Apple releases fixes for Bluetooth and MacBook Pro hard drives

Apple has just released two firmware updates, one fixing issues with Bluetooth and the the other fixing the MacBook Pro hard drive noise issue.

The first, Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1, fixes bugs and improves compatibility with the Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse and Apple Wireless Keyboard. It’s available for all Macs with Broadcom Bluetooth chipsets, which include all unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and all other Macs introduced in 2009.

The other one, Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0, which has been promised by Apple for some time now, fixes the widely reported issue with hard drive noise. This issue only affects MacBook Pros with 7200 RPM hard drives introduced in June 2009 or later, so this update is only available for those Macs.

Both of these updates are available through Software Update, or they can also be downloaded on Apple’s support downloads page.

via TUAW

MobileMe gets a slightly new look

If you are like me and use MobileMe, you would have noticed that the has been a slight UI update. Well for starters the first thing I noticed was the iDisk icon had been changed, Kinda looks like one of the apps that come from the iPhone. Other icons are Mail, Settings and Address Book. Other changes include :

The Help menu is now accessible from the toolbar.
Mail forwarding and replies now retain original formatting.
All messages on MobileMe can now be searched from the iPhone or iPod Touch.
Automatic album creation from the iPhone or iPod Touch with version 3.0 software.
iPhone 3GS users can publish video to MobileMe.
iPhone contacts maintain ringtone associations after syncing with MobileMe.
Option to merge contacts and calendars on first sync.
Turning off sync will enable users to still keep a copy of their data on their device rather than wiping it.

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Apple Releases iPhoto 8.0.4

Apple has released a new version of iPhoto to improve overall stability and make a few corrections.

This update addresses a rarely encountered issue involving photos imported into a previous version that could affect overall stability, and corrects references to a few points of interest and location names that were labelled incorrectly.

The update is recommended for all users of iPhoto ’09.

For detailed information on this update, please visit this web page: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2797

You can install the update by selecting Software Update from the Apple menu at the top left of your desktop.