Topic: Software
Early Black Friday: Apple TV for $79.99, Office 2011 for $89.99, VMWare Fusion for $27.99
2010/25/11, 06:11 am
Early Black Friday discounts from Apple's authorized resellers continue to crop up Thursday, including offers for 20% off the new Apple TV, Microsoft Office 2011 for $89.99, VMWare Fusion for $27.99 and 64GB iPod touches for $349.
Apple releases Safari 5.0.3, 4.1.3 with bug fixes, security updates
2010/18/11, 11:11 am
Apple on Thursday released an update containing bug and security fixes for its Safari Web browser, with version 5.0.3 for Windows, Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard, and 4.1.3 for Mac users running Tiger.
Apple releases printer driver updates for Mac OS X
2010/12/11, 03:11 pm
Following the release of Mac OS X 10.6.5, Apple is now making available printer driver updates for a variety of models in Software Update.
Inside AirPrint: How to add iOS printer sharing back to Mac OS X
2010/11/11, 02:11 pm
Experimenters have discovered the configuration files Apple removed from the public release of Mac OS X 10.6.5; adding them back restores the ability to print from iOS devices to shared printers on the Mac.
Apple may delay support for AirPrint through Macs and Windows PCs
2010/09/11, 09:11 pm
Last minute stability and compatibility problems with Apple's AirPrint for iOS devices may have forced the company to delay Mac and Windows support indefinitely, mitigating the impact of the much-anticipated wireless printing technology first previewed two months ago.
Why Apple axed Xserve, and how it can reenter the server market
2010/09/11, 06:11 pm
Many of Apple's customers in enterprise environments are shocked by the company's decision to discontinue the Xserve. There's an easy answer why it happened: they weren't selling well. Here's why, and how the company may address the server market in the future, using lessons learned from iOS.
Apple's iWork '11 suite tracking for release alongside Mac App Store
2010/08/11, 04:11 pm
The next major revamp of Apple's iWork productivity suite is finished and ready to go, but the company may hold back the release until it gets around to launching the Mac App Store early next year, AppleInsider has been told.
Bank of America, Citigroup testing iPhone to replace BlackBerry [u]
2010/05/11, 05:11 pm
Two of America's largest banks are actively testing Apple's iPhone as a replacement of their existing RIM BlackBerry devices for corporate email.
Apple adds calendars back to iPhoto '11 in new 9.1 update
2010/04/11, 06:11 pm
Apple released a new version 9.1 update for iPhoto '11, adding back support for creating calendars, fixing bugs and offering additional letterpress holiday greeting card themes.
Dropping Adobe Flash boosts Apple's MacBook Air battery life by 2 hours
2010/04/11, 05:11 pm
Apple has stopped bundling Adobe Flash on new Macs, ostensibly so users could obtain the latest, secure version themselves, but vastly increased battery life seems to be another leading reason.
W3C publishes 'extremely silly' HTML5 test results suggesting win for Internet Explorer 9
2010/03/11, 12:11 am
A preview version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser engine passed more elements of a web standards test than a random selection of other browsers in the Worldwide Web Consortium's "vastly incomplete" HTML5 test suite, creating a news story that W3C members decried as "incorrect information" based on a "rather buggy test results page."
Brightcove adds support HTTP Live Streaming for Apple iOS devices
2010/02/11, 05:11 pm
Internet video host Brightcove, among the first to begin supporting iPhone-compatible H.264 video and HTML5, is now moving to support Apple's open HTTP Live Streaming format as well, hammering another nail into the coffin of Adobe Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight.
Steve Jobs: iTunes LP, Extra coming to iOS Apple TV
2010/02/11, 05:11 pm
After its transition into an iOS device, Apple TV lost the ability to display iTunes LP and Extras, but support is on the way according to an email attributed to Apple's chief executive.
Apple releases iPhone, iPad iOS 4.2 Golden Master to developers
2010/01/11, 08:11 pm
Apple has released iOS 4.2 build 8C134 for both iPad and iPhone and iPod touch devices, indicating the company is close to public release of the new operating system, originally slated for delivery this month.
Apple's iOS pushes Microsoft to dial down Silverlight for HTML5
2010/29/10, 06:10 pm
While Apple's success with its mobile iOS platform is credited with invoking the proliferation of HTML5 video at the expense of Adobe's Flash, it's also causing a major shift in strategy for Microsoft's Silverlight.
Apple issues Mac Pro EFI firmware, Logic updates
2010/28/10, 08:10 pm
Apple released several support downloads Thursday, including a Mac Pro EFI firmware update and an update to the company's Logic Pro and Logic Express music production software.
Microsoft releases Office 2011 for Mac with Outlook, cloud support
2010/26/10, 09:10 am
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of Office 2011 for Mac, bringing new features to the productivity suite including an all-new version of Outlook built from the ground up for Mac OS X.
Review: Microsoft's Office 2011 for Mac
2010/25/10, 03:10 pm
Microsoft’s latest Office 2011 for Mac productivity suite, which goes on sale tomorrow, promises to deliver better compatibility with the company’s Windows version of Office and corporate server products, while also presenting a revised user interface both familiar to Mac users and similar to the company’s Ribbon interface used in Windows.
Apple: Not preinstalling Flash on Macs ensures users have latest version
2010/22/10, 12:10 pm
Apple has issued an official comment on the lack of preinstalled Adobe Flash on the newly released MacBook Air and all future Macs, saying the change was done to ensure that users always have the latest version of Flash by downloading directly from Adobe.
Steve Jobs on Java: Apple-built updates 'may not be the best way'
2010/22/10, 09:10 am
In an e-mail claimed to be from Steve Jobs, the Apple chief executive explained that Apple may no longer develop their own Java for the Mac because it is almost always a version behind the one produced by Oracle and Sun.

