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EFi-X USA decides to tempt Apple’s lawyers, will start shipping OS X-capable machines

Friday, December 12th, 2008
Posted by Nilay Patel from Engadget.

We’ve always been intrigued by the EFI-X dongle that fools OS X into running on stock Intel machines, Software Update and all, and now it looks like the company a company called EFi-X USA is taking things one step further — it’s planning on shipping pre-built machines capable of running Apple’s OS. The EFi-X Millennium 4 will sport an overclocked 3.8GHz Core 2 Quad, 4GB of RAM, and a GeForce 8800 GTS graphics card in an Antec P180 case, all for $1,899 plus the $199 EFi-X dongle. The idea is to avoid any Psystar-style legal troubles by leaving the purchase and installation of OS X up to the end user, but apparently no one at EFi-X USA has talked to a lawyer or even read our previous posts on the matter, since Apple’s lawsuit against Psystar turns as much on contributory and induced copyright infringement as it does on Psystar’s direct violation of Apple’s OS X EULA.

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New MacBook firmware update doesn’t resolve memory issues

Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Posted by Donald Melanson from Engadget.

Apple may well have an update on the way that fixes the 4GB memory problem affecting at least some new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, but it apparently isn’t the firmware update that was just released yesterday. According to jkOnTheRun, while the update appeared to have remedied the problem initially, the freezing eventually returned and, once again, going back to 3GB proved to be the only way to get the laptop back into working condition. Of course, Apple never claimed that the update would fix this particular problem, but it seems that there’s an increasing number of people waiting to hear something about the matter straight from the company.

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New MacBook firmware update doesn’t resolve memory issues originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:44:00 EST.

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Apple and AT&T bring back iPhone home activation


Posted by Nilay Patel from Engadget.

Online shoppers looking to spend the holiday season firmly planted on the couch can add the iPhone 3G back to their lists — we’ve just confirmed that Apple and AT&T have quietly brought back in-home activation. Sure, it’s been available in limited circumstances before, but now it’s here and for real, just like with the first-gen unit. Would-be unlockers looking to score a phone for $199 flat can’t start celebrating just yet, though — you’ll still have to provide your billing details and face an ETF if you don’t activate within a set period of time. Oh well — at least it’s convenient, right?

[Via Boy Genius Report]

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Apple and AT&T bring back iPhone home activation originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:46:00 EST.

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Apple bringing its operating system into living 3D?


Posted by Tim Stevens from Engadget.
Apple bringing its operating system into living 3D?

If there’s one problem with modern operating systems it’s that they’re all rather planar. Sure, OS X, Vista, and others have some 3D tricks up their sleeves, stacking windows and layering them on cubes and such, but when you get down to business everything’s rather more Flatland than Lawnmower Man. Apple, at least, has a plan for changing that in its patent application titled “Multidimensional Desktop,” unearthed by MacRumors, describing a way in which depth could be added to your typical virtual desktop. The patent covers dozens of scenarios, including geometric icons representing applications or documents being attached to the side surfaces, possibly replacing the rather tired “File, Edit, etc.” menus at the top with positional hotspots on the right.

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Apple Releases Firmware Updates for Notebooks [Apple]

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Posted by Gina Trapani from Lifehacker.

Apple releases a slew of firmware updates for MacBooks and MacBook Pro notebooks purchased after the October ‘08 launch, which include fixes and stability improvements.

You can get ‘em through Software Update for by downloading the one that applies to you manually. [via]


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Unibody MacBooks get first firmware updates


Posted by Jacob Schulman from Engadget.

New unibody MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air users might want to fire up Software Update — Apple’s got some updated firmware for you. As usual, notes on what problems the new code might fix are pretty light, but let’s hope they address the plethora of problems plaguing Apple’s latest laptops. Give it a shot, and be sure to let us know how it goes in the comments.

[Thanks, Chris]

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Psystar drops antitrust argument against Apple, throws copyright abuse at the wall


Posted by Nilay Patel from Engadget.

Oh, Psystar. Fresh from the court’s smackdown of its antitrust claims against Apple, the wannabe Mac cloner has amended its lawsuit to ditch that argument and instead allege that Steve-o is committing the sin of copyright abuse by not letting it sell OS X compatible machines. Yes, copyright abuse. The little-known doctrine is generally used by by those being sued for copyright infringement as a defense, and Psystar’s now questionably hotshot legal team is essentially throwing a Hail Mary by arguing that Apple’s EULA is anticompetitive because it relies on the power of copyright law to restrict the use of OS X to Apple’s machines.

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Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes Micro-Review: A Touching Attempt [Review]


Posted by Brian Crecente from Kotaku.

More Brothers in Arms? Yes, please. On the iPhone? Beg pardon?

Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes looks to bring the fast-paced play of a World War II shooters to the iPhone, a device that is not only analog stick free, but button free. The only way to do this is to break out of the routine and invent a new control system. Never before has a game’s worth so hinged on a single control dynamic.

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The Controls: While the game’s virtual analog sticks can take some getting used to, in the end they work. It also helps that there are three completely different types of controls for this iPhone shooter.

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Google’s Most Searched Product List Lousy With Gaming [Google Product Search]


Posted by Brian Crecente from Kotaku.

Gaming may not be in the world’s current zeitgeist, according to Google, but plenty of people are searching looking for video gaming deals.

The top searches this holiday season on Google Product Search include four video game-related pieces of hardware… and Uggs. So strange.

Topping ths list of millions of recent search queries conducted on Google Product Search in the U.S. is, you guessed it, the Wii. Number two is the Wii Fit, followed by the Xbox 360 in the number four spot and the Nintendo DS in the number five.

The full top ten includes lots of ‘i’s and one Ugg, while the Video Games and Toys category is dominated by video games.

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New MacBooks said to have issues with maxed out RAM, faulty NVIDIA GPU

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Posted by Donald Melanson from Engadget.

While most of the complaints about the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros have focused on things like the screen or the absence of a certain much-loved port, it appears that another problem has been bugging some folks that went ahead and maxed out the RAM on their shiny new laptop. Apparently, loading 4GB of RAM (either from Apple or a third party) has caused at least a few MacBooks and MacBook Pros to freeze up randomly which, for the time being at least, can only be remedied by dialing things back to 2GB or 3GB of RAM (something tested by jkOnTheRun).

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