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Psystar shot down in flames – Groklaw reports | 9 to 5 Mac

Psystar just suffered a major blow in the California case. Here’s the order [PDF]. Psystar’s first-sale defense went down in flames. Apple’s motion for summary judgment on copyright infringement and DMCA violation is granted. Apple prevailed also on its motion to seal….
Groklaw reports: “Psystar’s motion for summary judgment on trademark infringement and trade dress is [...]

Digitimes reveals Intel’s roadmap for MacBook Pro/Air-class chips – January launch | 9 to 5 Mac

Digitimes, this weekend, released a timetable for Intel’s high-end mobile processor lineup over the next few quarters.  Possible MacBook Pro and MacBook Air processor successors include 35W 32nm dual-core Arrandale CPUs running at up to 2.26GHz (2.53GHz in single-core Turbo Boost).  Remember that even though the cycles/second are fewer in these chips, the speed improves [...]

1080p HD Coming to YouTube | Mac|Life

YouTube announced that starting next week they will be adding support for full 1080p videos. “As resolution of consumer cameras increases, we want to make sure YouTube is the best home on the web to showcase your content,” the announcement said.  “For viewers with big monitors and a fast computer, try switching to 1080p to [...]

Boxee device coming Dec. 7

Boxee today confirmed talk that it would produce its own hardware. The media center startup now says it has partnered with an unnamed home electronics company to make its own set-top box and that a mockup as well as further details will be shown at an already-planned December 7th event that was to mark the [...]

Computerworld: 27-inch iMac is “stunning”

Look.  Everyone knows this thing is the best desktop computer money can buy.  But that doens’t mean we get sick of hearing about it.   Ken Mingis at Computerworld got his review in today and had some very interesting observations:

It’s important to note that the 27-in. model is $100 less than the $1,799 24-in. iMac [...]

First New Apple iMac Benchmarks*

*Disclaimer: Our—and others—review units are not high end machines with Core i5/i7 with high end ATI graphics, so we can’t speak for the top end of iMacs. Also, the charts above are not indicative of anything, whatsoever.
The 27-inch iMac we’re testing is a nice machine, but the specs—3.06GHz Core2Duo CPU with 4GB of 1066MHz RAM [...]

CRTC sets net neutrality rules for Canada, allows throttling as ‘last resort’

The FCC may be yet to act on Chairman Genachowski’s proposed net neutrality rules, but the agency’s Canadian counterpart, the CRTC, has made a fairly significant ruling of its own on the matter today, and it seems like it may have manged to disappoint folks on both sides of the debate in the process. The [...]

Apple intros new Mac mini family, including media server model

Confirming speculation, Apple is introducing new model Mac minis.
There’s three in all, including a 2.26Ghz and 2.53GHz model with 160GB and 320GB drives respectively. The third model offers a 1 terrabyte drive and is configured as a media server.
Starting at £499 (inc. VAT), or XXX in the US, the entry level Mac mini hosts a [...]

Apple unveils new 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs

Wow – that was worth the wait. Apple today introduced new iMacs, now equipped with 21.5-inch and 27-inch LED-backlit displays. The new Macs also ship with the all-new wireless Magic Mouse (more follows).
More on the displays – these feature a new edge-to-edge glass design, while the body of these models features a seamless all aluminium [...]

MacBook goes unibody, available today

// Like a bat out of hell, Apple has just shuttled a new, unibody MacBook in the gadget world’s direction. The new model — which looks like an arctic, glossy version of the familiar 13-inch MacBook Pro line — will be landing in stores today (yes, today), with a familiar price tag: $999. In [...]