Apple does it again… Useless software installation on Windows OS
Apple was criticized heavily when they started delivering Apple Safari web browser through their Software Update utility.
Safari was selected by default at first which led to many unwanted installations.
Apple fixed the problem by shifting new software to a different box where user got [...]
Apple highlight printer and scanner support in Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard is a couple of days old now. The company has now revealed a list of printers and scanners which are officially supported by this new operating system.
The list is pretty comprehensive and includes the hardware whose drivers are [...]
Apple Aperture 2.1.4 released
Apple has released an update for their Aperture 2 application.
Apple Aperture 2.1.4 is now the latest version of this product.
The company said that the update is free for all the registered users. It is available from the company’s website.
Mac users can also get this update using the Software Update component [...]
Apple iPhoto 8.0.4 released with a major bug fix
Apple has released an updated edition of Apple iPhoto.
Apple iPhoto 8.0.4 is now available as a free update for all the Mac users who own Apple iLife 09.
This update fixes a major bug that caused stability problems for users on the previous versions.
The [...]
Apple QuickTime 7.6 released with bug fixes
Apple has now released a new version of Apple QuickTime.
Apple QuickTime 7.6 is now available as a free download.
This release is mostly a bug fix edition. It is available for both Windows and Mac operating systems.
Apple has fixed as many as seven security vulnerabilities in this edition.
Apple [...]
Apple issues latest firmware for MacBooks
Apple has issued latest firmwares for their recently launched notebooks.
The company has made available separate releases for MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air.
These updates include:
MacBook Pro 15-inch SMC Firmware Update 1.2
MacBook SMC Firmware Update 1.2
MacBook Air SMC Firmware Update 1.1
MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.6
MacBook Air EFI Firmware [...]
Apple updates Apple Software Update to support new software installation
Apple recently released Apple Safari web browser through their Apple Software Utility.
The update utility showed the Safari option even when the user did not have it installed on the machine.
This was heavily criticized on the web as the option was enabled by default and users accidentally [...]
Mozilla not happy with Safari auto-install move by Apple
Mozilla CEO John Lilly has criticized Apple for delivering Apple Safari web browser through the Apple Software Update utility.
Safari was delivered to the users of Apple iTunes/QuickTime even though they had not installed the web browser in the first place.
Lilly wrote in a blog post on this [...]
