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While some say Psystar has a shot at winning the ongoing legal battle it’s engaged in with Apple, there’s at least one aspect that acts as a big bump in the company’s road to victory – Apple’s claim that it is offering a complete product by selling Macintosh computers with Mac OS X. Psys... |
11 November 2009
06:23 GMT |
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Developed by the company with the same name, doubleTwist allows users to browse through their media and play various kinds of video and audio formats. The software works with your phone, MP3 player, camera... you name it! Devices like Sony’s PSP are also supported, while doubleTwist gives you the possibility to... |
10 November 2009
09:55 GMT |
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In an effort to at least continue selling PCs with Snow Leopard as it tries to fend off Apple for the Leopard suit spawned last year, Florida-based Mac cloner Psystar has asked the judge handling its dispute with the Mac maker to rule in favor of its allegedly legit business. The people at Macworld excerpted a story... |
3 November 2009
04:01 GMT |
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In a surprising turn of events, Psystar Corp. has announced its own OEM Licensing Program under which Psystar will begin certifying manufacturer's hardware to allow the licensing of its new virtualization technology. Those choosing to participate in the Licensing Program will render their systems Mac OS X-compat... |
6 October 2009
06:57 GMT |
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Psystar's official blog now reveals that the Mac cloner is already taking orders for Open Computers with OS X 10.6 pre-installed. Psystar is involved in a legal battle with Apple over copyright claims, as Apple’s EULA explicitly states that no systems except for Apple-branded computers may run Mac OS X. &... |
3 September 2009
11:02 GMT |
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New information is available regarding the legal battle between Apple Inc. and Florida-based Mac cloner Psystar. Reportedly, Apple has filed a new document alleging Psystar erased crucial evidence, thus violating federal rules and a court order. The trial is scheduled to start on January 11, 2010. "Defendant, Psysta... |
17 August 2009
10:13 GMT |
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Just last week, Softpedia reported that the Japanese had a good-looking mini iPhone selling for just over 100 bucks. This week, the same Export Supermart have revealed a new iPhone clone, called the Sciphone i9+++. The quadband phone is Java-based, yet faithfully replicates the iPhone OS (at least at first glance), a... |
10 August 2009
04:01 GMT |
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As it continues fighting Apple in court, the now-famous Florida-based Mac cloner known as Psystar has introduced a new consumer-grade Open-computer model called the Open(Q). Starting at just $699.99, the tower comes with Mac OS X Leopard v10.5 (Leopard) preinstalled, a 2.33 GHz Core2Quad Q8200 processor, 4GB of DDR2 ... |
6 August 2009
05:44 GMT |
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Export Supermart has introduced an iPhone clone measuring 95X52X11mm (L x W x H), and sporting dual SIM capabilities, video recording, a TV tuner, as well as an expandable memory. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, as far as the mini-features are concerned. The Mini iPhone A861 undoubtedly infringes on some of... |
4 August 2009
08:45 GMT |
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Only hours after news of the tragic death of the King of Pop Michael Jackson was confirmed on June 25, conspiracy theories were already starting to circulate on the Internet and in the media. Stemming mostly from fans’ refusal or inability to accept that their idol had gone, they had it that he was still alive ... |
8 July 2009
06:55 GMT |
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Psystar, the Florida-based computer vendor that is legally entangled with Apple over copyright claims, has emerged from Chapter 11 (bankrupcy protection) with a new computer capable of running Mac OS X. The Open7 reportedly brings together Apple’s elusive OS and Intel’s Nehalem Xeon architecture. “... |
7 July 2009
07:38 GMT |
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PearC, a company dealing with Mac clones owned by HyperMegaNet, is expanding its business to Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and France. PearC’s business is similar to that of Psystar, whom Apple is currently battling in court for practices involving the modification of regular PC hardware for the ability ... |
6 July 2009
10:32 GMT |
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Hours after news broke out that a Russian company was advertising the latest Mac clones, Softpedia learned that RussianMac was already shipping the units, claiming no conflict with Apple's End User License Agreement for Mac OS X. According to electronista, RussianMac's line of Mac clones includes the MiniB... |
