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Modern Warfare 2 – No Russian Is Worth It

Even before the release date arrived, Modern Warfare 2 was marked by controversy. The PC version of the game was set not to offer dedicated servers and multiplayer is limited to 9 versus 9.The biggest point of discussion related to the first person shooter created by Infinity Ward and published by Activision is the c...

17 November 2009
05:00 GMT

Bollywood Star Shahrukh Khan Detained at Airport for Racial Profiling

Also known as SRK, Bollywood icon Shahrukh Khan has found himself “detained” at New Jersey’s Liberty International Airport over the weekend for a “secondary inspection,” which has prompted the Indian media to cry out racism and to point the finger at the high levels the paranoia has reac...

18 August 2009
13:21 GMT

AirPort Client Update for MacBook and MacBook Pro Released

Apple has released an AirPort Client Update for owners of MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks in the Late 2007 - Late 2008 range, addressing an issue with performance while running on battery power. The software update is free to download and install for all users. AirPort is Apple’s local area wireless network...

12 August 2009
05:25 GMT

British Airlines Block Fliers with Swine Flu

The UK is the hardest hit territory by the swine flu epidemics, which has made it clear to two of the biggest airlines that steps must be taken to prevent people with the virus from traveling to other parts of the world, or for those to enter the country. Thus, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have announced that ...

21 July 2009
15:31 GMT

Download AirPort Utility 5.4.2 for Mac and Windows

Apple has released an update to users of its AirPort Express Base Station, AirPort Extreme Base Station, and Time Capsule. The new software delivers fixes for a number of user-reported issues, as well as the ability to show all wireless passwords in the "Equivalent Network Password" sheet. In the Support section of ...

4 June 2009
02:30 GMT

Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme (Early 2009) Need AirPort Utility 5.4.1, Apple Says

Apple has posted a Support piece prompting users of Time Capsule (Early 2009) or AirPort Extreme (Early 2009) to check and see whether they have the newest version of the AirPort utility installed. If not, users are encouraged to do so, as updating to AirPort Utility 5.4.1 or later will offer best results for “...

2 April 2009
09:07 GMT

The Security Inside Firmware 7.4.1 for Time Capsule and AirPort Detailed

Upon introducing updated versions of the AirPort (802.11n) base station and Time Capsule, Apple released a new firmware update for users of its wireless networking and backup solutions. The firmware enables remote administration and remote access to compatible USB connected drives via Back to My Mac (except on AirPor...

6 March 2009
03:58 GMT

New Firmware Available for AirPort and Time Capsule – V. 7.4.1

Apple has released a fresh firmware update for users of wireless networking and backup solutions AirPort and Time Capsule. The firmware adds bug fixes and security enhancements to the new models, as well as older (802.11n) AirPort Extreme Base Station, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule models.According to Apple, the ...

6 March 2009
03:16 GMT

New AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Available

Included with the report saying “Apple Updates Consumer Desktop Line,” the company behind the Mac operating system also announced that its AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi base station and Time Capsule now feature simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual-band networking for optimal performance, range and compatib...

6 March 2009
02:59 GMT

Windows Users Get AirPort Utility Update 5.4.1 Too

Apple has made quite a few releases these past couple of days, including both software and hardware. The latest new software release from the company behind the Mac OS is a certain AirPort Utility 5.4.1 for Windows PC users. The update is free to download and install and is recommended for all Windows users that shar...

4 March 2009
05:00 GMT

AirPort Client Update 2009-001 / Utility 5.4.1 Out – Free Download

Soon after posting the new iPhoto 8.0.1 update, Apple also rolled out a couple of updates for AirPort users. The two new releases are free to download right here on our web site. Alternately, users can fire up Software Update from the Apple menu, and have the updates applied automatically.As usual, Apple's Suppo...

4 March 2009
03:24 GMT

A Woman’s Dilemma: How to Dress on a Plane

While flying is nothing but a necessary evil to getting to the destination, be it an exotic spa where we’re vacationing or something business-related, that does not mean that we should look worse for when getting off the plane. As a matter of fact, there are plenty of steps, small steps, that we can take to mak...

