On Wednesday, Apple released version 10.7 of its iTunes multimedia/jukebox application. The new version, a 165 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:

- Adds support for iOS 6 running on compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models.

- Also adds support for the latest iPod nano and iPod shuffle models.

iTunes 10.7 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback, please let us know in the comments.

On Wednesday, software giant Google released Picasa 3.9.11.6, the latest version of its photo organization program for the Mac. Once installed, Picasa imports (without moving or copying) photos from the iPhoto library as well as other folders and external hard drives on your Mac. The program also includes assorted editing tools for straightening, text generation, red eye removal, collage creation and Photoshop-like effects and adjustments. The new version, a 33.9 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:

- Fixed Sync/upload to re-upload on image size or metadata changes.

- Fixed reading jpg files saved by Gimp.

- Fixed Reading some png files with metadata errors.

- Fixed some errors storing faces in XMP data.

- “Save as” and “Save a Copy” are now re-enabled when switching away from two-up AA mode.

- The size option for uploads is now saved in the album data.

Picasa 3.9.11.6 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.1.22. The new version, a 96.6 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes:

- VMM: fixed a potential host crash triggered by shutting down a VM when another VM was running (only affected 32-bit hosts and 64-bit OS X hosts, 4.1 regression, bug #9897)

- VMM: fixed a potential host crash under a high guest memory pressure (seen with Windows 8 guests).

- VMM: respect RAM preallocation while restoring saved state.

- VMM: fixed handling of task gates if VT-x/AMD-V is disabled.

- Storage: fixed audio CD passthrough for certain media players.

- USB: don’t crash if a USB device is plugged or unplugged when saving or loading the VM state (SMP guests only).

- RTC: fixed a potential corruption of CMOS bank 1.

- Mac OS X hosts: installer fixes for Leopard (4.1.20 regression).

- Windows Additions: fixed memory leak in VBoxTray (bug #10808).

VirtualBox 4.1.22 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later and an Intel-based Mac to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback, please let us know.

This is a little awkward, but people make mistakes and that’s why pencils have erasers.

On Friday, Roxio released a revised version of the Toast Titanium 11.1 update.

Per the release notes, the new build (1067) fixed bugs that the previous build (1063) had introduced.

The new build, a 92.8 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:

- Resolved digital signing issue which occured on some OS versions.

- Resolved issue where updating would generate invalid signature message.

- Customers still encountering this error will need to download a full version of Toast 11.1 from our software update page or install a previous version and then update.

- Toast has been fully Cocoa-ized – Hundreds of changes and fixes .

- Added OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion compatibility.

- Added support for recording to 100GB and 128GB BDXL media.

- Implemented Gatekeeper Support.

- Web-Video feature improvements.

- Requires using Safari to capture web-video.

- YouTube users may need to OPT OUT of HTML5 Trial.

- Mountain Lion users will need to update to 10.8.1 or later to publish video to YouTube.

Toast Titanium 11.1 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run and retails for US$99.99.

If you’ve tried the new update and noticed any changes, please let us know in the comments.

On Friday, Mozilla.org released version 15.0.1 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 34.1 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes:

Sites visited while in Private Browsing mode could be found through manual browser cache inspection (787743)
- Silent, background updates.

- Support for SPDY networking protocol v3.

- WebGL enhancements, including compressed textures for better performance.

- Localization in Maithili (see all available locales).

- Optimized memory usage for add-ons.

- JavaScript debugger integrated into developer tools.

- New layout view added to Inspector.

- High precision event timer implemented.

- The CSS word-break property has been implemented.

- New responsive design tool allows web developers to switch between desktop and mobile views of sites.

- Native support for the Opus audio codec added.

- The element now supports the media attribute.

- Focus rings keep growing when repeatedly tabbing through elements (720987).

Firefox 15.0.1 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

Late Thursday, Opera Software released version 12.02 of its web browser. The new version, a 28.2 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes:

General and User Interface:
- Several general fixes and stability improvements.

- Resolved an issue with Speed Dial thumbnails when automatic scaling is enabled.

Security:
- Fixed an issue where truncated dialogs may be used to trick users; see our advisory.

Opera 12.02 is available for free and requires and Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

Hey, a web browser update is still a web browser update.

On Thursday, Google released a beta of version 21.0.1180.89 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 43.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:

- Several Pepper Flash fixes (Issue 140577, 144107, 140498, 142479)..

- Microphone issues with tinychat.com (Issue: 143192).

- Devtools regression with “save as” of edited source (issue: 141180).

- Mini ninjas shaders fails (Issue: 142705).

- Page randomly turns red/green gradient boxes (Issue: 110343).

Google Chrome 21.0.1180.89 requires an Intel-based Mac with Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run. If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

On Monday, Mozilla.org released version 15.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 32.6 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes:

What’s new:
NEW: Silent, background updates.
NEW: Support for SPDY networking protocol v3.
NEW: WebGL enhancements, including compressed textures for better performance.

CHANGED: Optimized memory usage for add-ons.
DEVELOPER: JavaScript debugger integrated into developer tools.
DEVELOPER: New layout view added to Inspector.
DEVELOPER: High precision event timer implemented.
DEVELOPER: The CSS word-break property has been implemented.
DEVELOPER: New responsive design tool allows web developers to switch between desktop and mobile views of sites.
HTML5: Native support for the Opus audio codec added.
HTML5: The element now supports the media attribute.
FIXED: Focus rings keep growing when repeatedly tabbing through elements (720987).

Known issues:
UNRESOLVED: Debugger breakpoints do not catch on page reload (see 783393) Unresolved on v15 Resolved in v16.
UNRESOLVED: If you try to start Firefox using a locked profile, it will crash (see 573369).
UNRESOLVED: For some users, scrolling in the main GMail window will be slower than usual (see 579260).

Firefox 15.0 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

CrossOver, the popular virtualization program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 11.2.1. The new version, which is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes:

- This release updates the ‘Crosstie’ installation recipes to avoid errors with failed downloads. You should install this update to avoid these errors.

CrossOver 11.2.1 retails for US$59.95 and requires Mac OS X 10.5 and or later and an Intel-based Mac to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

On Thursday, Opera Software released version 12.02 of its web browser. The new version, which is currently a public beta, stands as a 28.2 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes:

- DSK-368553 When navigating away from the first page opened in a tab, an extension loses information about the document inside the tab.

- DSK-372113 Opera crashes if dragging a tab into a stack which contains another stack.

- DSK-372317 [Windows] Windowless plugin painting messages can prevent Opera from exiting.

- DSK-372168 [Linux/FreeBSD] Some plugins accessed via symlinks crash (e.g. Oracle Java), others cannot be found.

- We’re trying out a fix for some SSL connectivity problems, please watch out for any padlock issues.

Opera 12.02 is available for free and requires and Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.