Apple just released a new firmware update for all MacBooks. The update solves a variety of issues including boot camp problems.

This update improves the performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo processors and fixes issues with Boot Camp for MacBook computers.

After the firmware is successfully applied to your computer, your BootROM Version will be:
MB21.00A5.B07

Source: Apple.com

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Check out the screenshot below:

Kevin and Alex must be mighty proud these days. They are now one of the most largely subscribed to podcasts on the net. All that circulation means major advertising dollars for their show, Diggnation. Interestingly, there’s only one company that never pays a dime for publicity and gets highly recommended each episode. Yep, you guessed it, Apple (AAPL).

The team has now officially filmed 118 episodes, had thousands of beers, and filmed in a variety of live locations. What started as a bit of a grassroots, word-of-mouth podcast, has flourished into one of the most anticipated podcasts each week. Who knew that two guys drinking on couch could become such a big hit?!

The duo have slowly evolved into major players in the online world. From little bars to big stages, these guys haven’t changed a bit. From the first episode to the most recent in a standing room only crowd in London, Kevin Rose has always had his trusty Apple computers (with less than a handful of exceptions). Whether or it was his Blackbook (Black MacBook) with his company’s logo, Digg, or his newest Mac, a MacBook Pro (15-inch), Kevin has been one of the most affluent Apple fanboys to date.

In one of the more recent episodes of Diggnation, the team sat out of an Apple Store in San Francisco, CA the day of the iPhone release and filmed a new episode right there in the middle of the line. Both Alex and Kevin decided to purchase the $600 phones. Since then, they have been hacking and generally messing with the iPhones almost every episode.

Much of the show focuses around a wide-variety of topics that were “dugg” on Kevin’s site, Digg.com, but he often makes a point of featuring updates and news in the Apple sector. For instance, when the wireless keyboard debuted, Kevin was quick to support the device and encourage its purchase.

In their most recent live show, the guys traveled to London to a “standing room only” crowd. Dawning his steadfast silver MacBook Pro, the Apple logo was ever more present.

9to5Mac.com just wrote a story that covers the recent release of the optical disc Blu-Ray player for Macs. Great news for Mac fans; except, Macs aren’t ready for HD content yet.

The website really makes the device sound like the ultimate solution until Apple (AAPL) decides for itself which High-Definition platform to choose (Blu-Ray or HD-DVD). This simply isn’t the case.

The aftermarket player, by Fastmac, will supposedly run on “all of Apple’s recent laptops and consumer desktops.”

• iBook G4
• iMac G5
• iMac Intel
• MacBook Pro (17-inch)
• Mac mini
• PB G3 Pismo
• PB G4 Titanium (667 Mhz or higher)
• PB G4 Aluminum

Clearly, this list doesn’t cover all of the recent Macs. Most apparent are the missing MacBook and MacBook Pro 15-Inch versions.

Then comes the best part, the drive costs $1000 to install and there are NO HD SCREENS ON MAC LAPTOPS! The resolution and screen quality on Mac laptops are second to none, but they don’t have HD-quality yet. While you could potentially watch Blu-Ray titles, it would be hardly any different from simply watching a DVD.

The future continues to look promising, and the movement to HD-quality screens and movies is exceptional, but this device just doesn’t cut it.

AppleInsider.com has just released industry rumors about the launch date for Apple’s newest operating system, OS X Leopard. The consensus believes that the release date should be some time in late October.

In the past, Apple has traditionally chosen Fridays for the release of operating systems. Therefore, that would point to an October 26th release date. Already guaranteed is the fact that Leopard will be released some time in October.

Apple already pushed back the original release, due to the iPhone, which was the original setback. Ultimately, the iPhone was released on the last day of the month and that may point to a later release of Leopard as well.

A recent update on AppleInsider:

We are receiving additional tips from industry sources who indicate that October 26 is currently the estimated ship date for Mac OS X Leopard.

Source: AppleInsider.com

Leopard is expected to release with a price tag of $129 for the single license and $199 for the family-pack.

After years of noticing a complete lack of gaming for the Mac platform, EA Games has made an attempt, albeit poor, towards moving Macs towards better gaming machines. Macs are great computers and would certainly be able to handle most games thrown at them. Unfortunately, no one has been designing for them.

Games launched were:

• Madden NFL 08
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
• Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Need for Speed Carbon
• Battlefield 2142

It seems as though all of these games are somewhat unimpressive and hardly unique to the Mac Platform, but this is definitely a good first step. I’ll look forward to the majority of game designers moving back to the Mac platform as market share increases positively influence the creators.