Patches

Computing

How To Enable TRIM On Your Mac’s Solid-State Drive

1:40AM May 20, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Enabling TRIM is one of the best ways to maximize the life of your solid-state drive, but OS X doesn’t support it out-of-the-box. Here’s an easy way to get better performance and longevity out of your Mac’s SSD. More »


Software

Google Will Institute "Remote Kill" Policy For Malicious Android Apps

4:45AM March 7, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Late last night Google finally published an official response to the dozens of malicious Android applications that had infiltrated the Android Market. More »


Software

Microsoft Finally Gets Around To Fixing 17-Year-Old Windows Bug

8:08AM January 22, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Talk about procrastination (or rather, ignorance of a fundamental flaw in your OS for nearly two decades): a Google engineer recently discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft’s 32-bit Windows kernel that had been around since 1993. More »


Mobile

Motorola Droid Experiencing Software-Related Speaker Issues

5:30AM November 16, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Droid sales are blowing up, but so too may be Droid speakers, as reports are starting to pour in from users who’ve experienced the sound cutting out at inopportune times. Island of Misfit Toys, here we come! More »


Software

Netbook Hackintosh Fix 10.6.2 Coming In “A Few Weeks”

3:06AM November 12, 2009 | John Herrman

When Apple killed Atom processor support in the Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update, it was one of the first times they’d actively tried to stop hobbyist hackintoshing. It was also sort of a dick move! Luckily, it’s not going to stick. More »


Software

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Missing Atom Support, Breaks Hackintosh

12:03PM November 10, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

If you’re using a Hackintosh then you might want to wait before upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6.2 because for all the bug fixes it brings, it lacks the Intel Atom support necessary for our beloved Hackintoshes. More »


Software

Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Fixes Account-Nuking Bug (And About 40 More)

6:58AM November 10, 2009 | John Herrman

OS X 10.6.2 is out, and it’s a veritable bug-squashing party. That infamous glitch that was destroying user accounts a while ago has been taken care of, as have a few dozen other annoyances. But whither our sweet Hackintosh? More »


Intel Promises To Stop Its Firmware Bricking SSDs

11:00AM November 7, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

A few weeks ago, Intel pulled a firmware update the day after it came out because many users running 64-bit Windows 7 found that it bricked their SSDs. Whoops. The good news though is that Intel has acknowledged and replicated the bug, and is working on a fix. The bad news? There’s no timeline for when the fix will come out. [Reg Hardware]


Software

Microsoft Fixes Windows 7 Student Edition Upgrade Problems

8:42AM October 28, 2009 | Sean Fallon

While most of you had a painless upgrade to Windows 7, some experienced problems with the downloadable Student Edition from Digital River. Microsoft acknowledged the problem and has now come through with the ISO file you so desperately need. More »


Software

First Snow Leopard Patch Released To Developers

3:59AM September 5, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Less than a week after the release of Snow Leopard, Apple has already dropped the first patch on developers for testing. The 71.5 MB download includes several fixes related to 3G modems, the Dock and Motion 4. More »