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Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.0.10 Update

Early Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 3.0.10 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 17.3 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and changes: Fixed a security issue. Fixed a major stability issue. The program requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and run.

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Garmin Releases WebUpdater 2.0.6

Over the weekend, GPS accessory company Garmin released version 2.0.6 of its firmware for its family of devices. The update, a 4.0 megabyte download (courtesy of VersionTracker), fixes issues with detecting certain Zumo models. The update requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and run.

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How-To

How-To: Work Around Continuous External Hard Drive Spinning

As spiffy as Mac OS X’s 10.5 Time Machine feature can be, a number of users have noticed that their external hard drives continue to spin even when they have stopped using the drive, which has brought about the question as to whether the drive was being accessed by another, unauthorized application or because of […]

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Apple Releases Updated Mac OS X 10.5.7 Developer Beta, Build 9J56

The Mac OS X 10.5.7 update, which appears to be close to release, went through yet another pre-release build late last week with developers working out additional tweaks for the operating system. According to AppleInsider, build 9J56 focuses on “Bluetooth compatibility and stability fixes” per sources familiar with the software. A number of recent Mac […]

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Finance

Apple Announces Q2 Financial Results, Reports US$1.21 Billion Profit

Amidst strong iPhone and iPod sales, Apple Inc. reported a US$1.21 billion profit for its second quarter despite Mac sales being down 3% for the quarter compared to last year. “We are extremely pleased to report the best non-holiday quarter revenue and earnings in our history,” Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO said during the conference call […]