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Apple releases iMovie 9.0.2 update

Late Thursday, Apple released iMovie 9.0.2, the latest version of its consumer-level video editing application. The new version, a 28.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – This update improves overall stability and fixes an issue that could cause audio playback to be out of sync. iMovie 9.0.2 requires Mac OS X 10.6.3 […]

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Apple releases iPhoto 9.1.1 update

Apple on Tuesday released iPhoto 9.1.1, the latest version of its image organization and editing application. The update, a 62.1 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Adds a preference allowing photos to be emailed using an external email application. – Adds “Classic” and “Journal” themes to email. – Photos attached to an […]

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Parallels Desktop 5.0.9370 Released

Parallels Desktop, the popular virtualization application that allows users to run the Windows and Linux operating systems simultaneously alongside Mac OS X, reached version 5.0.9370 over the weekend. The new version, available here, sports the following fixes and changes: – Mac folders shared with Windows now work correctly with MS Outlook, Lotus, Quicken and other […]

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VMWare Releases Fusion 3.1

On Wednesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 3.1 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 […]

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Apple opens up video decoding APIs to Adobe, other developers

Sometimes a well-publicized conflict between two large companies can actually lead to something good. Per Macworld, Apple has released information on how third-party developers can take advantage of hardware acceleration for graphics, a previously unavailable feature that’s been blamed for Flash’s poor performance on the Mac platform. Traditionally, Flash hasn’t performed nearly as well on […]