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How to Hackintosh, or Not to Hackintosh

Theoretically, Apple's Mac OS X can be installed on nearly any machine running an Intel processor, and even AMD-based machines--including netbooks, laptops and desktops. But the process of installing OS X on these devices gets ...READ»

Apple Takes the Bite Out of Microsoft's Bargain Hunter Ads

Wasn't it fun to read about Apple phoning Microsoft to complain about its ad campaign? The "greatest single phone call" ever to Microsoft, indeed. But check this out: it worked. Microsoft has tweaked the content of the ads. Well, ...READ»

Downturn, Schmownturn: Apple Just Made a Huge Pile O' Cash

At the end of the day in Seattle yesterday Apple dropped its third quarter financial results. It's a regular act, nothing to be excited about. Except Apple's figures are, in the light of the current economic slowdown, astonishing.The ...READ»

Will "Active Packaging" Undermine Apple's Quest for Sustainability?

Apple has been seriously pushing its environmental credibility recently, claiming that the MacBook is "The world's greenest lineup of notebooks" and bragging about the lack of toxic materials in its products. But the company's ...READ»

Dell Challenges Apple's Advertising in Battle for Green Domination

Apple has changed the tagline for its MacBooks from "the world's greenest family of notebooks" to "the world's greenest line of notebooks" because of a recommendation from the Better Business Bureau's National ...READ»

Seven Entertaining Things Online This Week

While kids in Harlem free their minds, kids in Britain are getting prosecuted for politically incorrect jokes. If that makes you lose all hope for the world, well, there's always the prospect of a long, isolated trip to the moon. On second thought, just go surfing, dream of 3G MacBooks, and kick back to some of the Internet's finest viral cat videos.READ»

Why The 15-Inch MacBook Air Rumor Makes Sense

It's major rumor-month for Apple products, and the latest that's hitting the internets suggests that there's a 15-inch version of the super-skinny MacBook Air on the way. This rumor even gets a little credibility from its source--a ...READ»

So Which Rumored Apple Gizmos Didn't Surface Last Week?

It's been a week now since Phil Schiller's first and last keynote speech for Apple at MacWorld, and now that the hype has come and gone, we can look at which of the supposedly "hot" rumored products surfaced, which didn't, and which ...READ»

Dell Adamo, Rival to MacBook Air, Pictured in the Wild

Brian Solis has posted several top-notch photos of the Dell Adamo. Still no technical specs available on Dell's MacBook Air competitor, but it sure does look pretty.READ»

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Is The MacBook's New Super-Battery Actually Cutting Edge?

The best new feature in Apple's [AAPL] new MacBook Pro is the 8-hour, ultra-durable battery that Apple says it custom-designed. But is it really the advanced powerplant it claims to be? Conventional notebook batteries, or lithium-ion ...READ»

Is Apple Planning A "Mac Nano?"

A Chinese company says it's producing a case for an upcoming iPhone Nano. Bits of code inside the latest version of OS X suggest a new Mac Mini. Are they one in the same?READ»

Apple, Fallen.

Pop quiz: Name a once high-flying stock that has fallen harder than the Dow over the past 10 months? You guessed it: Apple (AAPL). Last December the stock peaked at $202 a share. Now it's down more than half, hovering around $100, and ...READ»

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• Tech Watch: Apple's MacBook Announcement

Tech Watch: Apple's MacBook Announcement Eclipses Toshiba's New Notebooks; Warner Reveals DivX Distribution Plans

While Apple's Steve Jobs wowed Mac addicts with the latest versions of the MacBook today, Toshiba quietly announced a roundup of new notebooks. Care to wager on the winner?READ»

Apple MacBook Release Official for October 14th

Not much to add to the already-reported rumors of new Apple [AAPL] MacBooks on their way in 5 days, but Apple has finally acknowledged the event by sending out an invitation to special media folks. The event will start at 10AM PST ...READ»

Apple MacBook Rumors Intensify

As we reported last week on this blog, a number of industry rumors point to October 14th as a drop date for the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros from Apple [AAPL]. Rumors out of Nvidia [NVDA] seemed to confirm that date, as a graphics ...READ»

Has NVIDIA Leaked New MacBook Details?

Rumors have been afire that Apple [AAPL] is coming shortly with new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, the latter of which feel as if they haven't been updated in centuries. Now there's word that a MacBook event is planned for October 14, ...READ»

More Apple Gear To Come?

Tuesday's event was a great refresh of Apple's [NASDAQ:AAPL] music offerings, but left some Mac faithful a-wanting. Thankfully, the rumor mill is here to provide hope. According to several analysts, Apple is planning another ...READ»

VooDoo Envy Ordering Goes Live

Voodoo Computers is the badass gaming arm of HP [NYSE:HPQ], and the company has acquired a considerable cult following. Now it seems the company is trying to leverage that loyalty with its new Envy laptop, which went on sale today. ...READ»

Apple Adds a New Cat to the Pack

If you weren’t listening closely to the first couple of minutes during Steve Jobs’ keynote speech yesterday, you might have missed another significant product announcement: Snow Leopard OS X. Details were sparse from the Silicon ...READ»