21 May 2009
03:00 GMT |
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Treading in the footsteps of Psystar in Miami, PearC in Germany, and OpeniMac in Argentina, RussianMac is just one of the many Mac cloners offering the cheapest way to use Mac OS X at home, or at work. However, unlike other companies that make profits off Apple's operating system, RussianMac even posts its metho... |
20 May 2009
10:57 GMT |
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Windows Mobile 6.5 is one operating system that a wide range of mobile phone users is expecting to become available on the market. However, Microsoft won't have it out of the labs until this fall, as many of you might already know, when the first phones to include it are estimated to be available for purchase, w... |
13 May 2009
04:45 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia hasn't even come up to the market with its N86 8MP high-end mobile phone, yet the device has already been cloned by some Chinese makers. The replica, called NCKIA N86E, resembles the original a lot, though it doesn't feature the same great looks. What the clone of Nokia N8... |
13 April 2009
05:40 GMT |
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German company PearC manufactures and sells Mac clones. Just like Psystar (who is currently fighting Apple on legal grounds), the company ships computers capable of running Mac OS X, and even pre-installs the OS on its machines.News broke out a couple of weeks ago that another Mac cloner was in business. That cloner ... |
17 February 2009
04:40 GMT |
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Similar to a fighting video game scenario, Psystar has won its first round in the legal battle with Apple. Inc. Psystar is now being offered the possibility to continue its countersuit against the original Mac maker. The judge allegedly hinted that others like Psystar might also be allowed to sell regular PCs with Le... |
9 February 2009
05:56 GMT |
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iPhone nano rumors almost always hit a wall, mostly because of Apple's complete silence on the matter, as well as the questionable usability of such a device. Nevertheless, an iPhone nano is always a hot topic for gadget lovers, hence the revived rumor saying that a case manufacturer has already started producin... |
29 December 2008
05:22 GMT |
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Visual Land, a southern California-based electronics maker, has introduced its new V-Touch VL-875 multimedia player. The device resembling the iPod touch to great extent is slated for an unveiling (and sale) on Boxing day, Friday, at Future Shop - a major Canadian retailer owned by Best Buy. Needless to point out to... |
29 December 2008
03:13 GMT |
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EFI-X USA is prepping to sell the first PCs capable of fully running Mac OS X, complete with Software Update functionality. However, the computers, dubbed “Millennium,” need to be equipped with the EFI-X USB module for users to benefit from the Mac OS experience. The EFI-X USB module, developed by Art St... |
15 December 2008
07:11 GMT |
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Florida's now-famous Mac cloner, Psystar, has dropped some of its anti-competitive claims against Apple, but only to make several new assertions, sources are reporting.Psystar's most recent filing, which must first be granted hearing by a Northern District of California court judge, specifically omits the C... |
10 December 2008
05:37 GMT |
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Earlier today, we reported that OpeniMac was the latest company trying its luck in the Mac clone business. While OpeniMac's terms of license don't even come close to the imbroglio that is Psystar's EULA, there are a few interesting paragraphs to be read nonetheless.“OpeniMac. Terms of the license... |
8 December 2008
11:06 GMT |
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OpeniMac is the latest Mac cloner trying its luck with PC's running OS X. With Apple actively taking blow after blow at Psystar, Argentina-based OpeniMac is offering almost identical solutions comprised of regular PCs that have been modified to run Mac OS X. According to the company's General Conditions, th... |
8 December 2008
03:49 GMT |
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Scientists were given green light by the Australian government, in order to obtain embryonic stem cells out of cloned human embryos. The license and 7.200 human eggs were granted to Sydney IVF, an in vitro fertilization company. Previously, the practice had been banned, but the ban was lifted in December 2006 by... |
19 September 2008
07:14 GMT |
