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Battery runtimes can be reduced if an application(s) has runaway or taken over system processes. This can cause the processor to work overtime and consume unnecessary battery power.
Products affected
* Portable computers running Mac OS X
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Some Intel-based Macs can become unresponsive while being used as a host in FireWire target disk mode. This may occur if the second computer is left connected for over 24 consecutive hours to the Intel-based target Mac.
Products affected
* Mac Book Pro
* iMac (Early 2006)
MacShrine reports that Apple has begun seeding Leopard (OS 10.5) build # 9A326. Cupertino is reportedly finishing off development and, presumably, features are being locked in. Leopard will be feature-rich, as the WWDC preview this year promised, but Steve Jobs has also kept some features up his sleeve until Vista hits the streets – this month for MS enterprise customers and at the end of January for consumers. More …
AppleInsider reports, Apple is expected to deliver three new iPod models as part of the company’s 2007 roadmap.
The first of these is said to be the ‘true’ video iPod, which will replace the 5.5G iPod. The current iteration is merely a recent update of the now relatively-old 5G model. But details are sketchy about the iPod 6G. CEO Steve Jobs is reportedly unwilling to release the new model until Apple’s iTV box hits the market and the company can gauge consumer reaction, as well as the how the revamped iTunes movie service fares. The iTMS is expected to debut downloadable movies from several more Hollywood studios in 2007.