MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.8
December 8, 2009
This update eliminates the noise made by the optical disk drive during system startup and wake from sleep on MacBook Pro computers. When installation is complete, please run Software Update again, and install SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0
To complete the firmware update process, please follow the directions in the updater application (/Applications/Utilities/MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update.app). The updater will launch automatically when the installation is complete.
Boot ROM or SMC Version knowledge: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3706.
MacBookPro5,1 will be updated to MBP51.007E.005
MacBookPro5,2 will be updated to MBP52.008E.005
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Traveling Geeks At La Cantine with Cap Digital
December 8, 2009
We were at La Cantine, an incubator in the heart of Paris managed by Silicon Sentier. There, Cap Digital, a business cluster supporting startups and research projects in the digital composition field, presented us their portfolio of technologies. See below the list of startups, we'll add link to the company logos as we post about them: Bearstech, Feedbooks, XWiki, TerraNumerica, MXP4, Green Watch
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Intel Larrabee 2.0 will come
December 7, 2009
If you have an interest for high-end computer graphics, you might have heard that Intel's upcoming Larrabee (nicknamed LRB) graphics processing unit (GPU) has been shelved as a product, but it is not certainly not dead as a project.
The current Larrabee, I'll shout it 1.0, will instead become a development vehicle that will serve to get the software going for whenever LRB 2.0 will show up. What happened? Intel didn’t supply much details, but it didn't think that LRB 1.0 could be competitive in the market. I've heard rumors that Intel is already working on another design based on a low-power X86 core but that's just speculation. I additionally suspect that the software is simply not ready to prepare LRB a decent GPU. In the meantime, Larrabee 1.0 will be used internally and externally to develop the graphics drivers and non-graphics software that will be used down the road. It's a serious bump on the road, but that is not by yet.
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Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1
December 3, 2009
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 delivers improved reliability, protection, and compatibility for Java SE 6. Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 supersedes the previous Java for Mac OS X 10.6.
that release updates Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_17. that release is only for Mac OS X 10.6.2 or later versions of Mac OS X 10.6. that release of Java SE 6 is available on Intel-based Macs only.
For more details on that update, please visit that website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3892
SHA 1 digest= e31791c61b56c7db104baffb00971fad88feb8e4
For knowledge on the protection subject matter of that update, please visit that website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
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Boot Camp – Windows XP Drivers Update 2.1
December 1, 2009
Leopard is the world’s most advanced operating system. So advanced, it even lets you run Windows whether there’s a PC application you need to use. Just get a copy of Windows and start up Boot Camp, now included with Leopard. Setup is simple and straightforward — just as you’d expect with a Mac.
What’s New in that Version
- that update addresses issues and improves compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista running on a Mac computer using Boot Camp. It is highly recommended for all Boot Camp users.
critical: Installation of Boot Camp 2.1 is mandatory before installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
For more knowledge, please visit that website: http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Note: that download contains complete copies of Boot Camp Windows XP Drivers (version 2.1). whether you have Boot Camp drivers already installed, it will update them. whether you do not have any Boot Camp drivers installed, it will install version 2.1 drivers onto your already installed Windows OS.
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C-Motech Windows Mobile 6.5 Tablet
November 23, 2009
Netbooknews.com has published a video of an interesting Tablet from C-Motech that is running on Windows Mobile 6.5. It uses the SnapDragon platform from Qualcomm (1Ghz processor, 1GB RAM, SSD) so the graphics seem to be really fluid. Other than the 7" display (super reflective!) it should be like other Winmo 6.5 devices. In the video, the author mentions that it "feels better than the Archos 9 (that runs Win7) - not poor!
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Holiday shopping: our Uber10 suggestions and vote!
November 23, 2009
The holiday shopping season is here and we've compiled an Uber10 list. A vote is open on the uber10 page to choose an 11th gadget so help us choose!
The Uber10 Awards were unveiled at a cool Ubergizmo event in San Francisco last week (sponsored by Dolby and Intel, check the party photos). We hope that these suggestions will give you save moment. On the financial side, there are a few ways to save: you can find the best deal and order online, or wait for Black Friday and hope that your favorite gadget goes on sale, which is unlikely whether it's really cool, but who knows?
Now would be a good instance to become a fan on Facebook. Happy shopping!
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