Apple patents involving a light sensing device, radio presets between a portable media player and an accessory and remote control signal learning and processing by a host device and accessory have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.
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Apple has released The Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.4 and Security Update 2010-007.
The Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.4 (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1072) extends RAW image format compatibility to Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’09 for the new cameras. It’s a 6MB download and requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher.
Security Update 2010-007 brings the same security patches included in the recent Mac OS X 10.6.5 release to Macs running 10.5 (client or server versions). You can obtain it via the Software Update component of Mac OS X’s Systems Preferences app.
Read MoreResearch and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6511af/the_worldwide_ere) says standalone e-readers will continue to address the needs of avid readers, to whom the reading experience is central, while tablets such as the iPad “are better suited for consumers who prefer a stronger multimedia experience, and only light reading.”
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The MacJury (http://www.macjury.com) recently convened to come up with the “Holiday Gift Guide, Part 2.”
The guide is designed to help you decide what to get your favorite Apple product fan … or maybe even yourself. The panel picking hardware, software, services and even edibles includes Peter Cohen, Tonya Engst, Katie Floyd, Ted Landau, Maria Langer, Tim Robertson, Dan Wood, and host Chuck Joiner.
Read MoreKavaSoft (http://www.kavasoft.com) has released KavaServices 4.2, an update of the collection of commands that transforms the Services menu in Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”). The upgrade adds support for translating text between 58 different languages.
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