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It's on: Apple holding January 27th event to show off its 'latest creation' -- Engadget

OK, here we go, confirmed Apple announcement of some new creation on Jan 27th at 10AM Pacific time. If there is anything to read from the paint splatter this is going to be artsy and fun!

It’s on: Apple holding January 27th event to show off its ‘latest creation’ — Engadget.

Hidden patent for Apple 3D tech behind the rumored Apple “iSlate” tablet?

BaltThec has unerthed an Apple pattent pointing to a 3D interface for tablet like multitouch devices. This might be the secret sauce for the impending tablet product that Apple is expected to release at the end of the month.

Here is what he has to say:

Some of the recent reports that predict Apple will [...]

NetbookInstaller 0.8.3 RC5 is officially released

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NetbookInstaller 0.8.3 RC5 is officially released. There are a few major changes (although, as far as the user is concerned, they are probably minor). Most notably is the new kernel patch, unless if apple changes their code again to break it, the bootloader will auto determine the patch location. Another major change [...]

OS X 10.6.2 is out: Intel Atom support not included

Apple pushed out OS X 10.6.2 today, and while the latest Snow Leopard update fixes a whole slew of bugs, it introduces one major problem for netbook hackintosh builders: It doesn’t seem to work with the Intel Atom processor.

It’s not clear whether Apple would have intentionally broken Atom support in this release to discourage people [...]

Hackintosh Netbook users take note, 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom Processor – OS X Daily

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It’s not out in the wild yet, but 10.6.2 has been confirmed to kill support for the Intel Atom processor, this is especially important for Hackintosh users who have hacked various Atom based netbooks to run Snow Leopard. So what should you do if you have an Atom based Hackintosh Netbook? StellaRolla recommends [...]

Work in progress for next gen of NetbookBootInstaller by Meklort

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In order to simplify the NetbookCD install process, we need some way to patch the dvd *after* it’s been loaded up. There are a few different ways to do this, however the easiest way is to use a feature built directly into the kernel, XNU.

It turns out that if the RAMDisk [...]

How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook – Dell mini 10v hackintosh – Gizmodo

Here is a great walkthrough from Gizmodo on NBI! Happy reading:

Last time we threw together a guide like this, things were different. Snow Leopard was but a glint in Steve Jobs‘ eye, and in terms of hardware, the Mini 9 was the best thing going—it was pretty much the only netbook you could guarantee would [...]

How to install OS X on an HP Mini netbook

It’s no secret that Mac OS X runs reasonably well on a number of Intel Atom powered netbooks with GMA 950 graphics. But finding a good set of instructions for installing the operating system is key. The folks at MyMacbookMini are putting together a series of guides for installing OS X on HP [...]

Install Snow Leopard on your netbook with Netbook Installer 0.8.2

Meklort and a team of testers have brought a new application suite that allow one to easily install OSX Leopard or Snow Leopard on a netbook.

The application suite is called Netbook Installer 0.8.2. Here is how it goes in 6 easy steps:

Restore OSX DVD (10.5.x or 10.6) to USB drive
Run NetbookBootMaker (this version) to patch [...]

Apple ships a known vulnerable version of Flash with Snow Leopard | Graham Cluley’s blog

The last thing you expect when you upgrade your operating system, is that you will have some of your security silently downgraded.

But that’s precisely what seems to have happened with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which ignores that you have been keeping Adobe Flash up-to-date and downgrades it to an earlier version, as the following [...]

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