Tag: UPDATE

For home theater junkies who've been having a difficult time taking the Apple TV seriously, you should definitely have a look at what the latest software update brings to the dinner table. First off, we should warn you that any non-Apple TV software (like, you know, Boxee) will be banished should you choose to update, but if you're kosher on that front, we'll continue on. Apple's changelog notes ...

Google is certainly not a company satisfied to leave a product well enough alone. Gmail, the already hugely popular free online e-mail service, has seen a number of upgrades in the past few weeks. First, it was integrated text messaging, then came easy to use video chat, and now Google is releasing a series of themes to make your Gmailing experience a little more aesthetically pleasing. Google ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/xbox/Netflix_on_Xbox_360_Confirmed_to_be_in_HD';It's something you can't get on the Roku. Nor on LG's BD300. Nor on Samsung's P2500 / P2550 Blu-ray players. Nor through Netflix's own "Watch Instantly" portal. It's high-def Netflix streaming, and it's coming first to Microsoft's Xbox 360. Just in case you glossed over this massively huge tidbit when digesting the new ...

Updating your computer to have the most recent software patches from Microsoft is almost always a good idea -- it doesn't take long for a system flaw to go from new discovery to critical exploit. However, as with everything else online, you have to be careful where you get those patches. Some malware pushers are currently doing their best to trick you into downloading a fake patch that, go ...

Good news, friends, you won't have to wait until later to get at that new Flash 9 support offered up by the PS3 2.50 update: the firmware is available now. Sony tossed in a few other assorted updates like power-saving options and voice chat enhancements, but we're sure you'll be too busy watching 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' on Hulu to notice. Happy downloading! Update: PSP 5.00 is available now too. ...

Ever since Apple discontinued the 4-gigabyte iPhone and subsequently introduced the 16-gigabyte iPod Touch, we've been waiting with baited breath for the Cupertino crew to give some 16-gig love to their flagship handset. As of this morning, the wait is over and for a cool $499 the multi-touch gadget du-jour with a robust 16-gigabytes of video and music storage can be yours. The surprise this ...

As if the plethora of other announcements out of the boys in Cupertino weren't enough today, Apple is also unleashing a software update for the iPhone and iPod Touch. As we mentioned in December, the iPhone update to 1.1.3 adds a whole host of new features, including an update to the Google Maps app with location, which pinpoints your... well, location, using cell phone tower triangulation. The ...

The Zune 2.0 update is officially upon us. And not just in the form of new players, but in software updates for old Zunes as well. The new Zune 2.0 hardware will be on store shelves tomorrow, but those of you with Zune 1.0's can get a peak at the updates to the software now, by heading to Zune.net and downloading the firmware update. The update will update your old 30-gigabyte Zune player ...

Don't forget that this coming Sunday, Daylight Savings Time ends. Hopefully, you got your software fixes back in February or March before the clocks changed last Spring. Some predicted the Daylight Savings changes signed into law in 2005 by President Bush would result in a mini-Y2K. And they were right, just as when the the year changed from 1999 to 2000, nothing of much note occurred. There ...

Apple is wasting little time popping out those iPhone updates. 1.0.1 went out yesterday to much undeserved fan-fair. The update seems to be almost entirely Safari-related security fixes, and not many of them, based on the change log. No new features, no stability updates mentioned, but still, plugging those security holes is better than nothing. Engadget seems to think that Safari feels more ...

This morning Apple announced updates to its MacBook Pro line of notebooks. Two new 15-inch models are shipping now, both packed with two gigabytes of RAM (expandable up to four gigabytes) and speed boots clocking in at 2.2 and 2.4 gigahertz. Both are also equipped with Apple's brand new LED-backlit displays and, according to a press release, "are the first of Apple's notebooks to transition to ...

Last month we reported a big Spring Xbox 360 update on the way. As of this morning, it has finally arrived (two days late) and is awaiting your download . . . assuming you have an Xbox 360, of course. While there are a number of minor updates included, such as on-screen pop-ups that show the details of a completed Achievement within a game, the big addition is the integration of the Xbox Live ...