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Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Reported to Remove Atom/Hackintosh Support - But, There's Still Leopard 10.5.8 :-)

Mobile Content Today  Nov 03 09

If you were planning to buy a cheap Atom-powered netbook and hacking Apple's Mac OS X to turn it into a so-called Hackintosh, don't try it with the upcoming Snow Leopard update (10.6.2)...

Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom Processor

Of course, there's nothing to stop you from using the older OS X Leopard 10.5.x release to build a Hackintosh. I'm not condoning this idea, of course, I'm just saying... ya know?

So, if you happen to have your pre-upgrade Leopard DVD lying around, there's some nice Hackintoshable netbooks here and there. Full story...

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Blockbuster Readying Movie Download and Viewing App for Windows Mobile

Mobile Content Today  16 hours ago

As a long time Windows Mobile user, it is good to see that some major players have not abandoned the platform.

Free Tumblr for BlackBerry App Available: Free & Easy Web Content Creation Tool

Mobile Content Today  16 hours ago

If Twitter doesn't give you quite enough expressive room and WordPress is too complicated to manage, you might want to take a look at Tumblr's tumblog concept that lets you easily communicate with text, photos, audio, and video with a minimum of hassle.

Cloud Stored Apple iWork Documents Can be Viewed on an iPhone and Edited on an iPad

Mobile Content Today  16 hours ago

We are 16 days away from iPads magically appearing (but who's counting?) and bits and pieces of Apple's mobile game plan are being revealed while we wait:

Apple iWork.

Android Market 30K App Count Not Necessarily Good News

Mobile Content Today  18 hours ago

Mobile app store app count estimates are more art than science. However, MobileCrunch reports that their app count number comes directly from someone at Google.

Free Windows Phone Developer Tools (technical preview) Available

Mobile Content Today  18 hours ago

How-To-Geek provides an easy-to-read how-to article to let you:

Try out Windows Phone 7 on your PC today

I downloaded and installed the Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP on a netbook running Windows 7 Ultimate Edition yesterday.

Verizon Rolling Out Droid Android OS 2.1 Update Over the Next Week

Mobile Content Today  18 hours ago

If you, like me, own a Motorola Droid, one of the next couple of days may be a special one for you:

Android Central: Verizon posts Android 2.

Apple Says: iPhone/iPad Screen (film) Protectors Not Welcome in Apple Stores. Eh???

Mobile Content Today  18 hours ago

We've seen a lot of puzzling decisions from Apple over the years. But, this item reported by iLouge has to be one of the most unusual I've read in a while:

Apple bans protective screen film from Apple Store

That's right, those tiny thin and usually mostly clear pieces of plastic that causes your palms to sweat and beads of perspiration on your forehead as you carefully try to apply one to an iPhone screen without creating an air bubble or orienting it crooked is no longer welcome in Apple stores.

Google Nexus One Coming To Sprint

Mobile Content Today  23 hours ago

It seems as though it is the week for Google Nexus One news. Yesterday Google began selling versions of the Nexus One that works on the AT&T and Rogers 3G data networks, increasing the number of carriers that the phone works with to three.

Does the iPad Need Login Profiles?

Mobile Content Today  23 hours ago

One of the debates about the soon to ship Apple iPad is how it will be used differently from the iPhone.

Google Gesture Search For Android 1.6

Mobile Content Today  23 hours ago

At the beginning of March Google released an application called Google Gesture Search that does a search using letters that you write on the screen.



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