firmware
RSS firmwareApple unleashes souped-up Panther
News As for the FireWire issue, Apple still recommends that customers who have a FireWire 800 drive that uses the Oxford 922 chipset and version 1.02 of the firmware upgrade their drivers before using Panther. [11 Nov 2003]
Mac glitch wiping hard drives
News Apple has identified an issue with external FireWire hard drives using the Oxford 922 bridge chipset with firmware version 1.02 that can result in the loss of data stored on the disk drive," the company said in a statement. [31 Oct 2003]
Linux hackers crack Xbox console
News The only way Microsoft can protect its console from the exploit is to release new firmware or revised Xbox "Dashboard" software, the group said. A group of hackers claim to have broken all security measures on the Xbox... [04 Jul 2003]
Wi-Fi: 'It will be safe within 12 months'
News Linksys said it will incorporate WPA into products based on the 802.11g specification first, with firmware and software upgrades available on its site by the end of May. NetGear representatives said... [02 May 2003]
Cheat Sheet: The A-Z of 802.11
Cheat Sheet When finalised in late 2003, it will probably run on existing systems through a firmware upgrade, if perhaps not at full capability. This can in part be put down to the 802.11 wireless LAN working group, which has 250... [04 Apr 2003]
The end of the PC as we know it?
News This hangover from a distant past is causing more and more problems, said Mark Doran, Intel's principal engineer behind the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) that aims to humanely kill the antique technology. [24 Feb 2003]
Sony caters for cheapskate DVD users
News The company has made an upgrade - the Firmware Upgrade 1.0d - available for free on its website. Sony Electronics has said that more than half of its recently released rewritable DVD drives can't record to low-quality... [21 Nov 2002]
September: Microsoft sells networking gear. October: Microsoft issues fixes
News One poster said he had seen "no disconnects since the firmware upgrade". Over the weekend, Microsoft's broadband networking newsgroup was abuzz with chatter about the firmware update. Microsoft released... [12 Nov 2002]
Apple leaves Celine Dion fans high and dry
News The posting offers a range of solutions ranging from holding down the mouse button while restarting to opening the firmware. Mac users whose computers fall foul of copy-protected disks will not be covered by Apple's... [15 May 2002]
Celine Dion unleashes wave of destruction on Mac users
News Last month, Celine Dion fans were warned that playing the CD on a PC could cause the machine to crash and possibly damage the firmware. Canadian songstress Celine Dion is causing Mac users even more distress than normal... [10 May 2002]
EMC swallows up specialist software provider Crosstor
News The privately owned company from Massachusetts develops firmware for manufacturers of Network Attached Storage (NAS) products - storage systems on a network, which, like a server, can be directly addressed. [06 Nov 2000]