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Human cloning, although highly unofficial, is possible, and there are thousands of uses for it, from the medical organ donation to science and art. We've all wondered how a classical composer such as Mozart or Bach would fare in the modern world, and many would like to listen to more songs from Freddie Mercury. ... |
17 September 2008
08:30 GMT |
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According to a BBC investigation, stolen US credit card details are shared on the underground carding market for use in the UK. A gang that stole thousands of credit card details from ATMs across the US are contacting UK carders, and have them manufacture fake card clones to buy goods, or withdraw cash from self-serv... |
2 September 2008
09:12 GMT |
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After the TyTN II got cloned (and downgraded when it comes to functionality), now the newest HTC Pocket PC, the Touch Diamond, has an illegitimate brother too. Named Diamond J6, the Touch Diamond clone comes from China (as most of the copycat handsets) and it can easily be mistaken for a genuine HTC Pocket PC. At ... |
17 July 2008
06:10 GMT |
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High-end mobile devices are not the only ones that get to be cloned - mid-end handsets can benefit from the same treatment and the latest example is Sony Ericsson C702, which now has a Chinese illegitimate brother, named SE-702. Theoretically, the SE-702 seems to be quite a nice phone that can easily compete with the... |
10 July 2008
11:05 GMT |
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Unlike Nokia or Apple, Samsung is not a brand that had the honor of inspiring too many Chinese manufacturers into copying its mobile devices. Still, we've recently spotted a brand new clone of Samsung U900 Soul slider, which was sold until now in more than 1,000,000 units. The copycat Soul is named Jinpeng U900 ... |
8 July 2008
04:37 GMT |
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Nokia's Aeon phone was presented almost two years ago, in the fall of 2006, as one of the best looking concepts to come from the Finnish company. Since then, we have not heard new things about it, thus we can't know whether Nokia is indeed working to transform the Aeon into a real device or this remains onl... |
5 July 2008
04:31 GMT |
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For those who have been impatiently awaiting the first clone of Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 to appear, that moment has come. Like Chuck Norris, the flourishing Chinese copycatting industry does not sleep and it has delivered a new masterpiece called SongLive X1.Unlike other clones, which reproduce even the tiniest detail... |
4 July 2008
14:27 GMT |
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If, for some odd reasons, you have always dreamed of having a Vista Pocket PC, your dream can now finally come true, thanks to a new mobile device named O2 XDA Vista. At first, when I stumbled upon this device, I thought that maybe O2, the well-known global mobile operator, made a fabulous deal with Microsoft in ord... |
30 June 2008
13:33 GMT |
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Hop-on Inc., the American company that recently presented the 10 buck Anti-iPhone, has come up with a whole new line-up of affordable mobile phones. This is a good thing, of course, since lots of people need affordable handsets, as they might not have the money for devices like Samsung Omnia, Sony Ericsson W960 or No... |
10 June 2008
14:42 GMT |
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Nokia N95 clones are nothing unusual to see. However, one of the latest N95-wannabe devices is something really special. Not due to its features, but because it's a mini version of the popular Nseries smartphone. It's a Nokia N95 that people with small hands will probably find a lot easier to use than the o... |
29 May 2008
07:25 GMT |
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Nokia's phones are probably the "most cloned" ones from all the mobile devices ever released on the market. And since cloning a handset can be done even before the real and official device gets to be released, the N96 Nseries flagship, which should hit the market sometime in the third quarter of 2008, inspired l... |
23 May 2008
03:02 GMT |
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If you ever wanted a 5 Megapixel mobile phone named SCNY, now you might have the chance to own one, as some Chinese producer thought of manufacturing a bunch of handsets under this name. Well, SCNY obviously brings to mind the SONY brand and since this new device is a phone that offers a 5 Megapixel camera, like som... |
7 May 2008
06:36 GMT |
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Mike Bombich has just released version 3.1 of Carbon Copy Cloner. The new release features rsync 3.0.0 to provide even greater fidelity when backing up using the "Copy selected items" backup method. Whether it sounds impressive to you or not, everyone should use a hard disk cloner.And CCC 3.1 is exactly what you need... |
