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Apple Releases Boot Camp Drivers Update 2.2 for Windows

One of the remaining Apple software updates not yet discussed here on Softpedia is the Boot Camp Drivers Update 2.2 for Windows, which, according to the Cupertino-based Mac maker, addresses trackpad issues, and includes support for the Apple Magic mouse and wireless keyboard. “If you have an Intel-based Mac and...

20 November 2009
04:28 GMT

Download Apple QuickTime 7.6.5 for Windows

The company behind the Mac operating system claims that QuickTime 7.6.5 is a Windows-only release, which addresses issues with applications not reliably loading libraries required by QuickTime at startup, as well as incorrect display of QuickTime movies embedded in a webpage using custom scale attributes. QuickTime ...

20 November 2009
03:23 GMT

Apple Updates Server Admin Tools to Version 10.6.2

This week, Apple posted new updates on the Downloads section of its website, including a Server Admin Tools 10.6.2 one, an update recommended for the remote administration of Snow Leopard Server. Server Admin Tools contains remote administration tools, documentation, and utilities that you can install on a computer o...

20 November 2009
03:04 GMT

Apple Delivers Updated Snow Leopard Printer Drivers

Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard users can now enjoy updated drivers for their printers, courtesy of a series of new updates released on Monday by Apple, and which includes the necessary software for Brother, Canon, HP, and Lexmark products. According to the company, the new available downloads include the latest printin...

17 November 2009
06:11 GMT

Sprint Hero to See Software Update Soon

The HTC Hero is the third mobile phone Taiwanese company HTC Corporation launched on the market with Google's Android operating system on board and, until not too long ago, the handset was seen as the nicest Android-based device available. The Hero can be purchased in the US too, via wireless carrier Sprint, wh...

16 November 2009
07:01 GMT

Palm Releases webOS 1.3.1 into the Wild

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm has just released into the wild a new flavor of its latest smartphone operating system, namely webOS 1.3.1. According to the company, the new software version does not come around with any new applications for the devices running under it (namely Palm Pre and Palm Pixi), yet th...

14 November 2009
06:06 GMT

Download New Safari 4.0.4 for Mac OS X, Windows

Apple has released a new version of its Safari web browser for Mac and Windows, which includes improvements to the performance, stability, and security of the software. Available as a free download, Safari is the standard web browser that has been shipping with Apple’s operating system since the release of Mac ...

12 November 2009
02:53 GMT

Apple Recommends Installing Security Update 2009-006

A hefty 143MB download is required on behalf of those who wish only to address the latest security holes found in Mac OS X. Incorporated in the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update as well, Security Update 2009-006 delivers a whopping 44 code corrections on its own.Among almost four dozen vulnerabilities, discovered with the help ...

10 November 2009
05:45 GMT

Mac OS X v10.6.2 Snow Leopard - The Full Scoop

By releasing the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update yesterday, Apple updated an array of system components in Snow Leopard, providing general operating system fixes, as well as fixes specific to a number of smaller areas, like Fonts, Printing, and MobileMe.Speaking on a general level, Apple believes it has finally fixed the data...

10 November 2009
05:02 GMT

Apple Issues Wireless Keyboard Update 2.0 for Mac OS X

Alongside Mac OS X 10.6.2 and Security Update 2009-006, Wireless Keyboard Update 2.0 can also be spotted over at Apple’s Downloads section. The free update is said to allow users of an Apple 2009 Wireless Keyboard to take advantage of its special features. While Mac OS X 10.5.8 is required before installing thi...

10 November 2009
03:40 GMT

Mac OS X 10.6.2 (Snow Leopard) Available for Download

In what was an expected move on behalf of the company headquartered in Cupertino, California, the Mac OS X 10.6.2 incremental update for Snow Leopard has been released to the public. Available as a free download via the Mac OS X “built-in” Software Updater, Apple’s Downloads section, as well as Soft...

10 November 2009
02:46 GMT

Apple TV Falls Ill with Content-Wiping Disease

It seems that the Apple TV is suffering from a data-wiping bug as well, with Apple issuing the 3.0.1 Software Update for set-top-box owners who recently updated to version 3.0 of the Apple TV software. The company behind the Mac operating system acknowledged the issue soon after rolling out its newest Apple TV update...

