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Apple posted a 1.0.1 (available in iTunes) update to the iPod Classic firmware which has been said to improve performance and responsiveness on the Apple iPods. There have been criticisms of the user interface performance on the new...

Apple posted an iMac Software Update 1.1 on Thursday. This update provides important bug fixes and is recommended for 20-inch and 24-inch iMac models with 2.0, 2.4, or 2.8GHz processors....

Apple has released Keyboard Software Update 1.2. Apple states that the update is intended to provide support for Apple's aluminum keyboard special features. The 35.3 MB update requires Mac OS 10.4.10. In addition, Apple also released Compatibility Update for QuickTime 7.2, which promises increased compatibility with iLife. The 18.1 MB update requires Mac OS 10.3.9 or 10.4.9 or later and...

One of the early criticisms of the Apple TV was that it was unable to purchase content without the use of iTunes on a Mac or PC. We don't have any solid rumor-intelligence to claim that direct-purchasing from the iTunes store will indeed be added to the Apple TV, and in general dislike speculation in our articles at MacRumors. However, in this case the evidence seems to be clearly adding up...

FlyingMeat introduced a new shareware image editor for the Mac called Acorn 1.0. The $39.95 image editor's design goal was said to be "simplicity": Don't let Acorn's size fool you; it's a powerful little guy. Fancy math to keep your pencil strokes from having sharp edges, squeezing all the performance out of your computer's GPU as possible, and simple innovations to make your life easier....

Think Secret notes that last week Apple distributed Mac OS 10.4.11 build 8S151/8S2151 for PPC and Intel. Builds 8S151 (PowerPC) and 8S2151 (Intel) feature a handful of additional fixes, including ones targeted at system hangs at shutdown when unmounting an NFS volume, audio drift glitches, incorrect size reporting on Sun Mass Storage Devices, and more. However, the site notes that a handful of...

HardMac.com republishes what is claiming to be an iPhone advertisement from T-Mobile. The flyer claims the iPhone will be launching in Germany on November 12th by T-Mobile. It also indicates the iPhone will have 16GB of storage and work on the 3G network. The flyer was also submitted to us via a Rapid Share link. As always the authenticity of such an image is impossible to...

Apple has released Pro Application Support 4.0.2, available via its website or via Software Update. This update addresses issues with keyboard interface reliability for Apple's professional applications and is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio....

Forum user Karpfish posted unboxing photos of the iPod Classic. iLounge posted a Flickr set of the new iPod Classic, Nano and Shuffle ArsTechnica posted photos of the Classic and Nano. AppleInsider posts iPod Nano (Black) unboxing...

iLounge posted a video on Youtube showing off the iPod Nano and its new interface. Apple has posted their own videos of the interface including Cover Flow, Music, Movies, TV Shows, PodCasts, AudioBooks, Games, Photos, and Extras....

Appleinsider posts some high quality photos of the new iPods released today. ...

Generation MP3 (French) offers a rumor that Apple will be launching some sort of Wi-fi service called 'The Circle' tomorrow. Pocket-link provides a translation, but there are very few...

We're never certain what to believe with regard to 3rd party retailers when they "accidentally" release photos of accessories for unreleased products, but ezGear has posted images for what claim to be cases for the iPod 6G and Nano G3. The images are consistent with rumors, and were uploaded on today. While some accessory makers likely do get some lead time before product releases,...

Smarthouse suggests that Apple may try to get into the content production business. First, they claim that Apple is set to roll out a "massive marketing campaign" to push video iPods with the roll out of TV soaps and series to hook the customers on a recurring basis. According to "one insider", Apple has reportedly even looked into creating their own content but there have been concerns about ...

As the September 5th event approaches, the rumors continue to build, with last minute claims and "leaks". One popular theme is a claim of an outline of the keynote speech. This has been claimed before a number of times, and has always been fake. We've published the latest one for interest only, and don't believe it to be...

Intel's latest roadmap reportedly includes higher front side bus speeds for Penryn-based Xeons, according to DailyTech. The site lists 3 processors slated to include a 1600 MHz front side bus, up from today's 1333 MHz front side bus, 2 of which are quad-core. The E5472 and E5462 are clocked at 3.0 GHz and 2.8 GHz respectively, and will feature Penryn's 12 MB L2 cache previously described....

For those interested in the details of Adobe's actual implementation of h.264 in their upcoming Flash player, this blog post provides an indepth look into what is supported and what is not. Posted by Adobe engineer, Tinic...

EA is receiving rising criticism around the Mac web for not delivering on a bold promise made at this year's WWDC to simultaneously release Mac versions of popular game titles, such as the recently released Madden '08. In speaking to AppleInsider, an EA spokesperson pegged the delay on the company's inexperience developing for the platform. EA's 4 previous titles (Battlefield 2142, Command...