Apple has released an update to the early 2011 iMac EFI firmware. The new update is labeled version 1.7 and it is available via software update. The update addresses the following issues: This update enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection and includes fixes...Apple Updates Early 2011 iMac EFI Firmware To Enable Lion Internet Recovery
Apple has released an update to the early 2011 iMac EFI firmware. The new update is labeled version 1.7 and it is available via software update. The update addresses the following issues: This update enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection and includes fixes...iCloud homepage is now live (updated)
Apple has unveiled the new iCloud homepage as of early this morning. Some users have reported that they were not able to access the iCloud service as of yet, but I was able to log in and navigate among the different apps. This could very well be...
Video: Steve Jobs lays out his vision for iCloud — in 1997
"Let me describe the world I live in"
Jobs at WWDC 1997
Steve Jobs got a lot off his chest in his Q&A session with developers at WWDC 1997 -- the first after he returned to Apple (AAPL) from his years in the desert at NeXT.
We've dipped once before into the 70-minute video (available here) to highlight...
TruConnect Mobile Gives You Pay As You Go Internet on Your MacBook and iPad
In a world of heavy data consumption, TruConnect Mobile is partnering with Sprint to offer pay as you go internet for as little as $4.99/month. Instead of adopting a set in stone pricing structure like the carriers do for smartphone and tablet usage, TruConnect Mobile...Privacy groups: behavioral opt-out system "insufficient and ineffective"
A number of privacy groups have spoken out against the adoption of a proposed opt-out plan for behavioral advertising in the US and Europe. The groups are referring to the Advertising Option Icon introduced by the Interactive Ad...
Why keeping up with RSS is poisonous to productivity, sanity
On this long Labor Day weekend in the US, we're bringing you a set of opinion pieces from various Ars writers—and we've love to have you join the conversation in the comments.
On the surface, RSS...
Pew: Half of US customers use phones to get info in realtime
Have you ever been out and about with your cell phone, needed some information, and looked it up right there on the spot? You're not alone: The Pew Internet Research Project has released a report that says more than half of US cell phone owners ha...
New in OS X Lion: “Network Link Conditioner” utility lets you simulate internet and bandwidth conditions
What is it? Network Link Conditioner is a new utility in OS X Lion (via the free Xcode 4.1 app) that will allow you to simulate less than desirable network conditions, such as a bad 3G connection or Edge with “Good Connectivity”. This is an especially useful utility for those developing apps and sites that...
Walmart pulling the plug on its MP3 store, but not its DRM servers
Walmart is pulling the plug on its MP3 downloads store, but it will continue to support DRMed tracks that it sold before the store went DRM-free. The news comes via a leaked memo to Digital Music News—later confirmed by...
Small ISPs use "malicious" DNS servers to watch Web searches, earn cash
Nearly 2 percent of all US Internet users suffer from "malicious" domain name system (DNS) servers that don't properly turn website names like google.com into the IP addresses computers need to communicate on the 'Net....
