Year: 2007

Report: ‘Apple acknowledges iMac freezing issue’

Posted by | Oct 5, 2007 | |

According to a report on Macworld yesterday, Apple has acknowledged recently reported iMac “freezing” issues. “According to users the computer becomes unusable, requiring a hard reset in order to recover,” says the story. “Apple doesn’t know the exact cause of the problem, but they are investigating.” On Apple’s part, they say: “We are tracking down the root cause of this bug, and will issue a software update which corrects it as soon as we can — most likely later this month,” the company spokesperson said.

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Deals: VideoSummary 43% off today only

Posted by | Oct 5, 2007 | |

Today’s featured promo on MacUpdate offers VideoSummary 1.4.2 for US$7.99 (43% off, retail $14). “VideoSummary creates a summary image of video data from a movie by extracting some frame images and arranging them in one image data. You can save, print, copy and drag it. The source movie must be playable by QuickTime, such as QuickTime, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-4 and DVC format. A video clip captured by iMovie and Final Cut Express/Pro can also be a source of this software.

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Duracell intros Mobile Charger for iPods, more

Posted by | Oct 4, 2007 | |

Duracell has announced the introduction of Mobile Charger, which offers consumers a more convenient way to power personal devices anytime, anywhere. The Duracell Mobile Charger serves as a portable power hub, delivering power to a variety of high-drain devices. It enables users to charge AA or AAA rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries by plugging the unit directly into the wall or into a car outlet.

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FLYBOYS Squadron Mac released

Posted by | Oct 4, 2007 | |

iEntertainment Network today announced that FLYBOYS Squadron Mac, the World War I combat flight simulator based upon the MGM movie Flyboys, has been released. The FLYBOYS Squadron Mac retail package will also include one month of free online massively multiplayer gaming on IENT’s servers with hundreds of other players from around the world.

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