theappleblog.com - 11/3/2009
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Users who are running a hackintoshed netbook with Intel’s Atom processor may want to be careful next time an update for Snow Leopard is pushed out. According to OS X Daily , users have found that the latest developer preview of the 10.6.2 update disables support for Atom processors. The ...
osxdaily.com - 11/2/2009
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osxdaily.com —
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 ...
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Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ...
engadget.com - 11/2/2009
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engadget.com —
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 ...
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Apple killing Atom support, dreams of netbook ...
appleinsider.com - 10/28/2009
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appleinsider.com —
Brian Garner Published: 09:00 PM EST Today, Apple
released updates for both Leopard and Snow Leopard enabling...
the OS to use the multi-touch capabilities of standalone versions of the Magic Mouse. The updates, which weigh in at 64 and 36 megabytes ...
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Magic Mouse software update released
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10.6.2 Breaks Hackintosh Atom Netbooks: Reports
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 —
... see the latest salvo in the war as a direct shot at competitors with low-cost netbooks. Others have suggested it may be yet another sign of the imminent Apple tablet's arrival. The device has long been rumored to have a price point much higher than low-end netbooks, and so, the thinking goes, Apple may be warding off competition in the ultraportable market. ...
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