Mac OS X has been run on non-Apple computers before, but today we’ll show you a pretty impressive new port a developer has reported on tonymacx86. He has been able run OS X Lion 10.7.2 on his Samsung Series 7 Slate, or as he calls it now: HacPro Touch. The catch is that an external monitor such as a TV is needed to run Lion successfully.
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I live in Houston, Tx. I own many Apple products including the iPhone, iPad and Macbook Pro. I do love me some Microsoft too, though! I play Xbox and enjoy many games including the Modern Warfare, Halo, Assassin's Creed and Resident Evil series.
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Those booting up their Xbox for another fun gaming session will find an update available on Tuesday, December 6. The long awaited revamp of the Xbox LIVE interface will include many new features. A few lucky players were selected to preview the update, but the official launch will now be available to all early next month.
Microsoft has had a pretty successful year selling their popular Xbox 360. In the US, for example, the Xbox system has been the top selling video game console for all of 2011. Adding the Kinect device last year only boosted sells; the device went on to break a Guinness World Record, winning the title for the fastest selling consumer electronic device. Wii Who?
I go to Starbucks pretty often, I’m a big fan of their iPhone app that allows me to pay for my coffee by having the barista scan a code on my screen. The process is quick and easy and I have fun earning stars and checking the balance of all my gift cards. By next year, a scan-less method will be more popular and available with more merchants and on more phones.
Previously we had shared a 99¢ app bringing shortcuts to different parts of the Settings panel you could install on your non-jailbroken iPhone. The custom shortcuts gave you SBSettings-like access on your iPhone Home Screen, granted, with limited functions.
Earlier this month, Adobe made an announcement of its plans to cease development of Flash on mobile browsers. Instead, they would refocus their efforts on the Steve Jobs supported browser technology of HTML5, which can basically display the same content as Flash, but without the need of a plugin.
Sitting long hours hovering over a computer monitor has its drawbacks. Do your eyes hurt? How about your back or wrists? Studies have shown that breaks are an essential part of a workday. Without them, repetitive-stress injuries can occur.
Turns out there an iTunes Dock setting for the Mac, hidden deep inside the new Lion OS. Once activated, the Dock will produce a pop-up notification of which iTunes track is currently playing. Although you can program Growl, a useful little utility, to show similar notifications, you may prefer having the native one found in Lion.
I think it would be fair to say that I have mostly entertainment-based apps on my iPhone and iPad. It is easy to forget that there are many useful apps out there that can help improve your lifestyle. I came across one such app today submitted by Philips to the iTunes App Store called Vital Signs Camera.
Apple rolled out yet another update to the Apple TV firmware. Many have asked if you could jailbreak the Apple device with the new 4.4.3 update. The short answer is yes. The long answer is that while you can jailbreak it, some of the optional apps used with a jailbroken Apple TV won’t work. The movie server, Plex, as well as Rowmote are not supported yet.
