You’re never far from help with an iPhone in hand. Per FreePatentsOnline, Apple has shown continued interest in offering easy access to local emergency services when traveling through the iPhone. The concept is detailed in a patent continuation published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Entitled “Location-Based Emergency Information,” the proposed invention is credited […]
Day: January 10, 2013
Mr. Smith went to Washington, so it’s only logical that Tim Cook go to China. Per Sina Tech, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook gave an interview with local media, in which he revealed that he met with China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless carrier. Cook declined to say in his interview with Sina Tech what […]
On Wednesday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.5.502.146 for Mac OS X, a 16.9 megabyte download via MacUpdate as a pre-release beta. The new version adds the following fixes and changes: – Contain fixes for critical vulnerabilities identified in Security Bulletin APSB13-01. Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.146 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or […]
You can’t knock a useful firmware update. Late Wednesday, Apple released its MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.6 for its mid-2012 MacBook Air notebooks. The update, a 5 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Fixes a color issue with HDMI displays connected to MacBook Air. – Resolves an issue with Windows which […]