Category: Product Updates

Apple has released iPhoto 9.2.1, an update to iLife ’11. According to Apple, iLife v.9.2 includes the following: Addresses compatibility with iCloud and iOS 5 Left and right swipe gestures can now be used to navigate between photos in Magnify (1-up) view Previously imported photos are now displayed in a separate section of the Import…

Apple has released firmware updates for early-2011 iMac and MacBook Pro models and mid-2011 Mac mini and MacBook Air models. The updates for MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac mini include fixes to improve stability of machines, and Apple recommends them for all users. Here is an overview of the update for each Mac: iMac…

We love music, and we’re still making great iPods. Today, Phil Schiller announced changes to both the iPod nano and the iPod touch. iPod nano iPod nano now has larger icons for easier navigation, while maintaining the same size, weight and capacities. Users swipe between icons rather than seeing a grid. For the fit-conscious, Nike+…

Yesterday Apple released iTunes 10.4.1. Rolled out last month alongside OS X 10.7 Lion, iTunes 10.4 is designed for use with Lion’s full-screen app capability and includes iTunes in the Cloud beta. According to Apple, the update makes the following improvements: Fixes a problem where the media keys on some third-party keyboards work inconsistently with…

Yesterday afternoon Apple released Mac OS X 10.7.1, the first major update to Lion. The maintenance update comes just four weeks after the new OS was released and includes a number of bug fixes and security improvements. The major fixes in the release will: Address an issue that may cause the system to become unresponsive…

Apple today released iOS 4.3.5, an incremental update focusing primarily on a security issue with certificate validation. Arriving just over a week after iOS 4.3.4, today’s update marks the second security oriented iOS release in only 10 days. According to the support document accompanying the software’s release, the update prevents attackers with privileged network positions…

This past Friday Apple released iOS 4.3.4 for its spectrum of current and compatible iOS devices. The update—which was also released as iOS 4.2.9 for the CDMA iPhone 4—focused entirely on a security vulnerability uncovered by users earlier in the month. The issue concerns malicious PDF files, and has appeared and subsequently been patched by…

This Thursday Apple released Mac OS X v10.6.8, the first incremental Snow Leopard update since late March. Likely the last major maintenance update before Mac OS X 10.7 Lion debuts next month, the release includes several new features, tweaks and bug fixes. Among the more notable features of the update are enhancements to the Mac…

Yesterday, Apple released iOS 4.3.3 for its mobile devices. As announced during last week’s executive phone interview with All Things Digital, the update focuses exclusively on the controversial iOS crowd-sourced location database cache. The new software addresses the three major points of concern with the company’s previous builds of iOS software. According the the support…

Last evening Apple released iTunes 10.2.2, which provides a number of important bug fixes for the company’s popular media software. According to a support document accompanying the software’s release, the update includes the following fixes: Addresses an issue where iTunes may become unresponsive when syncing an iPad.  Resolves an issue which may cause syncing photos…