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(Tue) 2 February, 2010

iTunes 9.0.3 released

Apple released the third update to iTunes® 9, the popular application to purchase, manage and play media, packed with new features such as iTunes LP, Home Sharing and Genius Mixes, as well as a redesigned store and improved syncing. iTunes 9.0.3 adds addresses password issue, some issues with syncing some Smart Playlists and Podcasts with iPod, and improves the stability.

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(Wed) 27 January, 2010

Apple announces iPad, the long awaited tablet

iPad

Apple® today introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds— thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook. iPad features a brilliant 9.7-inch Multi-Touch LED-backlit display with IPS technology to deliver crisp, clear images with a viewing angle of 178 degrees. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for the iPad, and will run almost all of the over 140,000 apps in the App Store. iPad will be available in late March starting at the price of just $499.

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(Wed) 20 January, 2010

Security Update 2010-001 update available

Security Update Box

Apple has released the first Security Update for 2010 for Mac OS X v.10.6.2 Snow Leopard and and Mac OS X v.10.5.8 Leopard. This update address vulnerabilities found in CoreAudio, CUPS, Flash Player plug-in, ImageIO, Image RAW, and OpenSSL components. The fix in Adobe Flash Player plug-in may be the highlight of this update. Apple said:

Multiple issues exist in the Adobe Flash Player plug-in, the most serious of which may lead to arbitrary code execution when viewing a maliciously crafted web site. The issues are addressed by updating the Flash Player plug-in to version 10.0.42.

For details about this security update, please refer to About Security Update 2010-001 page.

Security Update 2010-001 can be downloaded from Apple Software Update under Apple menu or from Apple's Support Download site.

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Boot Camp now runs Windows 7

Apple has also released Boot Camp Software Update 3.1 for Windows 32 bit and Boot Camp Software Update 3.1 for Windows 64 bit adding the Windows 7 operating system (32bit and 64bit) support. Apple also released Apple has released Boot Camp Utility for Windows 7 Upgrade to help Mac users using Windows Vista to upgrade to Windows 7.

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(Sun) 10 January, 2010

Bonjour Update 2010-001 available

Apple has released Bonjour Update 2010-001, an update to the zero-configuration networking software that enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. Bonjour uses standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically discover each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers.

Apple said

This update improves the reliability of connections between iTunes and Apple TV.

Bonjour Update 2010-001 is available from Apple Software Update.

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(Fri) 18 December, 2009

EyeTV 3.3 released

Elgato has released version 3.3 of EyeTV 3, the de facto software for recording TV shows on Mac.

EyeTV 3.3 is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. It added the support for With Elgato’s new EyeTV Live3G web app which allows watch live TV and EyeTV recordings anywhere including using 3G connection. Live3G web app is free and available at https://live3g.eyetv.com/ . Another major new feature in EyeTV 3.3 is the support of 64-bit H.264 video decoder improving playback performance on Intel Macs with 64-bit processors by 10-20%.

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(Wed) 9 December, 2009

Apple releases AirPort Client Update 2009-002

Apple has released AirPort Client Update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.2. This update addresses the network connection issue and the ability of turning AirPort on or off in certain situations

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(Fri) 4 December, 2009

Apple updates Java for Snow Leopard and Leopard

Apple today released Java Updates for Mac OS X 10.6 ‘Snow Leopard’ and Mac OS X 10.5 ‘Leopard’.

Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for Java SE 6. This update brings Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_17. This update requires Mac OS X 10.6.2 or later.

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for J2SE 5.0 and Java SE 6. This update brings J2SE 5.0 to version 1.5.0_22, and Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_17. J2SE 1.4.2 is no longer being updated to fix bugs or security issues and is therefore disabled by default in this update. This update requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later version of Mac OS X 10.5. The support of J2SE 5.0 is on both Intel- and PowerPC based Macs, while Java SE 6 is only available on 64-bit Intel-based Macs.

The updates are available from Apple Support Downloads page or through the Apple Software Update on your Mac.

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