In an open letter regarding the companies revised environmental policies and practices, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that the company will begin incorporating LED-backlit displays in its products later this year. The change comes on the heels of pressure for Apple to adopt more green-friendly policies, Jobs stating that the firm will use LED […]
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Roxio to Release “Crunch” Tool Next Week
Roxio, makers of the Mac disc burning staple, Toast, has announced that it will be releasing a new video conversion program designed to convert files to the Apple TV, iPod and iPhone formats. The software, which has been dubbed “Crunch” according to AppleInsider, will support both QuickTime and alternative file formats such as DivX, MPEG-2 […]
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Apple “Office Posse” Ad Released for UK
Alert reader Kenn Marks pointed out that Apple has updated their UK apple ads with a new ad entitled “Office Posse”. In its standard effort to make a point and get it across, this commercial focuses on the availability of Microsoft Office for the Mac to the point where the PC feels it’s been stolen […]
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Airport Extreme Update 2007-003 Released
Finishing off yesterday’s update-o-rama, Apple also released the AirPort Extreme 2007-003 patch. The update, which weighs in at about a three megabyte download (the patch is also available through Mac OS X’s Software Update feature), updates WPA and WPA2 security for Intel-based Macs using an AirPort Extreme card. The update requires Mac OS X 10.4 […]
In addition to yesterday’s significant QuickTime update, Apple also released Security Update 2007-004v1.1, an update which, according to its documentation, repairs AirPort functions under Mac OS X 10.3.9 and FTPServer functions for Mac OS X Server 10.4.9. Prior to the patch, an AirPort connection could be lost when the computer woke from sleep and an […]