9 November 2009
03:14 GMT

Android 2.0 Available Today, Android 2.1 Next

Search engine giant Google has been hard at work with the development of its operating system for mobile phones, the increasingly popular Android. First launched on the market about a year ago, the Android OS has just reached version 2.0, which is also known around the world as Eclair, and has been through a series o...

6 November 2009
08:12 GMT

Windows Mobile 6.5 Update Available for Samsung Jack

Samsung Jack, the Windows Mobile-based handset available for purchase in the US on the airwaves of AT&T, has just received an update to the latest flavor of Microsoft's mobile platform, namely Windows Mobile 6.5. As many of you might already know, the Samsung Jack has been released on the market earlier this ye...

5 November 2009
13:01 GMT

SPB Mobile Shell 3.5.1 Beta 1 Now Available for Download

SPB Software, the leading provider of software solutions for mobile phones, has just released an update for SPB Mobile Shell, the popular software solution that enables users to make great customizations to their handset's user interface. The new version of SPB Mobile Shell is 3.5.1 Beta 1 (build 9666), and the ...

5 November 2009
04:09 GMT

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Build 10C540 Seeded to Developers

Apple developers have received a new build of the second maintenance and security update to Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.2 Build 10C540. The incremental update is on track to deliver over 150 code corrections, to which build 10C540 adds fixes for AirPort performance issues on the newly released iMacs, as well as for a...

5 November 2009
04:06 GMT

T-Mobile Gears Up for Android 2.0 Deployments

Wireless carrier T-Mobile is reportedly getting ready to deliver Android 2.0 updates to the handsets available on its airwaves with Google's operating system on board. It seems that the mobile phone operator and the search engine-based company have already started the work on offering the Android 2.0 OS to users...

2 November 2009
04:43 GMT

Apple Updates iPhone Remote App to Version 1.3.2 - Free Download

The Apple-developed Remote application for iPhone and iPod touch has been updated to version 1.3.2, adding support for Apple TV 3.0, while fixing compatibility with the latest version of iTunes. Remote lets users control music playback and volume, build and update Genius playlists, edit iTunes playlists, and more, an...

30 October 2009
10:59 GMT

Apple TV 3.0 Changes - Picture Gallery

iWorld-focused website iLounge has posted a gallery of photos on Flickr showing off the changes delivered by Apple with its new software update for Apple TV owners. Mostly focusing on UI changes, the gallery also includes imagery showing Genius, HD YouTube playback, Internet radio, iPhone/iPod touch Remote control, a...

30 October 2009
06:18 GMT

iTunes 9.0.2 Released to the Public - Download Here

Apple has released iTunes 9.0.2, an update to its proprietary digital media player application for Mac and PC. According to the company developing the software, iTunes 9.0.2 adds support for Apple TV software version 3.0, as well as an option for a dark background for the Grid View, and improves the support for acces...

30 October 2009
05:12 GMT

Download New Apple TV 3.0 Software Update Now

Reported yesterday, changes undergone by the iTunes Store terms and conditions referenced an “Apple TV 3.0 Software Update,” with Softpedia noting that Apple was likely to issue the new software as early as this week. As expected, Apple has indeed launched the new software, introducing a redesigned main m...

30 October 2009
03:53 GMT

Apple Confirms Apple TV Software Update 3.0

In a routine move of updating the Terms and Conditions for users of its iTunes Store, Apple has indirectly confirmed that a certain Apple TV Software Update 3.0 is pending. Apple last updated the software on its set-top-box back in June, when the company added remote app directional control, Flickr integration, and m...

29 October 2009
11:50 GMT

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Build 10C531 Download Available for Developers

Apple has seeded yet another build of the second incremental update to Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.2. In bare bones Delta form, AppleInsider reports, Mac OS X 10.6.2 weighs in at close to 500MB, while the public release is expected next month, people familiar with Apple’s plans tell the site. Citing its usuall...

29 October 2009
11:19 GMT

Apple Explains What Its Latest Bluetooth Update Is for

Apple has outlined exactly what the Bluetooth Update 1.0 for Windows does in terms of helping the user enjoy his / her experience with a Mac computer running Windows in Boot Camp. Boot Camp is a utility included with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that lets users run compatible versions of Micro...

29 October 2009
09:16 GMT

Apple Releases New Bluetooth Update - Download Here

The company headquartered in Cupertino, California developing the Mac operating system has issued a new software update improving the performance of Apple Bluetooth devices when running Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista on a Mac using the Boot Camp utility. “This update improves the performance of the App...