23 December 2008
15:21 GMT

'Plane Stupid' Protests at Stansted Airport in the UK

Members of the environmental organization “Plane Stupid,” which focuses its efforts primarily on reducing the amounts of pollution that commercial flights emit in the atmosphere, invaded one of the runways of England's Stansted airport in Essex on Monday morning and chained themselves to the tarmac. ...

10 December 2008
02:15 GMT

Airport Speech and Brain Scans Identify the Terrorist in You

Very soon, metal detectors in airports could become only an addition, if at all, to the high-tech threat identifying systems currently being developed, enhanced or already in use. We've already talked today about the mood detecting software, while, just recently, we also discussed the matter of those scanners t...

3 December 2008
11:29 GMT

New Airport Scanners Raise Privacy Concerns

Some of your worst nightmares have already come true, even if not exactly as you might have imagined. Being exposed with no clothes on in a public place surely doesn't sound very appealing to anyone, except for some people who we're not going to talk about now. Yet, a number of devices already installed in ...

1 December 2008
06:36 GMT

Boutique iStore - The First Apple Store in an Airport

ifoAppleStore, the news source offering exclusive insight on Apple's activity in the retail segment, has confirmed the existence of a Boutique iStore at Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport in Montreal (Canada). The iStore is “the very first Apple store located in an airport,” according to the source. Read...

27 November 2008
07:03 GMT

Facial Recognition Systems Better Protect US Borders

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through its US-VISIT program, is currently collecting photos and digital fingerprints from all travelers entering the United States via airports, in an attempt to better protect the nation's security. But scientists say that the system has a lot of inconveniences, espec...

26 November 2008
02:56 GMT

AirPort Extreme 2008-004 Standalone Installer Available

Following a failed attempt to update folks' AirPort firmware, Apple issued a new AirPort Extreme update this week. The AirPort Extreme Update 2008 – 004 was made available only via Leopard's build-in Software Update mechanism. While users are already reporting issues with the patch, the standalone ins...

30 October 2008
03:51 GMT

AirPort Extreme Update 2008 – 004 Available

Apple has issued the AirPort Extreme Update 2008-004, an update for Intel Mac owners running the latest version of Leopard available (Mac OS X 10.5.5). The release was predictable, following a buggy AirPort Extreme Update 2008 – 003.Last week, Apple released AirPort Extreme Update 2008-003, a firmware upgrade f...

27 October 2008
01:42 GMT

Apple Posts and Pulls AirPort 2008-003. Download Still Available.

Yesterday, Apple released AirPort Extreme Update 2008-003, a firmware upgrade for its wireless networking solution built into newer Macs. Some users immediately updated, but had little success in fixing their wireless issues. Apple must have been watching their reactions closely, since it pulled the update soon after...

22 October 2008
05:14 GMT

Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (802.11n) Firmware 7.3.2 Released

Apple released yesterday a new Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (802.11n) Firmware update. Version 7.3.2 requires that you have AirPort Utility 5.3.2. The firmware update includes general fixes and compatibility updates. "About Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n Firmware ...

1 July 2008
02:58 GMT

MacWireless Announces AirPort Card Trade-In Program

Wireless upgrade cards are now available for owners of an older Mac, from the folks at MacWireless. The company has also announced an AirPort Card Trade-In Program for 11g PC and PCI cards that work with the AirPort drivers built into Mac OS X. As an AirPort owner you can now upgrade your Mac's wireless capabili...

23 June 2008
05:59 GMT

Apple Releases AirPort Utility 5.3.2 - Leopard and Tiger

Apple has released AirPort Utility 5.3.2 for Leopard and Tiger users. Whether you own an AirPort or AirPort Express base station, or even the Goliath of wireless base stations, Time Capsule, the package available for free download today is a must-install, as it provides wireless networking compatible with most device...

12 June 2008
04:19 GMT

Apple Ranks High in the Wi-Fi Market

Tgdaily is reporting that the previously-noted as "insignificant" Wi-Fi market for the Cupertino-based company is not so insignificant after all. Recent research has shown that Apple currently ranks in fourth in U.S. Wi-Fi retail sales and it is strongly believed that the wireless standard might become Apple's "...

27 May 2008
18:11 GMT

Updates Available for Tiger (AirPort), Mac Pro Users

Apple has rolled out two more updates, one for its Airport-enabled Mac OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) users, while the other is aimed at the Mac Pro (early 2008). Owners of the latter can now update to firmware version 1.3.As usual, Apple falls short of specifying what it is the updates actually do, in plain English. Neverthele...

