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/09/09/11/imac.update.targets.ati.video.card.problems/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/imac.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has posted two new firmware updates, addressing separate pieces of hardware. The iMac Graphics FW Update 1.0.2 fixes stability problems on iMacs running an ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro video card, or else the Radeon HD 2400 XT. Systems must also be operating on Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/11/imac.update.targets.ati.video.card.problems/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/final.cut.por.606.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/25-plugin-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has released a minor update to its flagship video editing suite, Final Cut Pro. The v6.0.6 patch addresses problems with real-time playback on early 2009 models of the Mac Pro and Xserve. Specifically, the hardware and software should now be better at handling complex sequences and/or formats which consume a lot of bandwidth. The update is a 19.15MB download, and requires Mac OS X 10.5.5.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/final.cut.por.606.update/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/07/nehalem.xserves.launch/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/xserve.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Validating recent leaks, Apple has released two new Xserve models. The servers are sized to fit a 1U rack, and have been upgraded to Intel's Nehalem platform, which Apple claims can produce up to an 89 percent improvement in terms of performance per watt. The base model uses a single, 2.26GHz quad-core Xeon CPU, while the upper tier adds a second Xeon and allows scaling clock speed up to 2.93GHz... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/07/nehalem.xserves.launch/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/02/apple.slips.nehalem.xserve/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/xserve.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple today has accidentally confirmed plans of its own to launch Xserve rackmount servers based on Xeon processors using Intel's Nehalem architecture. A Hong Kong product page (still active as of this writing) has a broken image link that asks users to "pre-order the new Xserve using Intel Xeon (Nehalem)" but doesn't take visitors to a relevant page. No specifications or other details have surf... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/02/apple.slips.nehalem.xserve/ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/01/xserves.along.with.1057/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0903/xserve.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The new Nehalem-based Xserves may launch in tandem with Mac OS X 10.5.7, investigation reveals. The evidence is said to lay within the most recent developer seed of v10.5.7, which contains an extension file called AppleTyMCEDriver. Inside is a machine identifier listed as "Xserve3,1;" the same identifier appears in a Nehalem-specific error message, which also mentions the most recent Mac Pro.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/01/xserves.along.with.1057/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/31/nehalem.xserves.soon/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0903/xserve.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple will introduce an updated line of Xserves within the next few weeks, connected sources are said to claim. The servers, designed for 1U rackmounts, are also said to be based on Intel's Nehalem platform, specifically the Xeon 3500 and 5500 processors originally introduced with the latest Mac Pro. Should they mirror configurations of current Xserves, the new ones are predicted to be divided i... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/31/nehalem.xserves.soon/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/06/g4.xserve.support.dies/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/19-raid-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is ending most or all of its support for a host of older Macs, according to a memo issued to Apple Authorized Service Providers this week. Headlining the bulletin is a range of "obsolete" products, which Apple classifies as hardware that was discontinued over seven years ago; these include the PowerBook G4, and digital audio or Quicksilver models of the PowerMac G4 and Macintosh Server G4. ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/06/g4.xserve.support.dies/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/13/afp.server.problems/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/19-raid-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Problems with Mac OS X Server are causing some corporate networks to come to a crawl, complaints from network administrators indicate. The problem is believed to stem specifically from Apple File Protocol, as used by Mac OS X Leopard Server; whereas Leopard typically consumes only a portion of the CPU power on an Xserve, some administrators have noticed quad- and eight-core Xserves becoming non-f... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/13/afp.server.problems/ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/12/apple.enterprise.vp.gone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/macbook-leopard.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The senior VP of Apple's enterprise sales division is leaving the company and will not be replaced, reports claim. Al Shipp, said to have been with Apple since 2004, is departing for places and reasons unknown. His immediate subordinates will instead have to follow John Brandon, the senior VP of sales for the Americas and Asia-Pacific. These include Stuart Maclennan, a director of territory sal... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/12/apple.enterprise.vp.gone/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/31/apple.hires.ibm.chip.exec/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An ex-IBM chip design expert is expected join Apple next month, but is facing a lawsuit from his former employer that could block his employment with the Cupertino-based company. According to the complaint, former IBM executive Mark Papermaster will join in Apple as a senior executive in what could be an attempt to make new inroads into the server market and/or bolster the company's Xserve line up... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/31/apple.hires.ibm.chip.exec/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT