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Identity (Metric): Currently downloading, although I'm going to have to call Palm to issue a replacement phone. I'm having some hardware issues. :( more »
jlarroulet: no word on the iTunes syncing? Up to what point is it "profitable" to keep playing cat and mouse with apple so the latter can break the syncing almo... more »
OCEntertainment: OTA downloads for Amazon MP3?! Errr....Guys? How about some Android love for that feature? more »
Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: I was thinking about upgrading to the Pre using one of the deals that have been posted over the last few days, except they all require a new contract. more »
itchytooth: Cool, maybe we can hit 10.7 by the end of the year and 10.8 by early February. I'm getting tired of all this dead time between OS updates. more »
mullingitover: Does this update fix the lack of blu-ray? Kinda hilarious that an os for 'creative professionals' doesn't even play the latest HD media :{) more »
sharkync: I believe I'll hold off until I see what this "upgrade" breaks. more »
noisy doll: Now that it seems half-relevant, has anyone had a problem in Snow Leopard with the hotkeys F9-F12 not doing anything? Since I upgraded, they work some... more »
Julien321: Wonder if it fixes the Dictionary opening a new window for every new word bug? I guess I will just have to install and see. more »
Chimaera: So....this might be fixing a few things? more »

#webos

Palm Pre's WebOS 1.2 Goes Live
The 1.2 update just hit, and it's got a massive changelog to go with it. Among the more interesting changes are the new cellular download capability of Amazon MP3, and the ability to download a purchased app again for free. More »
#apple

First Snow Leopard Update: 10.6.1 Is Here
We knew it was in the works, but now it's here—the 10.6.1 update, with newer Flash plug-in and tweaks for 3G modems, DVD playback, Dock, Mail and other areas. Have at it. [Apple]
#iphone

iPhone 3.1 Beta 3 Is Out
Developers, go download the iPhone 3.1 Beta 3 OS (and SDK) now. [Apple] More »
#palmpre

Palm Pre 1.0.4 Update Kills Homebrew, Patches Security Holes
The 1.0.4 update for the Palm Pre just got released, but along with patching some security holes, kills the homebrew ability that made everyone so excited. More »
#snowleopard

Snow Leopard Update Comes Via Software Update, Adds Dock Expose
The new developer's Snow Leopard build, build 10A394, is interesting in that you don't have to reinstall your entire OS to get it—you can just grab it via Software Update. More »
#palmpre

Palm Pre webOS 1.0.3 Update Improves Syncing, Power Performance
The 1.0.3 update to your Palm Pre doesn't add any new apps, but it does fix a few things in Gmail, Contacts and Calendar syncing. Here's the changelog: More »
#iphone3gs

Apple Should Learn a Few Things From the Zune Software Upgrades
Do you remember how Microsoft gave first-gen Zune users all the features that could be properly implemented via software update? Apple should be doing this for the iPhone 3G. More »
#apple

Apple's Time Capsule, Airport Extreme Update Adds Drive Sharing For Older Units
The latest 7.4.1 update for Time Capsule and Airport Extreme adds Back to My Mac drive sharing, which lets you grab files off of attached USB drives over the internet. More »
#apple

Apple Adds iTunes 8 Functions to Apple TV
Looks like its Update Day at Apple—the company just released Apple TV 2.2, which users can access through the “update software” menu option in Settings. The software revamp now includes support for features introduced in iTunes 8.0, including video playlists, Genius playlists and HDTV show purchasing, and plugs a couple of security holes as well. How's it playing, kids? Any problems? [Macrumors]
#itunes

Apple Fixes iTunes HDTV, Genius Problems With 8.0.1 Release
In case you haven't opened up your iTunes in the last few hours, Apple's released v.8.0.1 to fix several 8.0.0 issues with HDTV episodes, the Genius auto-playlist feature and software update checks. For instance, iTunes will no longer accidentally overwrite HD versions of your TV episodes with their standard definition copies. Performance and stability have also supposedly been improved. Check it out and tell us what you think. [Apple Insider]
#leopardupdate

Mac OS X 10.5.5 Available For Download Now
Mac OS X 10.5.5 update just hit Software Update, and has a laundry list of fixes for not just the OS core (like improved Spotlight indexing), but apps like iCal and Mail, as well as the MobileMe and Time Machine services. TUAW got a heads-up from its readers, and shortly after, it popped up in our Software Update. Check out the update list below. [Apple via TUAW] More »
#samsungblackjackii

