With the recent update from Apple for Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard, it prevented netbooks from running the Operating System. Users with hackintosh netbooks were advised to not update in order to continue running Snow Leopard. Thankfully a patch has now been released allowing hackintosh users to update their machines. The patch has been posted over at the InsanelyMac forums and has been tested over the past week and confirmed working. MacObserver also note, that when an update is released from Apple, it’s wise not to upgrade immediately but, rather wait for a patch to come out.

Aside from the usual N270/N280 processors that Intel supplies to netbook markers, there is also another type of Intel Processors which may not be as popular as the Atom but is still is useful for netbooks. And this is the Intel Z-series processors.

Let’s, the Sony Vaio P has this CPU, and so does BenQ and even the Eee PC T91. In case you’re wondering what’s the difference between these two Intel processors aside from the fact that they are great for netbooks and other ultra-portables – well, the Z processors are said to be using less power. Comparing it with the Intel Atom processors, netbooks running on Intel Z processors provide longer battery life. The catch is – netbooks with Z-processors are a bit weak when it comes to playing Flash-video or doing multiple tab-web browsing.

So, now here’s the news, according to Digitimes, Intel will soon stop supplying the Z processors to netbook manufacturers. The report said that Intel is starting to deplete its inventory of the said processor. The good news is – outstanding orders from Acer, Asus and MSI will still be provided but that will be the last. After fulfilling their outstanding orders.

In September, Intel will be holding an event in San Francisco showing off a number on new technologies. One that’ll interest netbook users, is that netbooks will be shown with the N450 CPU. Today’s netbooks with an Intel CPU use either the N270 or N280 which is pretty much just as fast as the upcoming processor. However one main difference is that the newer processor consumes less power keeping the netbook cooler for longer and on for longer with improved battery life. The N450 is also smaller in size, meaning the netbooks taking advantage of the new technology will be thinner than current netbooks.

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While the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 was originally launched with Intel’s Atom processor and NVIDIA’s Ion chipset, it is also available with a Via Nano option now through Lenovo’s own web site. The new combination of Via’s Nano ULV 2250 processor and VIA Chrome9 HC3 graphics makes the overall price go down by $50 to $450 USD, and offers extra speed compared to Intel’s Atom chip in exchange for a little bit of reduction in battery life. If you’d rather have performance than endurance, you might want to look at this deal.

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UQ Communications and Sony Japan are currently working on bringing the WiMax technology to the Vaio P. UQ WiMax is only available in Japan, so a WiMax Sony Vaio P will be limited to Japan only. The companies are working on getting WiMax built into the Pocketable notebook. Currently there’s no estimated release date, or even a time frame yet, but we’ll keep you informed of any updates.

Likewise, also only in Japan, the Sony Vaio P has been fitted with the latest and fastest Atom processor, the 2GHz Z550. A forum member of Pocketables has already got hold of the latest upgraded Vaio P and bench marked it. The Vaio P has previously been benchmarked with the prior options. The results are almost twice as much compared to the entry level Vaio. It seems that it’s still the SSD which makes the most impact.

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Version 1.1 of Easy Peasy has been released which fixes some bugs as well as coming with a new splash screen, login screen, wallpaper and a new icon theme. Easy Peasy is based on Ubuntu 8.10 but made for netbooks. This specific distro is designed to work on netbooks with an Intel Atom processor, which is the majority of the netbooks on the market.

Pre-installed on the Operating System is OpenOffice 3 and Firefox 3, as well as the Ubuntu Netbook Remix program launcher.

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