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How-To Mac Software

How-To: Work Around Snow Leopard Installation Issues

As nifty as Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) may be, according to MacFixIt, a number of users are reporting a problem where the installer will not recognize the current boot drive as a valid destination for Snow Leopard. Instead, it will display the drive with a yellow triangle on it, indicating something is wrong […]

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Apple TV Rumor

Rumor: Apple TV Could Receive Changes at September 9th Event

Altering an earlier opinion that surprise announcements weren’t to be expected at Apple’s anticipated September 9th media event, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster released a second note Tuesday suggesting an Apple TV upgrade could debut at next week’s event. Per AppleInsider, Munster stated that he believed an appearance by Steve Jobs would be the biggest […]

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iPhone

Apple, China Mobile Still in Talks Over iPhone Distribution

Following up on the story that Apple settled on wireless carrier China Unicom to distribute the iPhone in China last week, Apple is apparently still in talks with China Mobile to sort out a distribution deal with the company. According to Macworld UK, the talks between Apple and China Mobile, the world’s biggest carrier by […]

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iMac Mac mini News Software

Apple Releases Firmware Updates for Mac Mini, Assorted iMac Models

Late Monday, Apple released two firmware updates, one for certain models of its popular iMac desktop and the other for Mac Mini computers that address problems with noises from optical disk drives during startup and compatibility with memory upgrades. Per MacFixIt, the Apple Mac Mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2 patch “improves compatibility with the latest […]

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Software

Opera 10.0 Web Browser Released

Early Tuesday, Opera Software released Opera 10.0, the latest version of its free web browser. The new version, a 16.3 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Improved: * Opera Turbo dialog box margins and whitespace * Tab states and positioning of the Standard Skin * Visual tabs appearance * Minor alterations to the […]