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Multiple .Mac users report receiving emails from Apple regarding a .Mac sync update scheduled for today. Dear .Mac member: Due to improvements being made to .Mac Sync on October 19, 2007, please note the following changes. Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger users: To ensure uninterrupted service, you must be using Mac OS X version 10.4.10. To check which version...

Apple has released XSan 1.4.2, a maintenance release to its enterprise-class storage area network solution. Whats New in this Version The Xsan 1.4.2 update addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability, usability and compatibility. It includes specific fixes for: - mounting Fibre Channel LUNs on Mac OS X Leopard - metadata controller failovers during power outages and network...

Apple has posted updates to Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 today: Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 Client The 3.2 client update is recommended for all users and addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability, usability and compatibility. Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 Admin The 3.2 update is recommended for all users and addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability, usability and...

Apple released an ATI Radio X1900 XT Radeon Firmware Update on Tuesday. About ATI Radeon X1900 XT Firmware Update The ATI Radeon X1900 XT with 512MB of dedicated GDDR3 memory provides an ideal solution for motion graphics, animation, digital photography, or 3D design and visualization. It offers two dual-link DVI ports that can simultaneously support two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays for ...

Chicago Business reports that Apple is looking to open a store as part of Chicago's Block 37 project on State Street. The status of the talks with Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple and the other retailers couldn't be determined. Sources say Apple has engaged a broker to negotiate a lease for a store as large as 6,000 square feet of ground-level space fronting State Street. The stores in the Block 37...

Over the weekend forum user jimpo posted what he claimed to be a 16GB iPhone with firmware 1.1.2 that supposedly made its way into the store he works at. The forum thread has been widely linked and debated, and we post it for completeness...

AppleInsider believes the Mac Mini is end of life, despite being recently refreshed.The site has said that the Mac Mini will be discontinued. There have been recent rumblings around the web regarding a replacement named the "Mac Nano", however the origins of this rumor are from extremely unreliable Mac OS Rumors, and remain unconfirmed by any traditionally reliable...

Cerulean Studios, maker of popular windows AIM client Trillian, has announced that it is developing a Mac version of Trillian. Though this first alpha build of the OS X version of Trillian is still very preliminary and minimal - the functionality pulled through is about the same as the Flash-based web version - the code for every single feature on the Windows version is there in the underlying...

Digital Journal claims that they have inside information that luxury retailer Holt Renfrew will carry the iPhone by mid-October throughout Canada. The Holt Renfrew source says the 8GB phone will be a GSM phone, retailing across the country for $799. Anyone familiar with the GSM market in Canada knows that Rogers is the leading GSM provider in the country. ...

Crunchgear claims that there will be a "substantial" update to iTunes this month to provide High Definition content. Accordingly, Apple has reportedly placed a large order for Apple TV's in anticipation. CrunchGear has not been an accurate source of Apple rumors. Surrounding the previous iPod Nano rumors, they claimed that the Nano would come in 8GB and 16GB versions and not be called "Nano" ...

Apple has released Battery Update 1.3, which addresses battery performance issues with the 15-inch MacBook Pro. The updater will check to see if a battery needs to be updated on startup, wake from sleep, and when a battery is inserted if the power adapter is plugged in. Also released today is Security Update for QuickTime 7.2 for Windows. According to Apple's supplemental security...

iPhoneBugList notes that they spotted an unusual mistake in Apple's website source code. One of the HTML product fields lists "iPhone Extreme" as the product name. Obviously, there is no "iPhone Extreme" that has yet been announced, and so, of course, people are speculating what this could mean (if anything). Appleinsider believes it represents a sloppy copy/paste error from Airport...

BetaNews claims that Microsoft will be introducing the Zune 2 on Tuesday. The second major revision to the Zune music player will introduce flash-based players. Entering the flash-based device market is very important for Microsoft, as the category is by far the most popular. While the Zune has managed to grab a 10 percent share of the HDD player segment, overall that has amounted to about a 3 ...

Apple has continued with frequent seeds for its upcoming Mac OS X 10.4.11 update with build 8S2157 which was released yesterday. The developer's release lists an upgrade issue from a previous seed and an Safari address-bar rending issue. There are reportedly some tweaks/fixes to...

Apple has posted a new update for the MacBook and MacBook Pro which corrects an incorrect default setting on some MacBooks and MacBook Pros: This update enables file system journaling on MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook computers. Some MacBook and MacBook Pro systems were shipped with file system journaling turned off. Journaling is recommended on all Mac computers as a preventative measure...

With the turning of the seasons, Apple has delayed its promised "Summer 2007" delivery of Final Cut Server. Apple has updated its website to not specify a release date. Multiple reports (some anonymous) to MacRumors claims a delay of several weeks is in order, and one claims that the release could be pushed back as far as January 2008. Final Cut Server is a media asset management...

This flickr set provides photos of Steve Jobs in Germany launching the iPhone today. The photo were posted by iFun.de...

Though obvious, several sites are reporting on comments by Steve Jobs that a 3G iPhone is coming from Apple. PocketLint specifically claims that Jobs said "You can expect a 3G iPhone later next year", however, Engadget's reporting was a bit less definitive: Our phone has a talk time of 8 hours and that's really important when you want to use your phone for internet and music. 3G needs to get...