Late Wednesday, Apple released version 2.4 of its firmware for the Apple TV set top box. The new firmware, which can be downloaded via Apple TV’s Software Update feature, boasts the following fixes and changes: Remote app directional control: Control your Apple TV with simple finger gestures via the Remote app. This feature requires Remote […]
Month: June 2009
Working to settle the question of his health once and for all, Apple chief Steve Jobs has acknowledged that he did undergo a liver transplant at Methodist University Hospital and that he has come out of surgery in good condition. Per AppleInsider Jobs gave permission to the Tennessee hospital to publish the news after a […]
Late Tuesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 2.0.5 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]
Late Tuesday night, Apple leased version 7.4.2 of its firmware for its 802.11n-based AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule routers. The revised firmware, which can be downloaded here or the update application within the AirPort Utility program, makes the following fixes and changes: Fixes some problems with extending and maintaining connectivity with extended networks. Fixes an […]
Apple released its MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7 patch on Tuesday, a 3.4 megabyte download which 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 […]