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Tuesday, June 30 |
Apple Releases iPhoto 8.0.4 Update
 Apple has released the iPhoto 8.0.4 Update via their Software Update utility and on the Web. According to the company, this update addresses a rarely encountered issue involving photos imported into a previous version that could affect overall stability, and corrects references to a few points of interest and location names that were labelled incorrectly. The iPhoto 8.0.4 Update weighs in at 102.27MB and requires...
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Monday, June 29 |
Apple Releases MacBook Air SMC Firmware Update 1.2
 Apple has released the MacBook Air SMC Firmware Update 1.2. According to the company, this SMC firmware update adds compatibility for the latest service replacement batteries. To complete the firmware update process, users should follow the instructions in the updater application...
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Tuesday, June 23 |
Review: MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
Macworld - "When we reviewed the aluminum MacBook back in October 2008, those MacBooks posted performance scores that were very similar to the 15-inch MacBook Pro that was also released in October 2008. At that time, the differences between the MacBook and MacBook Pro boiled down to features. Now, with the new MacBook Pro lineup, the features on Apple's latest 13-inch aluminum laptops have been brought up to equal those found on the new 15-inch MacBook Pros."
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Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.4.2 Released
 Apple has released the Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.4.2 via their AirPort Utility. According to the company, the Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n Firmware 7.4.2 update provides several fixes, including: Fixes some problems with extending and maintaining connectivity with extended networks; Fixes an issue with clients that enable 802.11...
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Monday, June 22 |
Apple Releases MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7
 Apple has released the MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7 via their Software Update utility and on the Web. According to the company, this update addresses an issue reported by a small number of customers using drives based on the SATA 3Gbps specification with the June 2009 MacBook Pro. While this update allows drives to use transfer rates greater than 1.5Gbps, Apple has not qualified or offered these drives for Mac notebooks...
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Friday, June 19 |
Review: MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
Macworld - "Apple revamped nearly the entire Mac laptop line during WWDC, leaving only the $999, entry-level white MacBook unchanged - and that model was revised just two weeks earlier. But while most models gained new capabilities, the 17-inch MacBook Pro was the sole Mac laptop that kept its design and feature set intact. Which isn't surprising, considering it was just a few months earlier that Apple's largest laptop joined its siblings in donning a unibody enclosure. Still, the company's largest-screen portable improved its performance and upgrade options while becoming more affordable."
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Macworld - "The 15-inch MacBook Pro has historically been the most popular model in Apple's pro notebook lineup. It's certainly easier to tote around than its more powerful and hefty 17-inch big brother, though its feature-to-price ratio compared favorably. Now, with Apple's debut of a 13-inch MacBook Pro, the standard-bearer is now relegated to the middle ground. While this update to the 15-inch category delivers better value and even more specification options, the upgrades to this newly appointed mid-2009 model are more nuanced than flashy."
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Wednesday, June 17 |
Apple Releases Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0
 Apple has released the Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0 via their Software Update utility and on the Web. According to the company, this update provides bug fixes and better compatibility with the Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse and Apple Wireless Keyboard. It installs on all Macintosh systems with Bluetooth based on the Broadcom chipset. The Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0 weighs in at 1.78MB and requires requires 10.5.7 or later...
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Apple Releases Safari 4.0.1
 Apple has released Safari 4.0.1 for Leopard and Tiger via their Software Update utility and on the Web. According to the release notes, this update addresses incompatibilities between Safari 4.0 and certain features in iPhoto '09, including Places and Facebook publishing. Safari 4.0.1 for Leopard weighs in at 43.8MB and requires 10.5.7 or later...
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Tuesday, June 16 |
Apple Posts Full Details About Snow Leopard Up-To-Date Program
 Apple posted the full details about their Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date Program today. According to the company, customers who purchase a qualifying new Mac computer or qualifying Apple Certified Refurbished computer from the Apple Online Store on or after June 8th, 2009 that does not include Mac OS X Snow Leopard can upgrade to Snow Leopard until December 26th, 2009 for $9.95 plus tax. Customers that purchased their Mac from an Apple Retail Store or an Apple authorized reseller...