28 March 2008
07:04 GMT

AirPort Express Updated with 802.11n

Following news of European Apple stores being down, Apple Switzerland has recently revealed an upgrade to its simplified AirPort Extreme base station, the AirPort Express. The updated device now uses the latest Wi-Fi standard, which offers much better performance and twice the range of the previous 802.11g SKU."Conne...

17 March 2008
09:52 GMT

Update Your AirPort Base Station Now

In case you've missed the latest updates from Apple, aside the Mac Pro update for freezing ATI Radeon 2600 Xts and the update for MacBook Air owners experiencing the same issues, the Cupertino-based company has also rolled out a software update for better control of its AirPort Extreme Base Station, AirPort Expr...

12 March 2008
09:52 GMT

Airport Online Provocative Sites Blocked

The Denver International Airport has set its Wi-Fi service to block out sites that have potentially racy imagery. The decision was taken because the management considers that it's better to deal with infrequent complaints about access, than handle angry parents whose children might be exposed to pornographic con...

6 March 2008
07:00 GMT

Data-Leakage in Airport Wireless Networks

14 airports all over the world have been visited by experts and researchers from AirTight Networks, in an attempt to determine the awareness level of business travelers. The conclusions they reached are unnerving at best, downright unsettling: "We found that only three percent of all mobile users were using virtual p...

4 March 2008
12:11 GMT

Airfoil 3.1 - Apple TV Support; Sync Audio to Video

Airfoil allows its user to send any audio to one or more AirPort Express units in sync and to other local Macs! As Rogue Amoeba puts it: "It's your audio - everywhere." Need any more clues? If you've already used Airfoil 3 (updated just over a month ago), you're good to go with this free trial of Airfo...

22 February 2008
10:53 GMT

AirPort Issues after Release of Mac OS X 10.5.2.

Apple's newly released Mac OS X 10.5.2. has fixed a LOT of bugs. People are generally happy with their Mac's behavior after updating their operating systems, some even reporting that their PCs now run better and faster than ever. AirPort issues were also reported fixed, with connection reliability and stabi...

13 February 2008
02:58 GMT

Apple Answers MakBook Air Wireless Issues

Yesterday saw Apple posting a piece on its official website warning Mac users of problems regarding out-of-date AirPort base stations, mentioning possible networking issues with the newly-released MacBook Air. Apple has since pulled the warning post and updated it. Here's what you need to be on the lookout for, ...

1 February 2008
07:06 GMT

Rip It All Off, Honey!!

Oh boy, this is a funny one indeed. I always had a feeling that Bjork had more of a kinky side than most people imagined, but it wasn't until this weekend that we had confirmation. No, the singer didn't show up at a concert dressed in dominatrix gear and waving around a whip (perhaps that would have been a ...

14 January 2008
05:29 GMT

Naomi Campbell Is a Tantrum-Throwing Bad-A*s

Naomi Campbell should marry Collin Farrel and we'd have a match made in heaven. And believe me, I've used the word "match" intentionally here, seeing that the tantrum-throwing model needs someone equally expert at disrupting the happy, peaceful lives of the people around them with ego-inflated scandals. Or ...

26 October 2007
10:30 GMT

The Terrorists Used Google Earth To Attack USA!

The four terrorists who were recently arrested before they managed to attack the John F. Kennedy International Airport used Google Earth to get more information on the location. It all started from Abdul Kadir, the leader of the group, who encouraged the other members to use Google's downloadable application to ...

5 June 2007
17:06 GMT

Apple Releases AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n Firmware 7.1 Update

Apple has just released an AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n Firmware 7.1 update. The update covers two security issues including incoming IPv6 connections and the visibility of filenames on password protected AirPort Disks.The first issue covered by this update is the default setting of the AirPort Extreme ...

10 April 2007
08:50 GMT

Apple Releases AirPort Extreme Update 2007-002

Apple made available yesterday the AirPort Extreme Update 2007-002. The update includes the content from the AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001 that addresses a wireless network security issue. The update also improves compatibility with AirPort Extreme base stations and networks. The 2007-002 update is available as sta...

9 March 2007
05:26 GMT


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