29 October 2009
04:14 GMT

Apple Posts Wireless (Magic) Mouse Software Update

As revealed in the PDF user manual for its new Magic Mouse, a software update is required to take full advantage of the peripheral’s magical features. Available for both Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.6, Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0 is a free download recommended for happy owners of Apple’s newest mo...

28 October 2009
03:45 GMT

Pro Applications Update 2009-01 Now Available

Apple has issued an update for users of its professional video- and audio-production suite, Final Cut Studio. Available exclusively to the Mac OS, Final Cut Studio applications have received improvements via the Pro Applications Update 2009-01, a revision to Final Cut Studio (2009). According to Apple, Final Cut Pro ...

23 October 2009
04:19 GMT

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Release Imminent - Required for Full Magic Mouse Support

In addition to posting new Support documentation online, Apple has also posted the user manual for its Magic Mouse in PDF format. Available as a free download from the Mac maker’s website, the “Apple Magic Mouse – User Guide” (PDF) contains a few interesting accounts, one of which suggests Mac...

21 October 2009
09:35 GMT

Apple Releases Performance Update 1.0 for Mac OS X

Apple has released a new software update for users of its desktop and portable Macintosh computers. Performance Update 1.0 for Mac OS X versions 10.5 and 10.6 “addresses intermittent hard drive-related stalls reported by a small number of customers,” Apple reveals on the Support section of its website. Th...

15 October 2009
03:03 GMT

Apple Updates iMovie, Intros New iFrame Format

Apple has released a new software update for Mac owners and users of its iLife suite of applications – iMovie 8.0.5. The new version delivers compatibility enhancements with a series of devices, addresses a few bugs, and, most importantly, introduces a new, Apple-designed video format – iFrame. On the Su...

14 October 2009
03:27 GMT

Download Logic Pro 9.0.2 for Mac OS X

In just under a month since the release of update 9.0.1 for Logic Pro and Logic Express, Apple has issued a new software update for users of the Pro version of the digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer for Mac OS X. The update, weighing in at 183MB, improves the overall stability and provides numerous fixes an...

13 October 2009
03:04 GMT

Download iPhone OS 3.1.2 IPSW

In what is a rather surprising move, Apple has just released a new update to the iPhone OS, bringing the software version to 3.1.2 in just under a month from the release of OS 3.1, the latest major update for iPhone and iPod touch owners. According to the release notes issued by Apple today, the iPhone OS 3.1.2 upda...

8 October 2009
14:19 GMT

Apple Releases RAID Card (Early 2009) Firmware Update 1.1

Delivering reliability improvements during boot and power fail recovery, RAID Card (Early 2009) Firmware Update 1.1 was made available as a free download yesterday, via users' Mac OS X built-in software updater, or Apple’s Support / Downloads section. On the designated segment of its website, Apple descri...

7 October 2009
03:58 GMT

T-Mobile Rolls Out Donut to G1 and myTouch 3G

Google announced last week that users of an Android-based mobile phone would be able to enjoy the latest update for the platform starting with October, and T-Mobile already started to deliver the new software to its users. Starting with Thursday, October 1, the owners of a G1 or a myTouch 3G handset will receive the ...

2 October 2009
06:28 GMT

Apple Releases iWork '09 Update 3

By updating its Downloads section with iWork '09 Update 3, Apple has informed users of its productivity suite that the latest update addresses general compatibility issues, and improves the overall stability, while updating the help of all three included applications – Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. iWork 9....

29 September 2009
02:40 GMT

iTunes 9.0.1 Available for Mac OS X, Windows

Apple has released a new version of iTunes, its proprietary digital media player application, used for playing, purchasing and organizing digital music and video files, as well as applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. With the release of iTunes 9 earlier this month, Apple updated key parts of the software inclu...

23 September 2009
02:56 GMT

Apple Releases New HP Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.6

Apple has updated the HP Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, adding support for new printers under the latest version of the Mac OS. The package containing HP Printer Drivers for Mac OS X v10.6 “includes the latest HP printing and scanning software for Snow Leopard,” Apple says. Requiring Mac ...

22 September 2009
03:33 GMT

Xsan Install Disc 2.2, Admin and FileSystem Updates Available

Apple has posted updates for users of its high-performance SAN file system for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. Xsan enables users to share one or more RAID devices with multiple servers or workstations, allowing computers to read and write to the same storage volume at the same time, having the Xsan file system install...