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Monday, June 15 |
Apple Releases Java for Mac Updates
 Apple has released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 and Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 9 via their Software Update utility and on the Web. According to the company, Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for Java SE 6, J2SE 5.0 and J2SE 1.4.2 on Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later. This release updates Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_13, J2SE 5.0 to version 1.5.0_19, and J2SE 1.4.2 to 1.4.2_21...
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Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro Review
NotebookReview - "The new 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro brings a lot of new features to the table from the previous generation. Users now get a large battery that gives pretty amazing life, a better display, faster processor, FireWire, SD-card slot, and best of all a lower starting price. Getting more for less seems to be the trend during this slow economy, so is there any reason not to buy the new 13" MacBook Pro? Read our full review to find out..."
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Saturday, June 13 |
Review: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch
PC Magazine - "For Apple, integrating nonremovable batteries across an entire product line was a daring move and inevitable after the Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch (Unibody) - the company's biggest laptop - received one. So it's no surprise that owners of the new Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (SD Slot) can now gloat over its battery prowess while leaving those who carry multiple batteries out in the cold. But adding an SD slot came at the expense of losing an ExpressCard slot - an underappreciated perk that few people cared about, according to Apple. (Even so, my feelings about its removal are a little mixed.) Still, the improved battery life over the previous version..."
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Review: Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch
PC Magazine - "After all the whining, the bickering, and the constant remarks about how Windows-based laptops have this and that and cost so much less, Apple, a company known to make its own rules, is finally letting down its guard. The lovable MacBook Pro 13-inch (now with the "Pro" moniker) has brought back the FireWire port, lowered its price, and for the first time in the company's history, added the elusive SecureDigital (SD) slot. Mind you, we're not ignoring the bigger and now-nonremovable battery, which scored an admirable 4 hours 44 minutes on our battery tests, but the other improvements are signs that Apple is finally paying attention to its suggestion boxes..."
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Apple's 2009 MacBook Pro: Battery Life to Die For
AnandTech - "Apple did some clever work on its own here. Standard lithium ion batteries are made up of cylindrical cells, similar to AA batteries. The problem with these batteries is that they waste a lot of space within a notebook (try cramming a lot of cylinders into a box, you end up with wasted space). This wasted space translates into larger batteries than are necessary, which makes for larger notebooks."
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Wednesday, June 10 |
Review: Apple 13" MacBook Pro
CNET - "Radically overhauled last year, Apple's MacBook line of laptops moved to aluminum construction, edge-to-edge glass over LED displays, and oversize multitouch trackpads (with the exception of the lone $999 white plastic model). The latest round of updates is more of a refinement than another revolution, but it adds some much-sought-after features, while lowering prices on many configurations."
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Friday, June 5 |
Review: 13-inch MacBook/2.13GHz (white)
Macworld - "As the least expensive laptop in Apple's MacBook family, the white MacBook is popular in the education market and with consumers looking for a lower cost Mac experience. While keeping the same sub-$1,000 price tag and the same white polycarbonate shell, Apple has quietly bumped the speed of the laptop's Core 2 Duo processors from 2GHz to 2.13GHz and increased the hard drive capacity from 120GB to 160GB. The white MacBook now includes faster 800MHz DDR2 memory than its last iteration, which used 667MHz DDR2 RAM. These updates amount to not only a better performing entry-level MacBook, but also a system that's faster than the 2.0GHz aluminum unibody MacBook that Apple sells for $300 more."
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Thursday, June 4 |
Apple Releases iLife Updates
 Apple today released iLife Support 9.0.3, iMovie 8.0.3, iDVD 7.0.4 and iPhoto 8.0.3 via their Software Update utility and on the Web. According to the release notes, the iLife 9.0.3 update addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability for the Media Browser, and fixes a number of other minor issues. The update is recommended for all users of iLife '09, iWork '09, and Aperture 2 and requires Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later...
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