Download Samsung BlackJack II's Windows Mobile 6.1 Update Now
The BlackJack II (SGH-i617) finally gets its turn to ride the Windows Mobile 6.1 bus, which brings to it slight UI changes, better SMS threading, improved GPS navigation and internet connection sharing. There's little reason why you shouldn't get it, so download it now and join the 6.1 club. [Samsung]
#htctiltupdate

HTC Tilt Windows Mobile 6.1 Update Actually Out
That Windows Mobile 6.1 update we showed you last week when it was supposed to be out is now officially out (according to HTC). Grab it now. [HTC] More »
#xbox360

Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update Comes in November
Microsoft's just gone on the record with RPG-TV and said the Fall Xbox 360 Dashboard Update will be hitting in November, which technically is still a part of Fall. Previous updates have also been released in late November (as close to Winter as you could push it while still being Fall), but all those new features coming this time might be cause for delay, even though they skipped the Spring update for this reason. Seriously Microsoft, will we have to wait another three months to get the ability to make a little avatar that looks like ourselves? You're forcing us to turn on our Wiis? [RPG TV via Kotaku]
#iphone

iPhone 2.0.2 Update Is Here, Fixes Bugs In iPhone 3G
The iPhone 2.0.2 update is here and is supposed to fix a bunch of bugs that users have been seeing since iPhone 2.0 hit. Like Boy Genius said before, it's going to be targeting iPhone 3G users, but the changelog of "bug fixes" is vague enough to imply that everyone will see some benefit. Grab it now from iTunes (unless of course you want to be careful and not update to new firmwares right away).
#iphonenotification

iPhone Developers Get Push Notification API
Apple's just seeded the push notification API to developers through the second beta release of the iPhone 2.1 firmware. What this means to you is that developers can now tailor their apps to receive notifications in the background while it's not running, something supremely useful for apps like AIM, and to a lesser extent, Twitter and other social networking apps. The target date back at WWDC for when you'd get your hands on the background notification was September, which seems right seeing as developers need a month or so to integrate it and then get their apps approved. Now *bling* you can *bling* always *bling* know when someone *bling* is trying to *bling* get ahold of you. *bling* [Apple Insider]
#ps3update

PlayStation 3 2.42 Update Now Available (Might Want to Wait Before Installing)
The 2.42 firmware release for PS3 is now out, and you can go grab it now. You might want to wait until tomorrow morning to install it, however, since we all remember what happened with the 2.40 update. We recommend waiting until other people have canaried the situation out for you. As a side note, we really wish Sony would put out changelogs with this thing to let everyone know what's been added and fixed. Seriously, c'mon.
#treo800w

Palm Treo 800w Gets Bluetooth Voice Dialing Via Software Update
Treo 800w users can finally do voice dialing over their Bluetooth headsets with this software update pack. One caveat is that you'll need to have the TREO800w-1.03-SPNT as your current "Software Version" under your About screen, so if you don't, you'll have to update to that first. What's the point of using your Bluetooth headset in the car for safety reasons when you have to look down at your phone to dial anyway? [Palm]
#xbox360dashboardupdate

New Xbox 360 Dashboard Experience Installable On Hacked Xbox 360s
Some leaky monkey at or near Microsoft has just dumped the new Xbox 360 Dashboard "Experience", also known as the fall update, onto the internet. For most of us, this means that that we've got new videos like the one above that illustrate some of the features we didn't get to see at E3. For people who have a hacked Xbox 360, it means they can actually install this and try it out for themselves, but risk brickage in the process. This reminds us of the story of the tortoise and the hare, except instead of animals you have super nerds that want to install stuff months too early. [Xhavok87 via Xbox Scene]
#windowsmobile

HTC Touch Diamond ROM Gives Faster TouchFLO and 850MHz Support
A ROM update from Hong Kong for the HTC Touch Diamond released yesterday adds some fantastic functionality such as the use of the 850MHz GSM band (used by AT&T here in the US) and the improved TouchFLO 3D performance. (For the record, the performance update is great.) There are also a few bug fixes like the "no signal issue" and home page loading. Grab it at the links from XDA Devs. [XDA Devs]
#mobileme

