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Psystar Back Up! Mac clone now called Open Computer instead of OpenMac
A simple name change has Psystar back on their feet selling their cheap desktop computers that are configurable with OS X on them. They’ve also added a new computer to their lineup, the OpenPRO which...
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Why Apple Shouldn’t License OS X to other hardware vendors
Psystar has brought into the public light an issue that has long plagued the tech industry. Why does Apple keep their software closed to only Apple’s hardware? Several projects have sprouted, some even...
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Psystar video demo OS X clone; at least one customer claims delivery
Psystar likely expected to incur the wrath of Apple at some point during their OS X clone business, but they perhaps didn’t predict the amount of ire from outraged Mac fans. Having been branded both...
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Psystar customer demos Open Computer, but who exactly is the target audience?
Psystar’s Open Computer video demo may have prompted more questions than it perhaps answered, but it did encourage one Gizmodo reader Patrick (username Whiskeyfrown) to reveal that he’d not only put...
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Psystar benchmark performance fair, but Open Computer lacks polish
Psystar may have shown they can deliver their OS X-running Open Computer into customers’ hands, but now attention turns to whether this pre-built Hackintosh can offer comparable performance and, even...
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SlashGear Week in Review
More speed, more gameplay and more pixels has been the theme of the week, with a variety of new hardware launches and upgrades together with some long awaited titles getting released. Apple lived up...
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PsyStar Open Computer gets roundabout access to Apple updates
PsyStar, maker of OS X clone computers, have solved half of their most significant drawbacks, though there’s still some confusion over exactly how legitimate their solution is. Although the appeal of...
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Apple file against Psystar for EULA, trademark & copyright infringement
Rating around “no surprise” on the predictability chart, Mac-clone manufacturer Psystar has just received some unpleasant legal documentation from Apple, alleging counts for violation of its shrink...
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Apple could face licencing demands if Psystar case goes awry
In an interesting – and potentially even more expensive – twist to the Apple/Psystar legal case, it’s now emerged that not only are Apple looking for financial restitution from the clone-makers, but...
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SlashGear Week in Review – July 20th
The budget ultraportable trend showed no signs of slowing this week, as Acer’s Aspire One hit US shelves priced from $379. Meanwhile, sources close to Dell’s suppliers tipped the company’s upcoming...
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Open Tech Inc next to take on Apple with OS X-running PC
When Apple sued OS X clone-maker Psystar earlier this month, some commenters suggested that multiple other cloners could spring up depending on the outcome of the case. Open Tech Inc. don’t appear to...
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Where is the Clone Mac’s potential audience?
With Apple stoking the legal furnaces, Psystar facing the prospect of recalling each and every OS X clone machine they’ve sold, and Open Tech Inc. promising yet another EULA workaround, you could say...
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Psystar Blu-ray Mac-clone with GeForce 9800GT cocks snook at Apple
Apple and Psystar may be talking in more reserved tones about their ongoing legal battle, but that doesn’t cut the smack-talk out of press releases. After Steve Jobs described Blu-ray as “a bag of...
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Psystar counterclaim suit against Apple thrown out
Bad news if you thought that Psystar’s counterclaims suit against Apple might see OS X opened up to all and sundry. A California judge has dismissed the suit, paving the way for Psystar’s retaliatory...
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Psystar accuse Apple of OS X copyright failure
In the ongoing litigation between Psystar and Apple, the Mac clone manufacturer have claimed Apple failed to file for copyright protection of OS X, and as such are “prohibited from bringing action”....
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Psystar counterclaim approved: will argue Apple ‘stretched’ copyright law
The last we heard of the ongoing Apple/Psystar legal battle, the former had succeeded in having the latter’s initial counterclaim thrown out, while Psystar were accusing Apple of not properly...
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Psystar Open(3) launches: more clone, smaller case
Just because one of the best-known computer companies in the world is trying to crush you in court, doesn’t mean you should stop pumping out clone computers using their OS. Psystar has taken a break...
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Psystar OS X netbook in development?
Apple have been pretty resolute that we’ll not find a netbook with their logo on it any time soon, but that doesn’t mean budget ultraportables running OS X won’t end up on sale. Perpetual...
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Psystar file for bankruptcy
Psystar have reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, leaving it likely that the company will be steamrolled by Apple’s legal team in their ongoing court case. Having file the relevant...
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Psystar recover from bankruptcy; launch Xeon-based Open(7)
Last we heard, Psystar were filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Apple were rubbing their hands together at the prospect of finding out who had been financially backing the Mac-clone company, and everyone...
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