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According to SiliconRumors.com Apple might introduce a 3G modem in its Macbook Air line. This has been speculated for a while along with the possibility of a tablet Mac with this feature. If this rumor turns out to be true, Macbook Air buyers in Kuwait can forget their Zain/Wataniya/Viva usb modems at home and just use the built in 3G modem of the Macbook Air. Still though no specification are revealed yet to see if this 3G modem is compatible with our home networks.
Source: SiliconRumors.com
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Apple updated its white Macbook with faster processor, bigger hard drive, and faster ram all for the same price of $999.
Processor: 2.0 GHz -> 2.13 GHz
Hard Drive: 120GB -> 160GB Serial ATA
Memory: 2GB 667MHz DDR2 -> 2GB 800MHz DDR2
Source: AppleInsider.com
Category : Humor, Uncategorized
Apple today issued a press release announcing that the keynote address for its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference will be held on June 8th at 10 AM Pacific Time. The keynote will be given by a team of executives led by Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
Apple also announced that it will be issuing a final Developer Preview version of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard at the event.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is currently taking a medical leave of absence until June, and many have hoped that he will make his first public reappearance at WWDC. While today’s announcement does not preclude an appearance by Jobs, it does appear that, unless plans change, he will not play his traditional keynote role, While AppleInsider believes that Jobs would return following WWDC to announce new iPhones.
Source : Apple , Macrumors, AppleInsider
Apple released a new set of their famous “Get A Mac” Ad campaign with new Ads. Check them out of Apple’s Site >>Here<<
Apple has launched the long-awaited 10.5.7 Mac OS X update to customers today through Mac OS X’s Software Update utility. The new update is said to provide general fixes to the operating system:
The 10.5.7 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3397.
For detailed information on security updates, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 .
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update (442 MB) – Requires OS X 10.5.6
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Combo Update (729 MB) – Upgrade from any version of OS X 10.5 Leopard
Mac OS X Server 10.5.7 (452 MB)
Mac OS X Server Combo 10.5.7 (951 MB)
Some highlights include:
- Improves performance of video playback and cursor movements for recent Macs with NVIDIA graphics.
- Improves Finder search results for network volumes that may not support Spotlight searching
- Addresses a situation that may cause issues when logging into Gmail
- Improves consistency with Parental Controls and application restrictions
Apple also released security updates for OS X 10.4 Tiger users:
Security Update 2009-002 (Tiger Intel) (165 MB)
Security Update 2009-002 (Tiger PPC) (75 MB)
Security Update 2009-002 (Server Universal) (203 MB)
Security Update 2009-002 (Server Tiger PPC) (130 MB)
Along with the operating system updates, Apple released updates to Safari 3 for Leopard, Tiger, and Windows:
Safari 3.2.3 for Leopard (40 MB) – Requires OS X 10.5.7
Safari 3.2.3 for Tiger (26.29 MB) – Requires OS X 10.4.11 and Security Update 2009-002
Safari 3.2.3 for Windows (19.69 MB) – Requires Windows XP or Vista
Finally, Apple released an update for Safari 4 Beta, bringing security changes outlined in this support document. The Safari 4 Beta update is currently available via Software Update for those users who have upgraded to OS X 10.5.7.
SOURCE : MacRumors