15 September 2009
03:41 GMT

Apple Releases Brother, Canon Printer Drivers for Mac OS X v10.6

Apple has updated its Downloads section with a pair of driver updates aimed at users of the latest version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard. The two packages are freely available for download and contain the latest printing and scanning software for Mac OS X 10.6. With the release of Snow Leopard last month, Apple has issu...

14 September 2009
05:16 GMT

Apple Releases iMac Graphics FW Update 1.0.2, HP Printer Drivers for OS X 10.6

In tandem with the release of the 10.6.1 update to Snow Leopard, Apple rolled out a bunch of other updates, including iMac Graphics FW Update 1.0.2 and drivers for HP Printers running under OS X 10.6. The downloads are freely available right here, on Softpedia. Talking about the iMac Graphics FW Update 1.0.2, Apple ...

11 September 2009
08:23 GMT

Apple Posts Security Update 2009-005

Security Update 2009-005 is recommended for all Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger users, as it improves the security of Mac OS X. The release, which patches a total of 16 vulnerabilities, incorporates previous security updates as well. The update is aimed at users of Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger, Client and Server versions, I...

11 September 2009
04:22 GMT

Mac OS X 10.6.1 Released to the Public - Download Here

Two weeks into the release of Mac OS X 10.6, Apple has issued the first incremental update to the software, bringing Snow Leopard to version 10.6.1. The maintenance release, available for both Client and Server users, contains mostly fixes, while addressing a single security issue – the outdated Adobe Flash Pla...

11 September 2009
02:32 GMT

How to Install iPhone OS 3.1 for iPhone and iPod touch

With the release of OS 3.1 Software Update for iPhone and iPod touch, some (newcomers) may be curious to know exactly how it’s done for each device in part. Well, updating an iPhone to OS 3.1 is as easy as pie. But first, let’s see what’s new in the new iPhone OS version. According to Apple, iPhone...

10 September 2009
09:50 GMT

iPhone OS 3.1 (IPSW) Available for Download

iPhone OS 3.1 was actually the announcement that kicked off yesterday’s iPod event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Steve Jobs bluntly described the new software as packing a bunch of nice features in it, as well as a few bug fixes. The Apple website, however, reveals that there’s ...

10 September 2009
08:55 GMT

Download QuickTime 7.6.4 for Mac OS X, Windows

QuickTime 7.6.4 includes changes that increase reliability, improve compatibility and enhance security, according to Apple. Recommended for all QuickTime 7 users, the new version also adds security fixes – three, to be precise, for Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Windows 7, Vista and XP SP3. On the Suppo...

10 September 2009
08:18 GMT

Nokia Messaging IM Beta Updated to Version 2.0

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia released a while ago into the wild the first Nokia Messaging IM beta for Nokia E75, which came as an application that provided users with even more features than those delivered by Nokia Messaging, the push-email service from the company. A post on the Nokia Beta Labs blog announced t...

10 September 2009
06:37 GMT

No webOS 1.2 for Palm Pre Yet

Wireless carrier Sprint either got confused and accidentally published on its website the release notes for the next iteration of Palm Pre's operating system, webOS 1.2, or the update needs a few more touches, and the operator decided to pull the changelog off its website, but, one way or the other, it seems tha...

10 September 2009
04:49 GMT

Apple Posts Key Differences Between Software Update, Upgrade

Apple has re-posted / modified one of its Support articles outlining the differences between updating your software, and performing a major upgrade. Last modified on September 02, 2009, article HT1444 summarizes its contents saying, “Find out the differences between an Apple software update and an upgrade.&rdqu...

3 September 2009
06:49 GMT

Download SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0 for 2009 Macs

In tandem with the release of Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2, SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0 arrives to eliminate the noise made by the optical disk drive during system startup and wake from sleep on iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009), iMac (24-inch, Early 2009), and Mac mini (Early 2009). The update actually requires Mac mi...

1 September 2009
03:20 GMT

Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2 Available - Download Here

Mac mini users have a new update to perform, according to the Cupertino-based company responsible for the Mac operating system. Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2 reportedly improves compatibility with the latest Apple memory kits on Mac mini computers. Adding memory is probably the fastest and easiest way to improve y...

1 September 2009
02:49 GMT


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