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Nobody said running a netbook hackintosh would be easy — but nobody said they’d make it this hard. Apple is currently engaged in a war of compatibility with Palm and, if the developer build of Snow Leopard version 10.6.2 is any indication, the Atom processor is next on the smack down list. Word on coder street is that the upcoming revision of OS X will kill support for Intel’s little powerhouse. That could certainly change before it hits the world at large, but we wouldn’t bet on it. So, if you’re viewing this on an netbook install of your own devising, you may be stuck at version 10.6.1 (or earlier) for awhile — or you may need to do a little custom kernel building. Either way, we’re thinking that if Apple ever gets around to making a netbook it probably won’t be an Atom-powered one.

[Via OS X Daily]

Filed under: Laptops, Software

Apple killing Atom support, dreams of netbook hackintoshers in next Snow Leopard release? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember that lone Pine Trail nettop that was spotted yesterday morning? That wasn’t the only next-gen Atom product that KND had up its sleeve — not by a long shot. The company has an array of netbooks, nettops, and one hybrid combination of the two displayed on its website, all captured in tiny little pictures like the one you see to the right. On the low end there’s the K116, an 11.6-inch netbook with an N450 processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 250GB hard disk. Two nettops are planned, including the K185 we saw yesterday as well as the K19W with its 19-inch, 1440 x 900 screen, dual-core Atom D510 processor, 2GB of RAM, and again a 250GB hard disk. Finally there’s the middle-man, the K133 netbook that shares its specs with the K19W, but is included in a 13.3-inch laptop form. All are spec’d out at the read link below, but none with prices or ship dates. The latest word on the Pine Trail platform release is that the N450 chips will be let loose on January 3, and that several devices will be shipping on that very same day. You can probably connect the dots as well as we can.

[Via netbooknews.de]

Read – KND Pine Trail lineup
Read – Atom N450 release date rumors

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

Slew of Pine Trail packing portables announced, processor release slated for early Jan? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Desktops

Asus Eee Top ET2002 reviewed, thoroughly enjoyed originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Windows Ecosystem Team has gone official with the new ‘Compatible with Windows 7’ sticker, which we sincerely hope won’t be as laughably misapplied as its Vista-related predecessor. Set to appear on hardware, software and peripherals, the label is intended to reassure customers that they’ll have the “optimal Windows 7 experience” thanks to “robust testing requirements” and a longer testing cycle. That’s good to hear, as is the fact that already over 6,000 products have been given a passing grade, meaning that — surprise, surprise — when you get your Windows 7 machine, it will most likely be compatible with everything you own or intend to buy. An intriguing tidbit is that one logo will cover all flavors, including 64-bit, meaning that you’ll have to wait for Intel’s Pineview chips to come around the turn of the year if you want to get a certified Atom-based Windows 7 netbook.

Update: Okay, so it looks like we were a little off the mark here. To be clear, this program is primarily intended for peripherals and accessories you purchase after you get a computer, which is why testing against 64-bit Windows 7 is a requirement. We’re sure we’ll see plenty of Atom netbooks running Windows 7 with a slightly different sticker on ’em just as soon as October 22 rolls around — you just won’t be able to buy an Atom-based mobo with this particular sticker on the box, because it won’t run 64-bit Windows 7. You know what else you can’t buy? A dragon.

Filed under: Software

Windows 7 logo program already 6,000-strong with products originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sheesh — whatever happened to TabletKiosk, anyway? Aside from one random slate PC tailored for the medical industry, we haven’t seen anything meaningful from these guys since 2008. And yes, that includes the present day. Oh sure, the company’s newest trifecta of machines — which includes the 7-inch eo a7330D, 7-inch eo TufTab a7230XD and 12.1-inch Sahara NetSlate a230T — may use the incredibly mighty Atom CPU now, but that doesn’t change the fact that they’re all uglier than sin itself. In fairness, all three are designed more for the enterprise market than for fashion conscious consumers, but still, we’re struggling to see any design improvements here compared to the wares this outfit was pushing way back in 2007. If you truly believe that beauty’s on the inside, hit the read link for all the dirt.

[Via HotHardware]

Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs

TabletKiosk rises from the ashes, pops Atom CPUs into hideous new UMPC / tablet line originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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