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Hardware
DirectX 11 Now Available For Windows Vista
9:10AM Rosa Golijan | We didn’t see much of a difference between DirectX 10.1 and 11, but if you’re a Windows Vista user who did then be happy because DirectX 11 is now finally available through Windows Update. [DailyTech]
Peripherals
Apple Software Update Enables Support For Magic Mouse
1:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Apple just released an update for Leopard and Snow Leopard granting use of the Magic Mouse’s more advanced functionality (read: multitouch) instead of just pointing and clicking. Check out our review of the Magic Mouse here. [The Loop]
Phones
Nokia N97 Firmware 2.0 Attempts To Make It Less Godawful
12:12AM Matt Buchanan | Hello, Nokia N97 owners who ignored our heartfelt advice to look elsewhere for a smartphone. (You couldn’t go with the vastly superior E71?) Firmware 2.0 is out, and it supposedly—hopefully—makes life better. Kinetic scrolling! [DailyMobile via Engadget]
Cameras
Canon 5D Mark II Firmware Update Unlocks 1080p Video At 24FPS
12:52AM Matt Buchanan | Everybody complaining in the 1D Mark IV comment thread that there won’t be any more video firmware updates for the 5D Mark II is kinda wrong: Canon is enabling the 24fps and 25fps 1080p video recording that’s found on the 7D and 1D Mark IV, bringing it about up to par. Update’s due sometime next year, though no firmware switcheroo’s gonna deliver the 1DMkIV’s low-light sensitivity. [Planet 5D via Canon Rumors]
Software
iPhone OS 3.1.2 Is Out, Solves Sleep Issue At Last
4:38AM Jesus Diaz | At last, Apple has released a much-needed patch: iPhone OS 3.1.2 is out and it solves the sleep issue—in which the iPhone refused to wake up—brought in by the previous version. There are other fixes too. More »
Software
HTC Hero Firmware Update Available Now, Fixes Sluggishness
1:20AM John Herrman | Would-be Hero buyers, look at the bright side: HTC will have ironed out most of the problems with the original. Like the slowness! Which you can now murder, to death, with an update. More »
Music
Sonos Adds Twitter Support So Everyone Can See Your Music Taste
1:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Sonos, makers of high-end wireless audio systems, announced they are adding Twitter support to their already formidable lineup. It’ll be supported by the CR200 as well as the iPhone, Mac and Windows clients later this fall. More »
Games
PS3 Firmware Update Breaking Knock-Off Controllers?
6:05PM Danny Allen | The PlayStation 3’s Firmware 3.00 improves the XMB interface, and seems to help the Slim model load games and Blu-ray discs faster, but some users are reporting that their third-party controllers have stopped working since they installed the update. More »
Hardware
Are You Having Problems After The SATA Firmware Update?
2:19AM Matt Buchanan | EFI Firmware 1.7 was the update Apple released to boost the speed of some MacBook Pro’s hard drive controller, which was capped at 1.5Gbps. But some people—72 pages worth—are saying it’s been making their machine crash and freeze and otherwise do bad things. How’s yours?
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