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Apple Store Employee Shot at Virginia Retail Store

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:31:00 EDT

The Washington Post reports that an employee at the Apple Store, Clarendon in Alexandria, Virginia was shot this morning during what police are currently calling an attempted robbery.

Arlington police said the suspect rang a doorbell ...

Apple Learning Interchange Account Security Compromised

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:58 EDT

Several readers have notified us that they have received e-mails from Apple notifying them their account user names and passwords for Apple Learning Interchange (ALI) may have been compromised. The potential security breach is limited to the ALI ser...

Apple Details Recent MobileMe Enhancements

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:49:17 EDT

Apple has posted a support document outlining a number of recent changes made to its MobileMe subscription service. Among the more significant changes are the ability to maintain rich text formatting when replying to or forwarding messages, the abil...

Apple Releases iPhoto 8.0.4 Update

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:38:20 EDT

Apple today released iPhoto 8.0.4 Update, addressing an issue with crashing after upgrading from an older version and making minor corrections to items in the "Places" functionality of iPhoto.

This update addresses a rarely encountere...

Apple Releases MacBook Air SMC Firmware Update 1.2

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:29:40 EDT

Apple today released MacBook Air SMC Firmware Update 1.2, adding support for new replacement batteries for the Late 2008 MacBook Air. Apple does not provide any additional details on these batteries.

This SMC firmware update adds com...

Michael Jackson Dominates Top Ten Album List in U.S. iTunes Store

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:38:27 EDT

Legendary music artist Michael Jackson, who passed away yesterday at the age of 50, is currently dominating the U.S. iTunes Store's list of top albums. Jackson's albums currently hold the top seven spots, led by the greatest hits compilation The Ess...

iPhone Marketing Director Leaves Apple for Venture Capital Firm

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:22:30 EDT

The Wall Street Journal reports that Bob Borchers, Apple's senior director of worldwide product marketing for the iPhone, has left the company to become a general partner at venture capital firm Opus Capital.

Borchers, 43, had been at...

Apple Releases Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.4.2

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:06:48 EDT

Apple today released Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.4.2, addressing several networking issues.

The Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n* Firmware 7.4.2 update provides s...

Apple Releases Final Cut Pro 6.0.6

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:29:11 EDT

Apple today released Final Cut Pro 6.0.6, which addresses issues with real-time playback in Early 2009 Mac Pros and Xserves. The release notes specify that the issue occurs when working with "complex sequences or high-bandwidth media formats."
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OS X 10.5.8 Build 9L16 Seeded to Developers

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:42:09 EDT

Apple has seeded another new version of OS X 10.5.8 to developers, signaling continued development on what may be the final update to Leopard before OS X Snow Leopard ships in September. According to the seed notes published by World of Apple, the n...

Steve Wozniak Gets First iPhone 3G S at Valley Fair in San Jose

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:34:39 EDT

MacRumors forum member djrayz arrived at the Apple Store at Valley Fair in San Jose, California early this morning to purchase an iPhone 3G S and found that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was already there participating in the experience. After chat...

Apple Releases Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:23:29 EDT

Apple today released Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0 for all Macs with Bluetooth based on Broadcom chipsets.

This update provides bug fixes and better compatibility with the Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse and Apple Wireless Keyboard.
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Apple Releases Safari 4.0.1 Update

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:08:46 EDT

Apple today released Safari 4.0.1, a minor update to Apple's Web browser, via Software Update. The update resolves several issues related to integration with iPhoto '09.

This update addresses incompatibilities between Safari 4.0 and ...

Microsoft Releases Updates for Office 2008 and 2004

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:18:45 EDT

Microsoft today released three updates targeted at users of Office for Mac primarily addressing a security issue that could be exploited using a maliciously crafted Word file.

- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.9 (268 MB)

Required to set up and manage MobileMe syncing and manage iDisk settings on a Windows PC. This update provid...

Apple Releases GarageBand 5.0.2

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:40:20 EDT

Apple today released GarageBand 5.0.2 via Software Update, addressing a number of minor performance issues.

This update addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and fixes a number of other minor issues. The ...

Apple Extends NVIDIA MacBook Pro Warranty to 3 Years

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:18:22 EDT

In October, Apple revealed that some NVIDIA-based graphics cards in MacBook Pros had been affected by a manufacturing defect announced in July. Apple stated that they would repair affected MacBook Pros within two years of the original purchase date ...