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Apple Releases 17″ MacBook Pro Graphics Fix

Written on March 26, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

A while back we reported about issues 17-inch MacBook Pro owners were having with vertical lines and other distortion appearing on their displays. Almost three weeks later, Apple has released a fix for the issue. Officially dubbed “MacBook Pro Graphics Firmware Update 1.0,” it’s downloadable immediately via Software Update.
Apple doesn’t point any fingers regarding the [...]

Safari RSS Security Vulnerability Comes to Light

Written on January 13, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 1 person has commented

If you have Safari, on either Windows or OS X, you could be open to malicious attacks whereby users can gain unauthorized access to files on your hard drive.
That’s according to a new tech note from developer Brian Mastenbrook, who has taken matters into his own hands while we wait for an official fix from [...]

Fix Our Broken iPhones

Written on October 24, 2008 by Olly Farshi and 7 people have commented

It is indeed a wonderful little device, but you know all those little niggles we have about the iPhone? Like, the lack of landscape e-mailing, theĀ omissionĀ of Flash-support and video-recording or hiding those pesky unused apps?
Now there’s a special place for all you disgruntled folk who want a little more from your iPhone, there’s even a [...]

Software Updates and New Releases for Week Ending 2008-10-04

Written on October 07, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 3 people have commented

My Apple TV woes managed to eat away at some of the time I would have dedicated to scouring for updates and new toys, but I managed to find some interesting applications and utilities. I didn’t have time to put Stainless (a Google Chrome-like browser for OS X based on WebKit) through enough paces [...]