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Firmware: A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be...; Full Firmware Definition >>

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Zune desktop 2.5 released with TV shows and social improvements: Zune desktop 2.5 released with TV shows and social improvements"Social Improvements!?!"Sounds like a public works project or something. I don't know but I've always found the whole concept of The Social to lack any "impact" no WOW or UMPH!!! Pagan jimRE: Zune desktop 2.5 released with TV...; Tags: social improvement, Microsoft Zune, TV-shows, desktop, firmware; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Apple Firmware Restoration CD (7): You can only use this to restore the firmware after an interrupted or unsuccessful update. If your computer is already in this state, you'll need to download the software and create the CD on another Macintosh computer, or you can take your computer to an Apple Store or Apple Authorized...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, CD, Apple Inc., Firmware, Computer, Intel Corp., Productivity, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-04-29
Something killed my MacBook Pro: Something killed my MacBook Pro hard drive yesterday and I can't figure out what did it. The machine in question is a third generation MBP (Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, a.k.a. Santa Rosa) originally shipping with OS X 10.4.9 (Tiger), manufactured between May 2007 and October 2007. ...; Tags: Hard Drive, Apple MacBook, Firmware, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, FireWire, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Is Nikon preparing a 24-megapixel D3 replacement?: Does Nikon have a 24-megapixel D3 replacement in the works? That's what eagle-eyed viewers in the DP Review forums are thinking after one user found references to a 24-megapixel camera in the company's latest firmware update. How? By simply searching for the string "D3X" and finding the...; Tags: Nikon Corp., Firmware, Camera, D3, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Apple MacBook Pro EFI Firmware (5): This update improves the performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo processors and fixes issues with Boot Camp for MacBook Pro computers. After the firmware is successfully applied to your computer, your BootROM Version will be one of the following: MBP21.00A5.B07, MBP22.00A5.B07, and MBP31.0070.B03. Version 1.5 includes unspecified updates.; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Firmware, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components; Software downloads 2008-04-14

iPhone 2.0 to get contact searching; meeting invites: On 06 March 2008 when Apple announced the details of the iPhone SDK eagle-eyed Daniel Ahdout noticed a tiny spotlight search icon in the top of the alphabet in the contacts application. As it turns out, contact searching and meeting invitations may be coming to your...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Firmware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-10
Software Update may balk at recent Firmware updates: Software Update may balk at recent firmware updatesDavid, you've got your chocolate in your peanut butter...Or rather your text in your graphics or your graphics in your text.RE: Software Update may balk at recent firmware updatesYeah, mine balked, too. But after downloading the update and running it, it told...; Tags: recent firmware update, Software Update, firmware, firmware update, software; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Software Update may balk at recent Firmware updates: According to an Apple technical note posted on Wednesday, the automatic Software Update software that pushes updates to the masses may not display the EFI and SMC firmware updates released earlier this week. Users should check their version numbers and download the software manually, the document...; Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Firmware Update, Firmware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-09
MacBook EFI Firmware Updates released: Apple tonight released MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 1.0 (2.1MB) via software update. According to Apple, the update "fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Air computers." Whatever that means. (EFI Updates were also released for the MacBook and MacBook Pro). ...; Tags: Firmware Update, Apple MacBook, Firmware, Extensible Firmware Interface, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-08
We Don't Need No Stinking Black Boxes: We Don't Need No Stinking Black BoxesVMware will fail.This is exactly why Sun's doing the right thing by building xVM in open source, without any lock in. And exactly why Microsoft will fail to convince me they're truly committed to ineroperability, as well. They're both, VMware and Microsoft, headed for...; Tags: Virtualization, embedded hypervisor, hypervisor, VMware Inc., Stinking Black-Boxes; Discussion threads 2008-03-24
