Word on the street is that everybody's favorite Max OS X-based instant messaging system has now been updated to version 1.2 Beta 6. There's quite a lot of changes for the app - you can view the more recent ones in the full article.

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Have you always wanted to ask your company to give you an Apple iPhone but couldn't think of a reason why they should? Thanks to Avaya's One-X software, you can now have one good reason to tell your superiors why having an iPhone is better than using Ye Olde Landline Network. Details in the full article!

More updates coming your way as Apple releases Security Update 2007-009 for the Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.1. As always you can run Software Update or go directly to Apple's Support site to grab the manual update. Read the full article to read more on the security update.

If you've got your iPod plugged in while you're reading this article, we certainly hope you've already updated it with Steve Jobs' latest software revision, version 1.2.3.

The biggest fix the new update resolves is the bug where songs and other content do not appear after updating to software version 1.2.2.

More details in the full article!

Some developers are being rumored to be in possession of early versions of Apple's upcoming iPhone and iPod touch software developer kits. This according to Electronista.

These developers are reported to have gotten more advanced yet still rough versions of the current web-only solution. The SDK will become officially available to the development community in February next year.

Want to jailbreak your iPhone but still scouting for other solutions? You may want to check out Drakenza's iDemocracy, a tool that lets you jailbreak your iPhone and give it extra wallpapers, ringtones and 1.1.2 support. More info in the full article!

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Now, there's no more reason why people shouldn't get Apple's newest OS X Leopard. Shortly after the discovery of the file-deleting bug, Apple issued OS X Leopard 10.5.1 update, which fixes all sorts of errors including the rather serious file-eating bug. Head to the full article for more details.

Apple is already basking in the success of OS X Leopard's launch, but it's not all roses for those who upgraded to the latest version of Mac OS X. A poster from Gizmodo encountered a rather pesky problem while in the process of trying to create a back up with the Time Machine application, but managed to come up with an easy solution.

He was trying to format the disk for backup use, but the disk was still in FAT32 system - the file format for Windows PC - even after formatting, rendering it useless for OS X Leopard. After making a few calls, he was able to make out a solution, all of which are thoroughly outlined and explained in case you encounter the same kind of problem.

Check out how to fix the disk formatting problem in the Read link!

To you lucky iPhone owners, Apple is now testing for the funky mobile's v1.1.1 Update. Included in the update are Bluetooth, Mail, and Safari applications. Heading on over to the official Apple info site, you will see that they have laid out for you the supposed impact of the firmware on the said applications.

Now, as for the installation, take note that this is only available through iTunes so you might wanna head on over there ASAP. Also, it was explicitly mentioned that the update will not appear in your unit's Software Update application, or in the Apple Downloads site.

Anyway, to learn more information about the iPhone's Firmware 1.1.1, we suggest you go straight to their site, which we have linked to via our Read link below.

Come September next year, the Apple scene may be seeing the appearance of an OpenOffice office suite that will work natively with Mac OS X. That is, this new build won't require you to install the Unix windowing software called X11, which has been the source of headaches among Mac users.

This information we're picking is based on a presentation by Eric Bachard, who also noted that September 2008 may see OpenOffice v3.0 getting released. As it stands, OpenOffice most recent build is version 2.3.0. Eric is among the the lead developers of the Mac "Aqua" (the name for the MAC OS X GUI) port of OpenOffice.

At the moment, the most hassle-free OpenOffice port we've picked up is Planamesa Software's NeoOffice. This particular build reportedly works more seamlessly with Aqua since it doesn't require the X11 environment , although at the cost of higher memory usage. The latest build for NeoOffice at this point is v2.2.1, and is based on OpenOffice v2.2.1.