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Now available via Software Update: QuickTime 7.1.1 addresses an issue with 3rd party start-up items on Intel Macs. This release also fixes an issue exporting Keynote presentations to iDVD. Important Notice to QuickTime Pro Users Installation of QuickTime 7 will disable the QuickTime Pro functionality in prior versions of QuickTime, such as QuickTime 5 or QuickTime 6. If you proceed with this...

Parallels has released Release Cantidate 2 of its virtualization software, Parallels Desktop. Among the new features and improvements introduced in this version is a technology called Compressor, which shrinks a guest OS's hard disk image to up to 50% of its original size. The added features of Compressor brings added price, however. The final version will cost US $79, $30 more than the...

Engadget notes that "Apple Mac OS" is listed as a possible pop-up selection when attempting to download the latest drivers for your Dell computer. The Driver/Downloads page discrepancy, of course, has sparked a lot of speculation about a Mac OS X/Dell pairing. The additional website pick-list option, however, may have simply found its way onto Dell's support site for existing printer drivers ...

Now available via Software Update: iWeb Update 1.1.1 iWeb 1.1.1 resolves issues related to publishing sites to .Mac The update is also available for download from Apple's website....

According to this Intel workstation marketing pamphlet (pdf), Intel's new workstation platform will support Fully Buffered DIMM system memory technology (FBDIMM). FBDIMM technology allows for greater memory capacity and higher bandwidth due to the addition of an Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB) on each DIMM board. Throughput is theoretically increased 300% from previous-generation DDR2-400...

A recent Piper Jaffray report reported by Forbes.com claims that Apple may ship 8 million iPods this quarter, down from Wallstreet expectations of 8.6 million units. The analyst arrived at his new 8-million figure by looking at the typical percentage of iPods shipped in past June quarters and measuring the sequential and year-over-year growth rates. He then averaged the two estimates from his...

Spymac is claiming that the iPod Shuffle line will be discontinued once current inventory is depleted. Spymac has primarily turned away from rumors and its current reliability is unknown. Previous rumors and speculation had indicated that the 1 GB iPod Nano would replace the iPod Shuffle. Apple has since released the 1 GB iPod Nano and cut the original price of the...

Apple has seeded Mac OS X 10.4.7 to Apple developers earlier this week. The current build is reported to be 8J111 for PowerPC and 8J2111 for Intel Macs. Areas of testing are listed as Mail, Safari, Aperture, Syncing and iChat. Known issues include inaccurate Calculator results and Mail signatures note working...

System Management Control firmware updates are available for certain Intel-based Mac models. The SMC Firmware Update addresses intermittent boot issues. The SMC Firmware Update 1.0 is a System Management Control (SMC) firmware update for certain Intel-based computers, including iMac (Early 2006), Mac mini (Early 2006) and MacBook Pro (15-inch) computers. The updates can be found here: iMac...

Macworld UK reports claims by security researcher Tom Ferris that last Thursday's Security Update 2006-003 did not correct several "critical" security flaws in Safari, QuickTime, and iTunes that he reported to Apple in January 2006. The article says that Ferris considered publicly releasing the details of these flaws yesterday in his blog at security-protocols.com, but he has not done so as of...

TheRegister ties together some thoughts to speculate that the previously rumored Red iPod may be coming this Tuesday. This is based on this day being an otherwise big one for the Product Red charity which the red iPod is supposed to be a part of. Also, since the iPod and MacBook are rumored to be released together, the site concludes the MacBook could also be released that...

According to Rob Glaser, CEO of Real Networks, "about half the music on iPods is music obtained illegitimately." Glaser's comments were made in an interview with The Guardian where he goes on to discuss why he feels his company is trailing Apple and what Real's strategy is to improve its standing in the digital downloading market. The average number of songs sold for the iPod is 25, and there are ...

Several sites are reporting on a new filing which appeared in the U.S. Patent Office describing a multi-touch sensing device. This has been a known patent application first published in Europe. The implications of this have already been discussed in...

One reader points out a seminar at CompUSA to be held on May 10th, 2006 about the "new iBook" - Overview Hear about the most affordable iBook ever. - What you will Learn Specifications and features of the new iBook. - Featured Solutions Hear about how the new iBook is your go-anywhere digital solution. While suggestive, CompUSA and these training sessions typically do not have any inside...

Multiple readers have reported that their early orders of 17" MacBook Pro's are now shipping. The 17" MacBook Pro was announced by Apple at NAB on April...

Alongside their new "Get a Mac" ad campaign launched this week, Apple also introduced another iPod ad on Thursday. The new ad follows the same silhouetted dancers, this time to Love Train by Wolfmother. Apple has posted a Quicktime version of the ad on their...

It appears as though a significant number of 1.25 Ghz eMac users are suffering from logic board breakdowns that cause video to become distorted. Although Apple's included diagnostic utilities indicate that all hardware is operating normally, opening up the machines reveals bulging and cracked capacitors. Most of the issues are occurring out of the eMac's 1-year standard warranty, and Apple...

CNet News.com reports on recent unpatched security vulnerabilities in Apple's Mac OS X and Safari web browser. The vulnerabilities, the most severe of which could let a would-be attacker run malicious code on a user's Mac, are under investigation by Apple. Reported security vulnerabilities, even unpatched ones, are nothing new. What may be of interest, however, is that five of the flaws...