The MacBook's mysterious WiFi dropout problem is still unsolved: The MacBook's mysterious WiFi dropout problem is still unsolvedYou forgot one solutionSwitch back to Windows.[i]Unless something changes I can’t imagine recommending Apple to a friend or ever buying it again[/i]You were lied to my friend by the very people who are going to reply to this blog with apology after...; Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Apple Inc., router, wireless, firmware, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows, Wi-Fi; Discussion threads 2008-03-20
Apple plugs Airport Extreme Base Station Firmware flaw: Apple plugs Airport Extreme Base Station firmware flawWhen do you guys get to use your Apple stuff?It seems to me that you have to spend all of your time patching it. Doesn't Apple test stuff before they stick the big price tag on it? :(RE: Apple plugs Airport Extreme Base...; Tags: Workstations, Airport Extreme Base Station firmware flaw, firmware flaw, Apple Inc., AirPort Extreme Base Station, firmware; Discussion threads 2008-03-20
Apple plugs Airport Extreme Base Station Firmware flaw: Apple has patched a denial of service vulnerability in its Airport Extreme Base Station firmware. In an advisory Wednesday Apple said firmware version 7.3.1 patches a vulnerability where a "maliciously crafted AFP request may lead to a denial of service." Here's the description for...; Tags: Denial Of Service, Agence France-Presse, Apple Inc., Firmware, Flaw, Ethernet, Security, Networking, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-20
News to know: HTC Shift; Airport Firmware; Microsoft mesh; Novell; VoIP: Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Apple's security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack component Airport firmware update enables AirDisk backups Mary Jo Foley: Whatever happened to Microsoft's 'other' mesh projects? Paula Rooney: Novell's SUSE Linux 11 to come in...; Tags: Google Inc., Novell Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Firmware, E-mail, Telephony, Hd Dvd, Printers, Productivity, VOIP, Open Source, Online Communications, Networking, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Peripherals, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-20
Airport Firmware update enables AirDisk backups: Several sites on Wednesday reported that the latest firmware update for Apple's Airport Extreme routers will let users back up wirelessly with Mac OS X Leopard's Time Machine program. Time Machine can now locate a USB hard drive connected to the Airport, the so-called AirDisk. A...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Firmware Update, Apple Inc., Firmware, Airport Firmware Update, Leopard, Backups, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-03-19
Remote execution DoS exploits iPhone by simply loading a Web page: A new iPhone Safari remote execution DoS exploit will crash your iPhone by simply visiting a malicious page. David from iPhoneWorld claims that the exploit will crash iPhone's Safari browser and the desktop version of Safari as well. The exploit is not new, it was refined...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Apple Safari, DOS, Firmware, Web Page, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-03-18
iPhone 2.0 Firmware hacked: iPhone 2.0 firmware hackedHilarious, isn't it? (nt)ntGee . . .That certainly didn't take long . . . .Of course it has been...Did anyone expect anything different?What? Open to Anything? Do Anything? Get Out!Nokia: [url=http://nseries.com/open]Open to Anything[/url]Get an N95 and experience the way things should be--no hacking or jail breaking...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Telecom & Utilities, firmware, Apple Inc., security, Apple iPhone, phone; Discussion threads 2008-03-14
iPhone 2.0 Firmware hacked: Reports are in from Gizmodo that the iPhone 2.0 firmware has been hacked.Â As their article states: The beta 2.0 firmware that comes with the iPhone SDK has been modified to unlock the iPhone and run any application.Â Part of the Pwnage Project, the hacked firmware will allow you...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Firmware, Reports, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Apple MacBook/Pro Keyboard Firmware (dmg): This MacBook and MacBook Pro firmware update addresses an issue where the first key press may be ignored if the computer has been sitting idle. It also addresses some other issues. The update package will install an updater application into the Applications/Utilities folder and will launch it automatically. Please follow...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Firmware, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Software downloads 2008-03-05
Cisco patches multiple vulnerabilities in IP phones: Cisco on Wednesday delivered patches to plug multiple overflow and denial of service vulnerabilities. In an advisory Cisco said multiple IP phone devices running the Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) firmware were impacted. The vulnerabilities range from arbitrary code executions on a phone to forced phone reboots....; Tags: Phone, IP Phone, Vulnerability, Patch Management, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Firmware, Buffer-overflow, Security, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-14