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Canon releases EOS 7D firmware update

After it was discovered that the Canon EOS 7D has a ghosting glitch, the company has released a firmware update to correct the problem. EOS 7D owners can download the 7D Firmware Update Version 1.1.0 at Canon's USA website. The update promises the following fix: Corrects...

Tags: Firmware Update, Firmware, Canon Inc., Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware update to add broadcast and cinema frame rates

Though not as big as yesterday's release of its new EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon also slipped in an announcement that will make fans of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II's video capabilities happy. A press release from Canon Europe announced that the company is developing a firmware update to enable...

Tags: Firmware Update, Video, Firmware, Canon Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Canon releases Rebel XS firmware update

Canon has released a firmware update for the digital Rebel XS/1000D SLR. The update is meant to fix unintended language change, LCD and shutter operation freeze. Here are the symptoms, according to Canon's site: Some cameras...

Tags: Monitor, LCD Monitor, Firmware Update, Firmware, LCD, Canon Inc., Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Zune 4.0 desktop and older Zune firmware updates now available

The Zune 4.0 desktop software was officially announced and is now available to download and I already have it up and running on my MSI Wind in preparation for the arrival today of my new 32GB Zune HD. I will have a first impressions article up early tomorrow morning after...

Tags: Firmware Update, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows 7, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Management, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-09-15

Firmware update enables faster storage on new MacBook Pros

Firmware update enables faster storage on new MacBook ProsWill Apple be contacting everyone to inform them of this patch?I'm just wondering how the average Joe is supposed to know about this patch? Heck, even the technically proficient would be hard pressed to tie sluggish system performance to buggy Apple firmware...

Tags: Patches, Apple Mac OS, storage, Apple Inc., firmware, firmware update, patch, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Firmware update enables faster storage on new MacBook Pros (maybe)

Apple this week released an EFI Firmware update for the just-shipped MacBook Pro models that enable 3Gbps transfer rates with some third-party hard disks. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Firmware Update, Storage, Apple MacBook, Firmware, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Panasonic releases firmware updates on batteries

Panasonic releases firmware updates on batteriesI can't read minds, alas.I can't quite figure out how I might know their intentions but I can understand why they're worried. In the past few years, their have been several scares about exploding batteries or phones. Some firms have spent a lot...

Tags: Engineering, battery, Panasonic, Panasonic releases firmware update, firmware update

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Panasonic releases firmware updates on batteries

A digital camera is nothing without a sturdy battery. Thus, Panasonic has released firmware updates on its batteries to prevent possible injuries resulting from overheating and short-circuiting. Firmware updates are being released for battery pack models DMW-BCF10, DMW-BCG10 and DMW-BLB13. Moreover, Panasonic is also issuing the updates to encourage consumers...

Tags: Panasonic, Firmware Update, Battery, Firmware, Engineering, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Apple addresses MBP17 vertical lines with firmware update

Apple addresses MBP17 vertical lines with firmware updateMacs: They just work. Eventually.{NT}RE: Apple addresses MBP17 vertical lines with firmware updateIf I remember right various manufacturers [Dell] had a similar problem with the same GPU last year. So why did Apple decide to use it?In the Apple forums for 3+...

Tags: MBP17, Apple Inc., vertical line, firmware update, firmware

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Apple addresses MBP17 vertical lines with firmware update

Apple today posted MacBook Pro Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 (770kb) which addresses the appearance of vertical lines or distorted graphics on the notebook display. According to the about page there are two parts to this process: Installing the firmware update application onto your...

Tags: Firmware Update, Apple Inc., Firmware, Graphics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Android chips away at iPhone with G1 firmware update

T-Mobile G1 users are receiving notices that a new firmware update (version R33) is available to be pushed to their devices over-the-air. This is in contrast to Apple's approach which requires firmware updates be applied while physically cabled to a computer. As a point of reference, most...

Tags: Apple iPhone, T-Mobile G1, Firmware Update, Firmware, Chip, T-Mobile G1 User, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-02-05

EMC CLARiiON Best Practices for Performance and Availability: Release 28.5 Firmware Update - Applied Best Practices

This paper presents best practices for achieving high performance and availability with EMC R CLARiiON CX4 series storage systems. It outlines factors affecting the performance and availability of CLARiiON CX4 series block-level storage. The components in the system that affect performance and availability are addressed in succession - from the...

Tags: Availability, Performance, Firmware Update, EMC Clariion, Best Practice, Firmware, EMC Corp., Storage, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2009-02-01

Seagate offers drive firmware fix for Macs

Discovered in the late fall, a firmware problem in Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 platform can result in your drive "becoming inaccessible after a power-off/on operation," or in other words, becoming an expensive brick. The company offered a fix but it required a Windows machine. Now, there's a process for Mac users....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Firmware Update, Firmware, Seagate Technology LLC, Seagate Knowledge Base Document, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-01-28

Firmware updates released for all new MacBooks

Firmware updates released for all new MacBooksWell.....Sounds like those reports about power/sleep issues on the Mac where not lies and mistruths. People were trying to make all kinds of excuses, saying it was just a bad batch or whatever. I will say though that firmware updates on my...

Tags: Patches, firmware update, firmware, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

Firmware updates released for all new MacBooks

Apple tonight released a rash of SMC and EFI firmware updates for all the new "unibody" notebooks: including the (Late 2008) MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. The updates are only for the new Late 2008 MacBooks though â€" not for all MacBooks. If you need the updates, they will...

Tags: Firmware Update, Apple MacBook, Firmware, System Management Controller, TUAW, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Verizon officially rolls out BlackBerry Storm firmware update

Verizon officially rolls out BlackBerry Storm firmware updateiPhone 1.0 was buggy tooHow quickly we all forget... :

Tags: BlackBerry Storm firmware update, BlackBerry Storm, firmware update, RIM BlackBerry, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-05

Verizon officially rolls out BlackBerry Storm firmware update

CNET's Bonnie Cha has the scoop that Verizon Wireless has begun rolling out a firmware update for the BlackBerry Storm. The software upgrade is available via its Desktop Software Manager and Web-based software first, while the over-the-air update will be pushed out at 9:30 p.m. PST today...

Tags: Firmware Update, Verizon Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Storm, Software Upgrade, Tools & Techniques, Handhelds, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Sony releases PlayStation 3 firmware update v2.41

Following problems with v2.40 firmware update which Sony had released last week and had to pull after being available for an hour, Sony has today released v2.41. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, Firmware Update, Sony Playstation, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Nokia rolls out over-the-air firmware updates with the N78 release

As regular readers know, I spend more time on my mobile phones than I do on a PC or notebook computer so being able to use my devices without connecting them to a computer is important to me. In the past, I have always had to make sure I had...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Firmware Update, Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Nokia N95-3 (North American model) firmware update version 20.2.011 is now available

Nokia N95-3 North American model firmware update version 20.2.011 is now availableGood Lord. Get help! kiddingYou are as bad as I am when it comes to the N95.Bet you haven't done this:Set up Asterisk and your N95 as a remote SIP phone extension.OK, so you have T-Mobile@Home. ;)

Tags: Nokia N95-3, N95, firmware update, firmware, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-27