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We’ve seen a huge influx of bespoke portable computers over the last couple of years thanks to availability of increasingly powerful single-board computers. The vast majority of these have been ARM ...

OS X is designed to run seamlessly on Mac hardware, but did you know that you can actually install Apple’s desktop operating system on a Windows PC and make what’s called a “Hackintosh?” Apple ...

As handheld computing has solidified alongside everything else into the mobile phone, it’s sad that the once promising idea of a general purpose machine in the palm of the hand has taken a turn into ...

This is the first article I've written using my new 2018 Mac Mini. Writing an article doesn't stress the machine nearly as much as producing video or doing a 3D model. Even so, it's nice to be able to ...

Never. You can never hackintosh a laptop and have it work just as well as a real Mac. If there's anything that Apple does very well, it's make some slick portable hardware. No other PC laptop is going ...

Windows fans can build their own computers when they can’t find one in stores to match their needs, but custom-made Macs are much harder to put together, as Apple doesn’t like having its software and ...

Apple has phased out support for decade-old drivers in macOS, which is making life harder for the Hackintosh community. Has the hobby run its course with the introduction of Apple Silicon Macs? Apple ...