apple netbook or not, we still can’t say. But it sure is one of the best looking renders we’ve ever seen. This photos was leaked in a Russian magazine and is tentatively called the “Apple MacBook Air Mini,” apparently for taking some design cues from the uber-thin MacBook Air. As you can see, it even lacks (or fails to show) its built-in ports on the side. This could very well be the 10-inch Apple netbook many folks out there have been waiting for. Read the rest of this entry »
In an earlier report, we told you that Apple has placed orders with Taiwan-based WinTek for touchscreen displays that are to be used in the company’s upcoming netbook. At this point, Apple hasn’t issued official confirmation (and not so much as a statement) regarding the matter, but today a new report on Reuters seems to add more evidence to rumors of an upcoming Apple netbook. Read the rest of this entry »
Well, it looks like Apple has finally figured out how to make “a $500 computer that’s not a piece of junk.” Why? A new report from the Chinese-language Commercial Times is said to contain info regarding an upcoming Apple netbook. It cites companies WinTek and Quanta, besides Apple, as among those involved in the making of an Apple netbook. If this report is to be believed, then we will be seeing a touchscreen-equipped little notebook from Apple by the second half of this year. There isn’t really a definite release date for the product, but that is when it’s expected to start shipping. No word on any specs or pricing, either, but that should come once Apple finally announces the thing. Unless someone else leaks all the info ahead of them, that is.
It looks like an Apple tablet PC or mobile Internet device is about ready for prime time, as shown in a recent patent application filed by Apple at the USPTO. The patent, titled “DISPLAY HOUSING FOR COMPUTING DEVICE”, shows what is obviously a touchscreen-equipped tablet with an Apple logo on its back (above is an exploded view of the device in question). If you recall, Michael Arrington of TechCrunch started a rumor just before the New Year that Apple was going to launch a “large-sized iPod touch in the fall of 2009″. Well, this perfectly fits the bill, and now the only thing left for us to ponder is what variation of OS X this computing device will run. Hopefully, more details will come up in the next few weeks/months. See more photos at the site linked below.
One Rob Galbraith, referred to as a “veteran photographer and detail-obsessed camera reviewer” by Wired, has proclaimed that the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 was pitted against the 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro in terms of color accuracy, and won. He tested the Dell Inspiron Mini 9, MacBook Pro, Lenovo W700 and an IBM ThinkPad T60 laptop to see which was the best option for a pro mobile photographer. At the end of it all, the Lenovo with an optional built-in color calibrator was declared the winner in color accuracy, while the ThinkPad come out as the the one which offers the best viewing angles. What surprising is how something that’s supposed to be cheap with use of low-quality hardware gets to best a $2000 piece of equipment that’s “engineered to standards that don’t even exist yet.” Another reason to love your darling old netbook.
Even though Apple insists that it isn’t actively working on a netbook, its legion of followers just can’t get over the fact that they can, and they will probably own the competition once they do step into the netbook arena. We’re about as near to seeing an Apple netbook as we are to becoming friends with Santa Claus, though, so until that day comes, we’ll just have to satisfy ourselves with fan-made mock-ups.
What you see here is one such thing, made by Japanese photographer Isamu Sanada. This design for an Apple netbook doesn’t only fold in half, it folds three ways, touting a large multi-touch trackpad on its third foldable flap. It actually looks quite decent, not to mention sexy. Here’s hoping Apple takes some design cues from this 3D render *if* they ever decide to work on it for real.
During the recent Apple Conference Call, Apple’s Steve Jobs accomodate the clamor of the press people for a sit-down interview. And one of the questions raised was whether the company is planning on coming up with an Apple netbook anytime soon.
Fortunately or unfortunately (no matter which side you’re on), Steve Jobs said that releasing an Apple netbook is not in his company’s plan. According to Steve Jobs:
“We don’t know how to make a $500 computer that’s not a piece of junk, and our DNA will not let us ship that,” Jobs said.
However, Jobs referred to the iPhone as their product which could possible match with most netbooks in the market today. If netbooks fulfill the purpose of browsing the Internet, mobile email, connectivity to cellular network, then there’s no need for Apple to release their own netbook.
Jobs did mention though, that they are still observing the netbook market and awaiting how this so called, “nascent” netbook market would evolve, before Apple do some game-changing moves.
So, what do you think? Will Apple manage to trim down the cost of their MacBooks to come up with an Apple netbook which will carry the same functionality and sophisticated quality of their MacBook machines?
Florian, a member on the German MSI Wind forums, has created a “fake” Apple Mac netbook using his MSI Wind.
To create the final design, a Dremel was needed as well as six white LEDs. Paper, tape and aluminum foil also seem to be necessary with those holding everything in place inside.
Florian then went a step further with this project. He’s created a spoof ad for the MacBook Mini which you can check out below.
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