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Computers

Psystar Is Royally Screwed

7:55AM Chris Jacob | Yet another bad day for Psystar. After both Apple and the shady hackintosh company filed for summary judgments, the rulings are out, and Psystar is looking pretty screwed. More »
Software

Surprise! Psystar’s Rebel EFI Software And Customer Service Shady

5:40AM Sean Fallon | Psystar’s Rebel EFI software promises that you can install OS X on any PC with a Core 2 Duo, Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem processor for $US50, but we are discovering that you will probably end up getting screwed royally. More »
Software

Yep, Psystar’s Rebel EFI Works: Make Your PC A Mac For $US50

2:50AM Danny Allen | In case you missed it, Psystar’s new downloadable software lets you install OS X on any PC with a Core 2 Duo, Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem processor. CrunchGear tried it on an HP TouchSmart, and even the touchscreen worked. More »
Software

Psystar Lets You Put Snow Leopard On A Non-Hacked PC

7:09AM Jason Chen | Not content with waging a crazy legal battle with Apple based on just selling hardware with Snow Leopard on it, Psystar is now selling software that lets you put OS X on any new PC. More »
Business

Final Round Of Psystar vs Apple Might Be Called Off

10:02AM Rosa Golijan | I’m pissed. For months, I’ve been waiting for the Psystar vs Apple trial to hit the court. And now both companies are filing for motions for summary judgements and potentially denying me a show? More »
Business

Psystar Sobers Up, Lawyers Up, Prepares To Die Go To Court

2:40AM John Herrman | Oh, thank god, we almost went a whole month without hearing from everyone’s favourite EULA-flaunters: Psystar is back, again, and ready to fight, again, except this time with real-sounding lawyers, and without the outward appearance of insanity. More »
Computers

Psystar Emerges From Bankruptcy With New Product, Same Insane Resolve

10:30PM John Herrman | In what is probably the most surprising non-celebrity-death story in weeks, recently bankrupt Psystar—surly makers of all things hackintosh—is now claiming to be ready for a comeback, with a new product in tow. This makes very little sense. More »
Business

The Ugliest Apple Store I’ve Ever Seen: Quo

4:40AM Sean Fallon | A week after Psystar filed for Chapter 11, a company called Quo has stepped in hoping to offer unauthorised Mac machines online and in a retail store near Downtown LA. More »
Business

Psystar Files for Bankruptcy

3:46AM Jesus Diaz | Psystar—those guys who were pilfering software from the Hackintosh project to run Mac OS X in blah PC hardware—has filed for Chapter 11. Good riddance, is all I can say. Although this may be a shady legal strategy on their part. More »
Computers

Psystar May Be Preparing Netbook with Mac OS X Preinstalled

4:25AM Jesus Diaz | Repeat after me: Psystar computers are not Mac OS X clones (to be Mac clones they need EFI firmware. They don’t have it and that’s why they are as crappy as any other Hackintosh computer.) That out of the way, according to a MacRumors reader, they are preparing a netbook with the hackintosh version of Mac OS X pre-installed. More »