http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/ripping.utility.offers.improved.encoding/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/handbrake.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HandBrake has released an update to its self-titled DVD ripping utility. Version 0.9.4 adds support for 64-bit operations for the Mac, including both Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems. The 64-bit builds are said to perform approximately 10 percent better than the 32-bit equivalents. The software is also claimed to offer overall improvements in quality, which has been partially attributed ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/ripping.utility.offers.improved.encoding/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/googles.brin.sees.two.oses.merging/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/googlechromeos.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google co-creator Sergey Brin followed up the introduction of Chrome OS with hints that the new operating system may eventually merge with Android. While the two are currently separate in most ways, the executive suggested the two could unite simply because smartphones and notebooks increasingly share common traits. He pointed out that both have Linux at the root and WebKit for their browsing en... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/googles.brin.sees.two.oses.merging/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/version.7.adds.more.windows.disk.support/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/filesalvage7-story-20.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />SubRosaSoft has upgraded its file recovery software, FileSalvage 7. The software recovers deleted files, as well as files lost in an accidental reformat or initialization. It works on multiple file systems, recovering files from Mac OS hard disks, iPods, flash cards, Linux and Windows disks or Boot Camp partitions. The software is also claimed to work with scratched CDs. The interface provides pre... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/version.7.adds.more.windows.disk.support/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/should.restore.support.for.hackintosh.netbooks/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/intelatomz500-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A workaround has been developed to restore Atom processor support in Mac OS X 10.6.2, a Russian hacker claims. The technique relies on a custom version of the Mach kernel, which must be installed using Terminal because of the need to gain root access. Once active, the kernel should support so-called hackintosh netbooks, most likely to use Atom chips.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/should.restore.support.for.hackintosh.netbooks/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/boot.camp.download.fixes.optical.audio.issue/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bootcamp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple on Thursday released an update to its Server Admin utility for Snow Leopard Server, as well as Boot Camp drivers for Windows. Server Admin tools 10.6.2 includes the latest releases of iCal Server Utility, Podcast Composer, Server Admin, Server Monitor, Server Preferences, System Image Utility, Workgroup Manager, and Xgrid Admin.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/boot.camp.download.fixes.optical.audio.issue/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/software.can.launch.some.applications.on.clusters/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/pooch1.8-story-17.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dauger Research has announced Pooch and Pooch Pro 1.8 with new support for Snow Leopard. The clustering software provides a graphical user interface for its supercomputer-compatible parallel computing utiliities. Version 1.8 can configure, manage, monitor and maintain Mac clusters (also Linux clusters) and uses technology like BSD-standard sockets for communications, POSIX-standard paths for file ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/software.can.launch.some.applications.on.clusters/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/new.offerings.for.canon.brother.hp.lexmark/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/printer.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple on Monday released a wide range of new printer drivers for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The drivers add compatibility for many printers and scanners manufactured by Canon, Brother, HP and Lexmark. Users with devices not supported by the drivers included on the original v10.6 installation DVD can use Software Update to automatically check for new drivers after the printer or scanner is connected to... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/new.offerings.for.canon.brother.hp.lexmark/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/14/apples.fastest.imac.given.a.verdict/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/imac27inch-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The 27-inch iMac is already a milestone for Apple through its inclusion of a truly greater-than-HD display, but the addition of Core i5 and Core i7 processors transforms it into a near powerhouse. This is the first iMac in recent memory to come close enough to Apple's workstations that it could replace one of them. Our review of the Core i5-equipped iMac will find out how close it comes to that go... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/14/apples.fastest.imac.given.a.verdict/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/new.version.supports.up.to.256.cores/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/pgi2010-story-12.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Portland Group has announced the 2010 version of its PGI compilers and development tools. The new release is the first to fully support the PGI Accelerator Programming model 1.0 standard for x64 processor systems that use NVIDIA CUDA-enabled GPUs. CUDA Fortran, which is the primary GPU interface, is also now included to give developers direct control of NVIDIA GPUs.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/new.version.supports.up.to.256.cores/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/quad.core.imac.near.3x.faster.than.past.gen/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/imac27inch-handson.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Electronista has received one of the first Core i5 iMacs and is putting it through its paces. Since many already are already familiar with the 27-inch iMac in Core 2 Duo form, we'll provide impressions specific to the faster model. We also have some of the first benchmarks of the system, which is Apple's first quad-core system ever outside of its Mac Pro workstations.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/quad.core.imac.near.3x.faster.than.past.gen/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:50:00 GMT