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From August 17, a free download will contain all a Mac user will need to connect to Clearwire’s slowly expanding WiMAX empire. Well, there’s also the matter of a $79.99 Clear 4G+ USB modem, available from the beginning of the month, but you can rationalize that purchase by noting it can also hook up to Sprint’s 3G network. Once you’ve got those things, and you’ve paid your dues — $30 per month for mobile services — we’re sure they’ll finally let you in on the superfast mobile browsing party. Linux users have nothing to smile about here, unless they consider Clearwire CTO John Saw’s promise to release code from which to build their own drivers a reason to cheer.

Filed under: Wireless, Software

Mac drivers for Clearwire WiMAX coming in August, Linux DIY code to follow originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mac cloner Psystar has filed for bankruptcy, effectively stalling Apple’s legal case against the Florida-based startup.

Filed with the federal courts in Florida, the voluntary petition for bankruptcy protection temporarily puts Apple’s lawsuit on hold while the bankruptcy court begins proceedings.

Apple in July 2008 filed suit against Psystar alleging copyright, trademark and shrink-wrap license infringement. Psystar opened its Mac clone business in April, selling a PC hacked to run OS X Leopard.

Apple strictly forbids its operating system to be installed on anything but Apple products. The corporation alleges Psystar is violating the Mac OS X end-user agreement, which states, “You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-labeled computer, or to enable others to do so.” The corporation also alleges Psystar is committing copyright infringement by installing OS X on non-Apple hardware.

Psystar did not immediately respond to requests for comment. However, the bankruptcy petition suggests Psystar’s investors may have withdrawn from financially backing the company. The bankruptcy filing also implies that Psystar likely cannot afford a legal team to win its battle against Apple.

Winning the lawsuit would be a large victory for Apple, as it would set a legal precedent enabling the corporation to easily squash other existing Mac cloners.

The Florida court on June 5 will hold a hearing revealing Psystar’s equity creditors, meaning if there any large entities backing the Mac cloner (e.g., Microsoft), we’ll know who they are very soon.

Suggestion of Bankruptcy [PDF via MacObserver]

See Also:

• Apple, Psystar File to Protect Secrets Before Battling in Court …
• Psystar Marches Forward With Beefy Mac Clone
• Mac Copycat Psystar Gets Ammo to Countersue Apple
• Psystar: Apple Is Paranoid for Alleging Conspiracy
• Psystar: Blu-Ray Hackintosh for Sale; MacBook Clones on the Way …
• Psystar Tags Back Apple With Antitrust Suit
• Apple Cries Corporate Conspiracy Behind Psystar
• Apple Finally Sues Mac Copycat Psystar

Image courtesy of Psystar

If you’re keeping track of Snow Leopard’s progress, you’ll be pleased to know that a new build (10A335) has been released into the hands of devs (and consequently, the world). Most interestingly, however, is that it seem this new iteration has a handy screen grab feature that hasn’t made an appearance until now — namely, the native ability (under QuickTime) to “record” your on-screen activities. There are other third-party apps that handle this duty, like the classily-named Snapz Pro X, but the inclusion in this latest beta will almost certainly mainstream the function. It should come in handy if you’re constantly trying to tell you parents how to change their network settings, or if you’re thinking about producing your own version of You Suck at Photoshop.

[Via Mac Rumors]

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

New Snow Leopard beta build includes screen recording capabilities, a certain je ne sais quoi originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We haven’t seen too many Snow Leopard screenshots leak out, but it looks like a few more have finally surfaced, and they seem to show some interesting — if minor — interface enhancements. Most notably, Stacks now allows nested browsing, so if you click on a folder in the stack view, the old stack drops back and you can navigate the folder contents — the old way just opened a Finder window. Other improvements include a Put Back menu item for accidentally-trashed items, a redesigned Keyboard Shortcuts prefpane that might encourage people to actually use it, and what looks like a welcome new installer option to only install printer drivers for printers that have been used with your machine. That alone should cut down on Snow Leopard’s install size — now if Apple would just figure out that we don’t need 200 language packs by default, we’d be really getting somewhere. All the images in the gallery, and video of the new Stacks behavior after the break.

Update: Flickr user Stellarolla pinged us to share one more shot showing some preset HDTV modes, check it after the break!

[Via AppleInsider]

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Leaked Snow Leopard screenshots and video show new Stacks, install options originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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