Apple released an update to its Safari web browser Wednesday. Safari 5.0.1 is available from Apple as a free download for Windows and for Mac OS X (Leopard or better). Mac users can also find it in Software Update. This is an incremental upgrade, but it comes with one big new feature: Safari now...
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Apple’s iOS 4.0.1 has arrived — along with 3.2.1 for iPads — and the big buzz is about a change in the way “bars” of signal strength are displayed. iOS 4.0.1 “Improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display,” but the 378MB update doesn’t have any other specific info...
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We already told you that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 had hit closed beta, but now Microsoft has made it available to everyone. Announced on Monday at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference, SP1 reflects Microsoft’s increased focus on cloud computing. As we’ve mentioned before, SP1 includes RemoteFX, which allows for host-based rendering of 3D graphics....
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Apple has issued an update to its MobileMe iDisk application today and version 1.2 brings some welcome improvements. As well as support for multitasking and fast app switching, iDisk is now a universal application and works natively on the iPad. What’s more, iPad users can now export documents from iDisk in to iBooks or...
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Dear iPhone 4 Users, The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. It has been judged by reviewers around the world to be the best smartphone ever, and users have told us that they love it. So we were surprised when we read reports of reception problems, and we...
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With yesterday’s major update to iOS comes a major new source of revenue for both Cupertino and app developers: iAd, Apple’s new mobile advertising service. In a best case scenario, iAd will result in cheaper apps that deliver interesting, interactive advertisements finely targeted enough that you’ll actually want to play around in them. The...
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In the latest update to Snow Leopard, Apple included software to protect Mac computers from a Trojan horse that has been distributed by attackers disguised as iPhoto, but which opens a back door on the machine, security firm Sophos said last week. When Apple released OS X 10.6.4 last week, the company said it...
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Anyone running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 needs to update their registry ASAP. A critical bug in the Help and Support center was made public recently and Microsoft has neither a fix nor an estimate as to when a fix might be available. Worse still, sample code to exploit the bug is readily...
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Arm your vuvuzelas: WordPress 3.0, the thirteenth major release of WordPress and the culmination of half a year of work by 218 contributors, is now available for download (or upgrade within your dashboard). Major new features in this release include a sexy new default theme called Twenty Ten. Theme developers have new APIs that...
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Macworld – Apple announced a major update to the Mac mini line Tuesday morning, and we were lucky enough to get our hands on one. Here are our first impressions after a few hours of use. (You can also check out our slideshow on the new mini.) Slimming down The first thing you’ll notice...
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Apple has updated its MobileMe Web service with several improvements to the Gallery, iDisk, Sync, and Find My iPhone features. Apple has also released the MobileMe Mail beta program as described in this article earlier this week. These improvements to MobileMe are definitely welcomed as many users would like to see Apple step up...
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Last week we reported that hackers were going after Google Chrome users by disguising trojans as browser extensions. Now they’re going after owners of that fancy new iPad, basically using the same email scheme as before but with a slight alteration. This time users are directed to download a software update by clicking on...
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Apple has updated the 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models with Intel’s Core i5 and i7 processors. Apple users can pick between four standard models, three with a 15-inch display and one with a 17-inch display, according to the company’s online store. The least expensive option is the 15-inch model with a 2.4GHz Intel...
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