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Apple has released version 2.6 of its NVIDIA driver for Mac OS 9 (also available via Software Update), as noted by VersionTracker. The new version improves the stability and compatibility of NVIDIA cards in the Power Mac G4 when used in combination with the Matrox RTMac card.

Civilization III 1.17g has been released, as noted by VersionTracker. This latest release adds several small enhancements and dozens of bug fixes to the popular strategy game.

Apple has made available for viewing online the new iMac commercial that aired on television yesterday. The commercial is titled “Window.”

Pitney-Bowes yesterday filed suit against Lexmark and several other companies, including Apple, over an alleged violation of a patent involving an internal piece of many laser printers, reports the Associated Press. The patent describes an apparatus used to smooth the edges of printed characters produced by a laser printer. Pitney-Bowes received a US$400 million settlement from Hewlett-Packard in a similar lawsuit filed last year.

Alien Technology has released Proteus 1.5, a new version of its multi-service instant messaging client for Mac OS X. The application supports all major instant messaging services and, among its features, interaction via the Dock and support for broadcasting conversations to multiple parties across various services. Alien has also released the basic source code for the Cocoa application, encouraging developers to add instant messaging capabilities to their own applications.