MobileMe Updates for Windows Have Apple Pushing Borderline Bloatware Again
Remember when Apple got shady with Windows users by pushing out Safari via its own software update tool to everyone, even if you didn't have it installed already? Windows users are now up in arms again about iTunes 7.7 bringing along an unwanted MobileMe control panel without asking, and I don't blame them. Granted, a control panel is not the same as an entire application, but getting loaded up with extra software that you don't want is still a shady move. And unfortunately, that's just the start of MobileMe's pushiness. More »
#iphoneapplication

iPhone Gets Voice Dialing With iSpeak
Having third-party apps fill in the missing holes in iPhone's functionality seems to be a genius idea, since Fonix has done the voice dialing legwork for Apple with their iSpeak app. The app consists of "a run-time engine that sits on the phone," which says always-running app to us, that can listen for names on your contact list and dial them. Also, you can look for songs in your music library by saying the name of the artist, song or playlist. More »
#ps3

Sony Pulls PS3 2.40 Update To Fix Bricking Issues
Sony's just pulled the 2.40 PS3 firmware update due to reports of it bricking and causing various other problems. If you're unlucky enough to already have installed it and ran into issues, Kotaku has a few solutions up. If not, just hold off until the fixed release is available soon. UPDATE: Sony has issued an official statement acknowledging the situation, below. More »
#ps3

PlayStation 3 2.40 Firmware Now Live (Trophies, In-Game XMB)
Go download that 2.40 firmware update now for your PS3! It's got trophies, in-game XMB as well as a Google Search Bar. The trophies (achievements from Xbox 360) will be great for hardcore gamers, and the in-game XMB, which allows you to access various settings and send messages to your friends while inside games, makes for a very convenient gaming experience. We've got a video walkthrough as well as photos here. Seriously, go get it now or else you're going to have to spend 15 minutes doing it later when you actually want to play something online.
#leopard

OS X Leopard 10.5.4 Update Is Here
It's been only a month since the 10.5.3 update hit, but 10.5.4 is here now to fix a handful of issues you might have. It's a "stability, compatibility and security" update, which also improves camera RAW image support, VPN connectivity, AirPort reliability issues with 5Hz networks (oooh, we might have experienced this), and fixes some iCal bugs, some Safari bugs, and some Spaces/Expose bugs. Hit up the full list here, then download the update with your Software Update. [Security stuff]
#sidekicklxupdate

Sidekick LX OTA Getting Updated Starting June 25
The promised update for Sidekick LX is going to start rolling out over the air come June 25, adding video capture, video sharing, IM enhancements and various other upgrades. You might not get updated until a few days after June 25, however. Hit the jump for the full listing courtesy of Boy Genius. [Boy Genius Report via HipTop 3] More »
#windowshomeserver

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Goes Public Beta
Microsoft's just pushed out the first public beta of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1, otherwise known as their minor update. The scheme they've got in mind is to do a minor update followed by a major update followed by a minor update, repeating ad infinitum every six months. This PP1 fixes that extreme data corruption bug we saw last year, as well as improving backups, remote access, energy efficiency and adding Vista x64 edition support. More »
#zuneupdate

Zune 2.5 Update Screenshot Tour
If you haven't yet gotten the chance to update to Zune 2.5, here's a screenshot tour that takes you through the new and notable changes. A lot of the stuff is the same—it's only a point update and not one to change the fundamental features—but there are great updates in the social portion of the software. Hit the jump for the full tour. More »
#zuneupdate

Zune 2.5 Update Brings TV Shows, More Social Networking, Improved Software Features
The Zune 2.5 Spring update launches tomorrow, and with it comes purchasable TV shows and even more social networking functions. The big part is more tightly-integrated social stuff—like being able to see your friends' Zune cards inside of the Zune software instead of heading to your browser—the upside of which is automatically getting the full tracks that your friends have recently listened to if you're a Zune Pass subscriber. This takes up about 100 megs per friend card. There's also improvement in the player itself, like the return of auto playlists and the introduction of gapless playback. Wee! More »
#safari

Stealth Safari Update for Windows Was Super Effective, Tripled Marketshare
Whether you took Mozzy's stance that Apple quietly slipping Safari into its Software Update for Windows users "bordered on malware" or just didn't give a shit, looks like you'll have to admit it worked like gangbusters: Net Applications reports that it tripled Safari's marketshare in only a month. More »
#windowsvista

