Apple has updated Backup (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3991), a MobileMe component, to version 3.2. It’s recommended for all users of Backup 3.
According to Apple, this update improves the overall reliability of Backup and uses space more efficiently on your iDisk or local storage by automatically recycling older backup data. When backing up to iDisk, older backups are recycled every 30 days for daily backup plans and every 12 weeks for weekly backup plans.
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Patent Calls (http://www.patentcalls.com) — an independent research firm that provides comprehensive patent reports and analysis –has conducted an independent analyst report on US Patent 5,515,369 (‘369) — the patent that 19 tech companies, including Apple, are allegedly infringing according to a complaint filed by Wi-LAN on April 7. The report says the companies aren’t infringing on the patent.
Read MoreDIGLLOYD, a resource for Mac configuration and performance optimization, and hardware vendor Other World Computing (OWC) have announced a new Mac laptop upgrade service, the MPG Pro Laptop.
Following on the heels of the MPG Photo Workstation, the MPG Pro Laptop upgrades any recent model MacBook Pro to 8GB of memory and dual internal drives, offering any of the following combinations:
° Dual 100GB or 200GB enterprise-grade solid state drives, for a 200GB or 400GB capacity;
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Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty has released the results of a survey of 2,500 American consumers that found that 4.6% were “extremely interested” in buying an iPad and 16.4% were “somewhat interested.”
Read MoreComm-Unity Networking Systems has released FTPit Pro 2.0.6 for FileMaker Pro. The new version brings the plug-in to full compatibility with the recently announced FileMaker Pro 11.
It also has several bug fixes improving the overall stability of the plug-in as well as fixes for some networking issues. FTPit Pro is available immediately at http://ftpitpro.cnsplug-ins.com/ for both Mac OS X and Windows platforms.
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