The 10.6.4 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It includes Safari 5 and general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.

General fixes and improvements

• improves compatibility with some Braille displays
• resolves an issue that causes the keyboard or trackpad to become unresponsive
• addresses issues copying, renaming, or deleting files on SMB file servers
• improves reliability of VPN connections
• resolves a playback issue in DVD Player when using Good Quality deinterlacing
• resolves an issue editing photos with iPhoto or Aperture in full screen view
• resolves an issue with Parental Controls Time Limits for Open Directory or Active Directory users
• resolves a display sleep issue with MacBook Pro (Early 2010) computers
• resolves an issue with MacBook Pro (Early 2010) computers in which the right speaker may sound louder than the left speaker
• includes Safari 5.0
• Security improvements

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Today, Microsoft Corp. announced Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010.

Top 10 reasons to try Office 2010

1. Express your ideas more visually.
2. Accomplish more when working together.
3. Enjoy the familiar Office experience from more locations and devices.
4. Stay connected to your business and social networks.
5. Get your message out instantly.
6. Create powerful data insights.
7. Manage large volumes of e-mail with ease.
8. Deliver compelling presentations.
9. Store and track all of your ideas in one place.
10. Work your way, faster and more easily.

Visit the Microsoft website for more information.

Apple today unveiled a completely redesigned Mac mini, featuring up to twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port, and a new SD card slot, all in an amazingly compact aluminum enclosure. Mac mini is the world’s most energy efficient desktop.

Created with the unibody construction process pioneered by Apple, the new Mac mini features a compact aluminium enclosure just 7.7-inches square and 1.4-inches thin. A new integrated power supply eliminates the need for an external power adapter, reducing overall system volume by 20 percent and keeping cable clutter to a minimum. A removable panel underneath provides quick access for memory expansion. Mac mini is incredibly versatile, effortlessly connecting to existing peripherals such as mice, keyboards and digital displays, while the new HDMI output connects Mac mini to an HDTV and the new SD card slot enables easy transfer of photos and videos from a digital camera.

Inside its sleek, compact enclosure, the new Mac mini includes the fastest integrated graphics processor on the market today. With 48 processing cores, the NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor delivers up to twice the graphics performance of its predecessor, making Mac mini ideal for graphics intensive applications or visually rich games. Mac mini comes standard with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 320GB hard and 2GB of RAM.

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Adobe  announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3 software for Windows® and Macintosh, the essential digital photography workflow solution that allows photographers to quickly organize, enhance and showcase their images from one application.

Features:

• Superior noise reduction
• Accelerated performance
• Lens correction
• Support for DSLR video files
• More flexible online publishing
• Image watermarking
• Easy-to-share slide show videos with music
• Easy image importing
• Tethered shooting
• Perspective correction
• Film grain simulation
• More flexible print packages

Visit the Adobe website for more information.

iPhone 4. In so many ways, it’s a first.

What’s new:

• FaceTime: People have been dreaming about video calling for decades. iPhone 4 makes it a reality.
• Retina Display: The Retina display on iPhone 4 is the sharpest, most vibrant, highest-resolution phone screen ever.
• Multitasking: iPhone 4 introduces a whole new way of multitasking. Now you can run your favourite third-party apps — and switch between them instantly
• HD Video Recording and Editing: Shoot your own movies in high definition. Capture impressive video even in low-light settings, thanks to the advanced backside illumination sensor and built-in LED light.
• 5 – Megapixel Camera with LED Flash: Take beautiful, detailed photos with the new 5-megapixel camera with built-in LED flash.

Visit the Apple website for more information.