Microsoft Pulling Vista SP1 Off Automatic Software Update
Microsoft's not only delaying Windows XP SP3 temporarily, but they're also pulling off Windows Vista SP1—which has already been pushed out to automatic software update—because of potential incompatibilities. Most of us don't need to worry about it since this is just an issue with MS's SQL Servers that affect Microsoft Dynamics Retail management systems. Unless you're running a SQL database at home to track the chore distribution for your family, you can go ahead and manually fetch the update and install it yourself. [PCWorld]
#smartphones

HTC Says Software Update Coming, May or May Not Fix Video Issues
The HTC video driver controversy might be coming to an end, as the promised software fix may or may not be released soon. Why the uncertainty? Because HTC themselves didn't specify whether this update even fixes it, not confirming one way or the other that on it enabling Qualcomm's 2D or 3D graphics support. Actually, we're no more informed after reading, other than know HTC is still working on a fix and it' still coming. [Phone News]
#software

Safari 3.1.1 Update Has Bug, Security Fixes
Apple just rolled out the Safari 3.1.1 bugfix and security update. As far as we can see, it still asks Windows users to install Safari even if they don't already have Safari installed. Update: We just tried this again, just to be sure, on a completely virgin computer with neither iTunes or Safari installed. More »
#ps3

PlayStation 3 2.30 Update is Live - New PlayStation Store and DTS-HD Master Audio
The previously announced PlayStation 3 2.30 firmware update is now live, bringing with it a new PlayStation Store and DTS-HD Master Audio Support. To see more detail on the DTS audio support, click here, or hit the jump for the release. We're happy that Sony's finally revamped the store—the original one really was designed with less of a controller and more of a mouse in mind for navigation. The new store feels much more refined with the navigation menu running down the left. More »
#apple

Mac OS X 10.5.3 Test Builds Seeded to Developers
Apple's just released a OS X Leopard 10.5.3 update beta to developers, meaning that the patch is at least stable enough for widespread testing. Among the things being fixed are several memory leaks in CoreAnimation and iCal, but the final release won't be available until an estimated April or May. [Apple Insider]
#gaming

PlayStation 3 2.17 Update Brings Bug Fixes, Hard Drive Installation
This small point release for Sony's PS3 just fixed a few bugs and exploits, but brought a new feature that allows PlayStation 2 games that needed to install onto a hard drive to do so. Great for those who are still playing Final Fantasy XI. [Kotaku]
#software

Zune 2.3 Software Update Comes Today
Cesar from Zune Insider says that the Zune 2.3 software update will hit today, bringing bugfixes a-plenty (but no new features). [Zune Insider]
#ps3divxtest

PlayStation 3 DivX Playback Tested
The PlayStation 3 2.10 update is here, bringing with it not only Blu-ray Profile 1.1 support (which adds picture in picture among other things), but DivX and WMV playback as well. Unfortunately, DivX support means DivX support, and ~~doesn't include XviD as some of us hoped~~ according to readers includes XviD support, but the files we have tested don't work at all. We threw our normal battery of files at our PS3, and came to the conclusion that it's not quite as good as the Xbox 360 implementation. Here are our notes. More »
#cellphones

Nokia N95 Update Adds Nokia Music Store, Camera Tweaks
Nokia N95 owners may be happy with their 9 hour battery life on EDGE or their slightly shorter battery life on 3G, but the new firmware update allows them to do more than squint at tiny camwithher videos. With version 20.0.015, you'll get the Nokia Music Store Client, my Nokia SMS tips, a new Welcome application, and tweaks to the camera software to allow for "far" faster shot times. There's also N-Gage game previews, video ringtones, theme animations and bug fixes. Grab it via Nokia Software Update. [All About Symbian via Uber Phones]
#osxleopard

Leopard 10.5.1 Update Coming, Here's The List of Fixes
It looks like the 10.5.1 update has just hit, bringing with it fixes to Airport, Disk Utility, iCal, Mail, Printing, Security, Finder, and Time Machine. The big fixes that we can see are the finder network data loss problem that was reported last week, re-wording the firewall to reflect what it really does, fixing a read-only network share issue, and improving Back to My Mac functionality. Big list of changes after the jump. More »

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