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More details on today’s Mac OS X 10.5.4 update

by Patrick Lutz on Jun 30, 2008 at 09:17 PM

As we reported earlier, Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.4 today, an update which fixes several issues with iCal, AirPort, Safari, and Spaces & Exposé. We’ve now got some additional details, coming to you after the break. Continue Reading »

Apple Acknowledges Graphical Issues on Laptops

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Apr 15, 2008 at 12:00 PM

The problem that has plagued me personally, and seemingly evaporated, has finally been acknowledged by Apple. Graphical “tearing” when scrolling webpages and flickering when watching video seems to be rather common place on new MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Apple has said that they know about it and are looking into… Continue Reading »

Sometimes Apple stuff doesn’t ‘just work’

by Michael Yurechko on Mar 24, 2008 at 08:58 PM

Okay, so maybe you’ve never had a problem with an Apple product but I know that I’ve had many issues and so has Xavier from Notebooks.com. Xavier has dealt with dead iMacs, dead batteries, and countless iPhone issues. It seems he isn’t cut out to be an Apple product user.… Continue Reading »

Airport problems fixed at last with Airport Utility update?

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 12, 2008 at 09:07 AM

A new update has just been released from Apple. AirPort Base Station Update 2008-001 was released midday Tuesday and as of this time is not available on Apple’s website. According to Apple, the update “includes general fixes and compatibility updates for the following applications: AirPort Utility, AirPort Disk Utility, [and]… Continue Reading »

Apple solves MacBook Air overheating problem

by Patrick Lutz on Mar 12, 2008 at 06:24 AM

This week, Apple released a new software update, weighing in at about 551kb, to the MacBook Air’s system management control (SMC) in hopes that it will finally put an end to frequent and annoying freezing and overheating issues that have troubled some early adopters of Apple’s newest line of notebooks.… Continue Reading »

10.5.2 Slips in a New Utility

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Feb 15, 2008 at 04:20 PM

Mac OS X 10.5.2 had a long list of fixes and additions, but one that wasn’t mentioned was the ability to remotely install OS X on a MacBook Air without installing from the MacBook Air disc. The program tells you to insert an Apple Install disc and then walks you… Continue Reading »

2008 Mac Pro video card issues

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Feb 5, 2008 at 10:26 AM

As always, early adopters will find issues that Apple needs to fix - especially with new hardware. The 2008 Mac Pros were an unexpected release, as they came before the Macworld keynote. The new Mac Pros didn’t have a new casing - in fact, they look exactly the same as… Continue Reading »

iPhone 1.1.3 causing SMS problems

by Michael Mistretta on Jan 29, 2008 at 11:37 AM

If you have recently updated your iPhone to 1.1.3, and are experiencing some minor SMS issues, you are note alone. Apparently, many UK-based iPhone users are reporting on Apple’s own Discussion forums that SMS updates are appearing out of order. The topic has grown quite large with 200 responses and… Continue Reading »

Is Apple’s new keyboard flawed?

by Marvin Sum on Aug 22, 2007 at 11:12 AM

When Jobs introduced the new iMacs two weeks ago, he also introduced the aluminum keyboards, which apparently managed to wow the entire world (well, some of it, anyway). I really liked them; as a MacBook user, I think the keyboard is perfect - their low height means much quicker finger… Continue Reading »

Unconfirmed: AirPort issues with Mac OS X 10.4.10

by Marvin Sum on Jul 11, 2007 at 11:11 AM

Appletell has found that Airport problems seem to be creeping up in a number of MacBooks. The threads on Apple’s discussion forums all point to the latest Mac OS X 10.4.10 update. Currently, there are several symptoms that have been reported; these range from dropped connections to kernel panics. Unfortunately,… Continue Reading »

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