26 March 2008
11:05 GMT |
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Ever wanted a N95 so un-evolved that it can't even be used as a mobile phone? No? Me neither. Still, there is a new device that bears the Nseries handset's name. It operates on the 88 and 108 MHz frequencies and we're 99.99% sure it comes from China, the land of copycat products. Those 88 and 108 MHz ... |
15 March 2008
06:12 GMT |
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iPhone clones are not uncommon, especially those produced in China, which look almost exactly like Apple's handset but have inferior quality, inferior features and, obviously, cheaper prices. Probably the most expensive iPhone wannabe handset up to date is the new DaXian X999, a device that can be bought for $36... |
21 February 2008
10:46 GMT |
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Asus too saw the potential of a mini-PC in their repertoire and so they rolled out the P22 Nova. The small (9x7x2), light (under 4 lbs), yet sexy living room PC is powered by a 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, sports 160 GB HDD, a Slot Loading DVD Burner, 1 GB of RAM, 802.11n WLAN. And it sports Bluetooth connectivity as w... |
20 February 2008
09:23 GMT |
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A cloned Scarlet Johanson may be the dream of any man and a Californian company has just made the first step toward this purpose: for the first time, scientists have achieved cloned human embryos using DNA extracted from adult skin cells, as reported in the Stem Cells journal. "That's an important first step tow... |
18 January 2008
04:14 GMT |
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In the end, there may be no need to kill human embryos for getting stem cells, as two teams have achieved embryonic stem cells from human skin cells. The newly induced pluripotent cells could turn into various cell types of the human organism. "The advantage of using [such] reprogrammed skin cells is that any cells d... |
21 November 2007
02:48 GMT |
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The 2004 South Korean claim regarding human cloning proved false. Meanwhile, a team at the Oregon National Primate Research Center in Portland could have achieved the cloning of monkey embryos and the extraction of stem cells from them, a huge step towards human cloning. The research could be published soon in the sc... |
14 November 2007
05:00 GMT |
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Sequoia (redwoods) are the largest trees in the world and at the same time amongst the most long-lived ones, having a long lifespan (of millennia). A specimen of coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) found in 2006 in a remote forest in Redwood National Park (Northern California) proved to be the world's tall... |
5 November 2007
04:59 GMT |
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In most other animal species, mating is not by far as pleasant as it is for humans. In our case, the sexual and reproductive behaviors are distinct, as sex has rather the role of bonding and forming social connections. But in some animal species, the male is 'dying' to have sex…literally! In praying mantis ... |
11 October 2007
04:57 GMT |
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This is the story of Liao Peigui from Danzhou city, China. This guy was no average Joe - he had a lot of brains, as he was a computer engineer at only 20 years old! The sad part about all this is the fact that instead of using his great mind for a good purpose, he used it to scam people with a clone site. This is cer... |
8 October 2007
03:37 GMT |
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We've already shown you that funny Wee DVD player and compared it to the Nintendo Wii. Bad choice of a name for a gadget considering that it's a synonym for urine... Now, another copycat and wannabe makes its way out of China, bearing the name Vii. The good news is that this typical Chinese gadget might be... |
2 October 2007
03:50 GMT |
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The iPhone concept sounded so great to the Chinese that they wished they had thought of it before. No time to waste, they put some hard work into it and finally brought the Love Feng Mobile Phone, a 'xerox copy' of iPhone, or so they wish it to be.We have heard about "iPhone killers", but less about "iPhone... |
31 July 2007
04:23 GMT |
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As if rabbits reproducing like mad (from one female you can get 60 rabbits with all her descendants) weren't enough, China has now succeeded in producing the world's first cloned rabbit by employing a technology that takes cells from a fetus. "The female rabbit, which weighed 60 grams at birth in February, ... |
27 July 2007
03:32 GMT |
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