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Apple releases updates improving printing, scanning, iSight cameras and QuickTime

by Joachim Bean (RSS feed) on Nov 19th, 2009

Over the past few days, Apple has been releasing updates for printer and scanner drivers in Snow Leopard, iSight cameras in LED Cinema Displays and QuickTime 7 for Windows.

First, Apple released printer driver updates for Snow Leopard for Lexmark printers and Brother, Canon and HP printers and scanners.

Next, Apple released a firmware update for the iSight camera that's built into the Apple LED Cinema Display. According to Apple, this firmware update corrects an issue with the built-in iSight camera on the LED Cinema Display where the camera may not be recognized by applications.

Finally, Apple released QuickTime 7.6.5 for Windows, which fixes an issue where applications weren't reliably loading libraries required by QuickTime at startup and the incorrect display of QuickTime movies embedded in a webpage using custom scale attributes.

All of these updates are available from the Apple Support downloads page and Software Update.

Tags: Brother, Canon, firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, HP, iSight, LED Cinema Display, LedCinemaDisplay, Lexmark, Printers, QuickTime, update

Filed under: Software Update, Macbook Pro

MacBook Pro 17-inch SMC Firmware Update

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on Jun 27th, 2006

Apple has just updated the firmware for the 17 inch MacBook Pros. This firmware update 'adjusts fan behavior' in Apple's hot new portable (that's a pun, folks. Thank you, thank you).

Let's hope that the MacBooks will get a firmware update to address the Moo problem.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in.

Tags: fan problems, FanProblems, firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, smc firmware, SmcFirmware, update

Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Macbook Pro

MacBook Pro heating problems fixed?

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on May 19th, 2006

When Apple released the SMC Firmware update for Intel Macs this past Tuesday, they were rather cryptic about just what it was supposed to do. One conspiracy theory proposed that it was intended to cripple clock speeds, but Information Week is reporting something quite different (and less insidious): It seems that MacBook Pro (MBP) heating issues have been resolved. According to the article, MBP users are finding that their fans are running more effectively, resulting in post-update temperatures as low as 8 degrees cooler. What all this means is no more burnt thighs during lengthy World of Warcraft sessions.

So, TUAWers, what has your experience been? Has this firmware update put your MBP into the deep freeze?

[Via MacNN]

Tags: firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, heating issues, HeatingIssues, macbook pro, MacbookPro, overheating

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