http://www.powerpage.org Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If Apple says you can't do it, then someone out there will find a way. Per Macworld, hackers have found a way to circumvent the changes in Mac OS X 10.6.2 to allow the latest upgrade to Apple's Snow Leopard to run on netbooks with Intel Atom processors. When Apple released ... http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/20/hack-finds-ways-to-reenable-atom-processor-support-for-mac-os-x-10-6-2/ Late Thursday, developer Mark/Space released The Missing Sync for Palm OS 6.0.6, a 40.1 megabyte download (via MacUpdate). The application syncs contact information, calendars and tasks with Address Book and iCal, and can also transfer photos, syncs contact photos, syncs music playlists and video, synchronizes notes with Microsoft Entourage, Bare ... http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/20/missing-sync-for-palm-os-6-0-6-released/ GPS software firm TomTom has released version 1.2 of its popular iPhone application. The update adds support for both the iPod touch and the first-gen iPhone when used in conjunction with its car kit. Per AppleInsider, version 1.2 was submitted on November 12th and was released Wednesday. The new version ... http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/19/tomtom-app-updated-to-1-2-adds-support-for-ipod-touch-and-first-gen-iphones/ Late Wednesday, software giant Google released version 5.1.3533.1731 of its popular Google Earth program. The new version, a 15.9 megabyte download, adds the following new features: - Improved Startup Time. The improvement is most noticeable when users launch the Earth application multiple times. - Improved overall rendering performance. Changes include faster ... http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/19/google-earth-5-1-3533-1731-released/ Late Wednesday, the Camino Project released version 2.0 of http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/19/camino-2-0-released/ DivX for Mac, the shareware player that allows users to view high definition H.264 (.mkv) videos with AAC audio and video, hit version 7.2 yesterday. The new version, a 30.5 megabyte download (courtesy of VersionTracker), contains the followings changes and features: - DivX Player for Mac now plays DivX Plus HD ... http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/18/divx-player-7-1-now-available/ Representatives from Mozilla, the company responsible for Firefox, have announced that the web browser will not be coming to the iPhone. Responding to questions from ElectricPig.co.uk, Mozilla's European president, Tristan Nitot, said that Firefox on the iPhone isn't an option with Apple's current restrictions on web browsers that would compete ... http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/18/firefox-web-browser-unlikely-to-come-to-iphone-ipod-touch/ VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 3.0.12. The new version, a 62.9 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and changes: - VMM: reduced IO-APIC overhead for 32 bits Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 guests; requires 64 bits support (VT-x only; bug #4392). - VMM: fixed ... http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/18/virtualbox-3-0-12-released/ Printer driver updates may not be the sexiest thing to mention to your significant other after you've drawn her a hot bath, lit the candles and dimmed the lights, but they are necessary. I mean, everyone needs to print. Late Monday afternoon, Apple posted printer updates for Canon, Brother, HP, and Lexmark ... http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/17/apple-releases-sexy-romantic-printer-driver-updates/ It may still be a full 10 days away, but it got leaked to the media and it's interesting. Per Boy Genius Report, Apple will be offering the following deals on the Friday after Thanksgiving: - Up to 30% off on all iPods (except iPhone and iPod shuffle). - Up to 25% off ... http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/17/rumor-apple-black-friday-discounts-leaked/