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Apple has issued an update including "general fixes, compatibility updates, and security improvements for the AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n." The update will require Airport Utility 5.1, which was included in AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001. Apple says the update will fix two security issues with the 802.11n Airport Extreme Base Station. One revolves around improper default...

Apple has begun airing a new ad for its newly released Apple TV. The ad has not yet been posted to Apple's website, but forum member Rocketman was able to capture the ad using his Sony DSC-P10 camcorder and post it to Google Video (update: Improved video capture posted via YouTube): Additional reader reports indicate that the ad is airing on multiple networks, including CNBC, ESPN, and...

Apple announced via a press release today that it has sold its 100 millionth iPod. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations of iPod mini, two generations of iPod nano and two generations of iPod shuffle. At this historic milestone, we want to thank...

Speculation is rising that Apple may have more models of the Apple TV waiting in the wings after it was noted that the way Apple sells the unit on its online store is more typical of a product with multiple models than a single-model product (first noted by AppleTVHacks.net). Apple's online store has become a hotbed of rumors, with a recent leak apparently predicting the arrival of 8-core Mac...

According to CBC News, Rogers is backtracking heavily on previous claims that it would be the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in Canada. "We haven't announced whether we will carry the iPhone," Odette Coleman, manager of corporate communications for Rogers Wireless, said in an e-mail to CBC News Online. "Everything in the media has been speculations to this point. The only fact is that we are the...

Apple has released the long-anticipated 8-core Mac Pro. The update keeps current configurations but adds a top of the line 8-core 3 GHz model for $1498 additional beyond the base 2.66 Quad-core model. Interestingly, at the current time the model is only available in the US and Canada, although this may simply reflect a lag time in Apple updating localized versions of Apple's website....

The Inquirer is claiming that Clovertown-based Mac Pros may finally see the light of day tomorrow. However, the site has a limited rumor record, and the precise timing of the announcement of Clovertown-based Mac Pros has even eluded traditionally reliable AppleInsider. A more plausible time-frame for a Mac Pro refresh may be Apple's NAB special event, which one earlier page 2 rumor had...

Apple and EMI will be holding a joint press conference at 1pm London time, 8am EDT, to discuss "an exciting new digital offering." Late last week, a MacRumors source indicated that the event would revolve around the removal of Digital Rights Management (DRM) from EMI tracks in the iTunes store. Unverifiable at the time, we did not publish the information until yesterday, which has since...

According to apcmag.com, Microsoft's Office 2008 for Mac has proceeded into private beta stages of development (note: mirror may be slow). "We're in private betas right now" confirmed Sheridan Jones, Lead Marketing Manager for Microsoft's Mac Business Unit (MacBU), during an exclusive interview with APC magazine. Microsoft announced Office 2008 for Mac at Macworld San Francisco in January, and...

Apple announced in a press release today that it will be offering Major League Baseball (MLB) video highlights for the 2007 season on the iTunes store. The content will include daily 25-minute "MLB.com Daily Rewind" highlight shows and two weekly "Games of the Week", which will be full-length games from the best games of the American and National leagues. Each Daily Rewind and Game of the Week...

Apple has released a maintenance update to its AirPort Base Station software for Mac and PC. The Mac update provides general fixes and compatibility updates for AirPort Utility, AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow Base Stations, AirPort Disk Utility, and AirPort Disk Agent. The Windows update provides similar updates to AirPort Utility, AirPort Disk Agent, and AirPort Disks Control...

Intel today released some details on its next-generation 45 nanometer chips (code-named Penryn) due later this year. Penryn, the next chip family to be based on the Core micro-architecture, will include the following enhancements (among others): - Speeds in excess of 3 GHz - Dual-core L2 cache of 6 MB, Quad-core L2 cache of 12 MB - Intel Virtualization Technology speed enhancements -...

Some readers have noted that Apple has pulled the Logic 7.2 crossgrade from its Online store. This has lead to speculation that the rumored Logic 8 (perhaps revamped (page 2)) may indeed be released this week at MusikMesse in Frankfurt, Germany. Logic 7.2, a universal version of Logic, was released in February 2006. The last major release of Logic was back in September 2004 when Logic 7 Pro...

After a longer than expected period of anticipation, we have received our Apple TV and have had a number of hours to spend reviewing it. For our review, we strive to give a scientific, thorough, and unbiased reaction to a product based on a product's ease of use, features, performance, reliability and lifespan, and value. For more detailed information on how we conduct our reviews, see the rev...

AppleInsider claims to have uncovered the specifics of how Creative Suite 3's bundles will be broken down. CS3 Design Standard/Premium Reportedly aimed at "print and publishing professionals", the standard bundle will include InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, and Acrobat 8 Professional. The Premium edition will tack on Flash CS3 Professional and Dreamweaver CS3, and exchange the...

According to LoopRumors, Apple is seriously considering another stock split, which would drop the price of its stock while proportionally increasing the amount of shares. At the recent Morgan Stanley Technology Conference, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer simply stated that he didn't "have anything to announce at this time" when questioned as to whether Apple would split its stock. Investors...

MacUser notes that the 10.4.9 update has brought additional phone support to Apple's iSync. According to the site, the following devices have been added to the official device list: * Motorola K1 Bluetooth + USB * Motorola K1m Bluetooth + USB * Motorola V3m Bluetooth + USB * Motorola L2 Bluetooth + USB * Samsung D600 Bluetooth * Samsung D900 Bluetooth *...

According to Reuters, the European Union's consumer chief Meglena Kuneva is softening her stance on Apple's iTunes-iPod ecosystem. Recently, she had been quoted as comparing Apple's store with CD's, and the lack of transportability of Apple's tracks to other devices meant "something has to change." The comments had sparked some fears that the EU was interested in pursuing legal action to...

According to multiple anonymous sources, Apple's next installment of Mac OS X (named Leopard) will arrive in mid to late April with an exact shipping date being announced later this month, perhaps alongside Adobe's Creative Suite 3 event. While the sources are anonymous and cannot be confirmed at this time by other known and traditionally reliable means, agreement from such a variety of...

Apple's laptop batteries are once again feeling heat after one MacBook owner's laptop caught fire, apparently stemming from the battery. As I was running I saw a fire. At first I thought that the lamp had fallen and set fire to the curtain. As I got closer I realised it was my mac book .... burning! I picked it up and blew on it and swung it around to put the flames out. The book shelf it was...