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3/11/10 Thursday's News: Last Updated: 5:10 PM ET
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Safari 4.0.5 released - "About Safari 4.0.5
(download button there goes to http://www.apple.com/safari/download/)
This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to performance, stability, and security including:
Performance improvements for Top Sites
Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins
Stability improvements for websites with online forms and Scalable Vector Graphics
Fixes an issue that prevented Safari from changing settings on some Linksys routers
For detailed information on the security content of this update, please visit this site: About Apple Security Updates.
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.8 or 10.6.1/10.6.2
(also available for Vista, XP and Windows 7)"
As I'm typing this (appx 5PM Eastern) the Apple security updates page didn't have it linked there yet but here's the doc with details About the security content of Safari 4.0.5. |
Rumors of new Mac Pro next week, reviews of new Intel Gulftown 6-Core CPU - I'm sure you've already seen the latest rumor about Gulftown CPU based Mac Pros - rumored to be released next week. No info on other changes there however. I'm expecting new Graphics card options, and my wish list includes SATA III, USB 3.0, eSATA, better BT/Wireless antennas, more pwr connectors for graphics cards, etc. - but hopefully all will be revealed soon. (Most software doesn't even use all the 8 cores in my existing Mac Pro - but I'm definitely interested in a new Graphics card.)
And while on the subject of (codename Gulftown) Xeon Core i7-980x CPUs, the net is full of reviews of it. And Cnet has a Review of Falcon's Mach V w/Core i7 980X Extreme that noted it shipped with a (heavy) ATI 5970 card w/o proper support, resulting in a cracked PCIe slot connector.
Here are links to Gulftown CPU reviews at PC sites (in no particular order and not a complete list) at hothardware, benchmark reviews, Guru3D, motherboards.org, PCperspective, Techgage, Techreport and Tweaknews. Also Tweaktown has an article on Intel's new Gulftown 6 Core CPU meets LN2 Extreme Cooling.
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First Report/Benchmarks of WD 1TB Scorpio HD in Unibody MacBook Pro - Due to length, I've created a separate page with the First reader Report and Benchmarks of a WD 1TB Scorpio in a MacBook Pro. Includes AJ Kona drive sweep, I/Os, XB results of the new (advanced format) 1TB Scorpio Blue hard drive installed in his (late 2008) Unibody MacBook Pro. (Page updated March 11th with photos of the drive installed.) |
| Icarus Studios Launches Macintosh Compatible MMO Platform/Fallen Earth Mac Beta - Eddie sent a FYI on this one (site has age check)
"Icarus Studios Launches Macintosh Compatible MMO Platform
Announces New Macintosh Compatible Version of its xScape Platform and Fallen Earth Game
North Carolina-based game developer, Icarus Studios, Inc., announced today the Beta release of its Mac-compatible platform and the Fallen Earth MMO. The software, compatible with Intel Macs, will allow players to connect to the same live server as PC users with game features optimized for their resident operating system.
The critically-acclaimed MMO Fallen Earth, co-developed by Icarus Studios and Fallen Earth, LLC, is the first title to support Icarus Studios' new Mac platform. With plans to keep the post-apocalyptic momentum going, Icarus Studios is utilizing the open source software Wine to launch the Mac-compatible version of the game.
"The Mac OS X compatibility project is something weÃve been excited to see implemented for quite a while," said Brad Lineberger, Chief Technical Officer of Icarus Studios. "Our goal for the project is to allow Mac users to run all of our existing and future games in their native OS."
For optimal play, Mac users will need to run OS X 10.5 Leopard or later, using an Intel-based system with dedicated graphics hardware.
The Beta version of the client is available now and interested candidates can visit Fallen Earth to participate.
For more information about the Mac Beta client, visit the FAQ."
The FAQ page above has the mac beta dmg download and notes on mac Wine, system/account requirements, etc. |
Mac FAQ on Team Fortress 2 Blog - I missed this yesterday but Valve's Team Fortress 2 official blog has a post Your Mac Questions Answered with similar notes as the Left 4 Dead Blog had on Monday - regarding Mac versions will have native code, if you own TF2 on PC you already own it on Mac, Mac and PC users can compete, etc. |
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