Apple Macintosh News

Apple Dis-Continues the 20 inch Cinema Display

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:10:06 +0000

Apple has discontinued the 20" Cinema Display, and pulled the unit from its online Apple Store. The action leaves Apple's 24" LED backlit displays and 30" Cinema Display as its sole standalone displays.

Apple releases SMC update for Macbooks (from 2006 to 2009)

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:37:49 +0000

Apple has released a patch for the Apple Macbook Polycarbonate (early 2009) model laptop. The update is reportedly designed to fix an issue that causes the laptop to start up slowly. However, digging deeper into Apple's website, it comes to light that this release is for pretty much all Mac laptops released over the past 2-3 years.

Jailbreaking blocked on iPhone and ipod

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:11:14 +0000

Apple's iPhone, now the best-selling cellular phone in the U.S., has been designed with restrictions that prevent owners from running applications obtained from sources other than Apple's own iTunes App Store. "Jailbreaking" is the term used for removing these restrictions, thereby liberating your phone from Apple's software "jail."

Piratebay in Court, Bittorrent and pirated content

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:10:19 +0000

The creators of one of the world's most high-profile, file-sharing websites are claiming their site is "100% legal" as their landmark trial gets underway.
The Pirate Bay's creators are being taken to court by the world's media giants, including Sony and Warner Bros, which accuse them of facilitating the spread of piracy by offering a massive index of pirated content for download.

Mac OS 10.5.x Security Update released

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:17:53 +0000

Apple released Thursday Security Update 2009-0001 for Mac OS X, though the company is so far sketchy on the details.The update is a 44.1 MB download through

Instant Video Streaming on Apple iTunes

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:35:50 +0000

Apple is preparing an instant streaming option for video at the iTunes Store, a report claims. Said to be named iTunes Replay, the service would be similar in concept to Netflix's "Watch Instantly" option, which allows people to stream material that has already been paid for in a different medium. In the case of Replay, users would be able to watch movies and TV shows that have already been bought in download form.

Cheaper Apple Mac Computers

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:17:45 +0000

Apple is now offering a wider range of refurb computer systems, as well as a range of refurb iPods. It's also offering significant discounts. MORE....

Virus Alert for users of OS X 10.4

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:16:21 +0000

Anti-virus maker Intego has issued a warning about a Mac trojan that is both in the wild and actually malicious, unlike anything seen before. The distribution system is BitTorrent. MORE.....