Never doubt a firmware update. On Wednesday, Apple released version iMac EFI Firmware Update 2.1 for its just-released late 2013 iMacs. The update, an 8.7 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – This update addresses an issue which may cause a black screen to appear when installing Windows 7 or Windows 8 using […]
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Late Tuesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 6.0.1 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 […]
Parallels announced its Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac client today, the new version of the virtualization software offering the following set of fixes and features: – Cloud storage optimizations for iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive. – Support for OS X Launchpad in Windows applications – Enhanced support for Apple’s forthcoming OS X 10.9 Mavericks. […]
The Apple USB power adapter takeback program has expanded. Per MacNN and 9to5Mac, Apple is extending the number of eligible countries in its USB adapter takeback program. The program began in China August 9th, and is coming to the US on August 16th. Now also joining on the 16th will be Australia, Canada, France, Germany, […]
On Tuesday, version 6.5.0.443 of the Skype VoIP application was released. The new version, a 40 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – [Contact] Scroll bar is displayed when sending multiple contacts. – [Contact] User cannot drag & drop contacts who are already existing participants in the conversation. – [Calling] Call toolbar + […]