The glowing Apple you loved on your MacBook notebook may be making a return alongside the SD card reader, MagSafe on MacBooks, and the startup chime. According to a patent filing discovered by Patently Apple, Apple is working on “A backlit partially reflective mirror [that] may be used to form a logo or other structure […]
With any luck, the Yontoo trojan won’t be around on the Mac OS X platform for long. Per the Intego Security Blog and MacRumors, shortly after news emerged of a new adware trojan targeting OS X web browsers, Apple updated its malware and adware detections list to block Yontoo. The company has apparently updated its […]
It’s not the newest peripheral idea in the world, but it’s still sort of nifty. Per FreePatentsOnline.com, Apple has shown interest in building an inductive charging mat that would allow users to dock, charge and sync their portable devices by simply placing them on top of the accessory. Apple’s filing, entitled “Device Orientation Based Docking […]
CrossOver, the popular emulation program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 9.1. The new version, which is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes: Application Fixes: – Improved installation of Office 2007 service packs. – Fixed product registration of Office 2007 and Office 2003. – Fixed some unimportant errors during installation […]
Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), has recently been updated to version 0.9.9a. The new version, a 31.6 megabyte download, fixes the application’s behavior on PowerPC-based Macs and includes updated libraries for the Mac OS X platforms. VLC 0.9.9a requires […]