Two firmware updates are hitting the 27 inch iMac today that fixes three issues on the Apple [AAPL] devices.
The first update is as follows…
27-inch iMac EFI FW Update 1.0, weighing in at 2.1 MB and requiring Mac OS X 10.6.3, is recommended for all quad-core 27-inch iMacs and addresses a pair of issues related to high processor usage and display backlighting.
– Resolves an issue that sometimes caused high processor utilization while playing audio through the headphone output mini-jack.
– Resolves an issue that prevented the display backlight from turning on after powering on the iMac.
The 27-inch iMacs are not the only current Mac models to have experienced problems with processor performance during audio-related tasks, as Apple’s Mac Pro line received a software update in mid-February to address its own issues with heat and performance while handling audio-related tasks.
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Several days ago we posted about a hack that could be made to a jailbroken iPhone OS 4.0 3G device that allowed it to run multitasking. The reason the hack needs to happen is that the iPhone was deemed by Apple [AAPL] not to be up to the task of multitasking due to insufficient RAM and a slower processor.
Evan Williams of Twitter announced at the Chirp conference that the microblogging network will be launching an Android app.
Olympus have announced a new firmware update for their PEN family of cameras which includes 3 models – the E-P1, E-P2 and E-PL1.
In an interview with Charlie Kindel about Windows Phone 7 he has mentioned that Microsoft [MSFT] will be adding features over time to the operating system. In the past he said that Microsoft have tried cramming all the features in to Windows Mobile. This in my opinion, has caused the OS in the past to not be where it should be. Microsoft are not focusing on doing it well.
Verizon [VZ] have published the official specs for the DROID Incredible by HTC on their website.
The ASUS Eee 1005PR has now gone up for 
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