News for Sunday, 10 June 2007

Apple released a firmware update for 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station.

This update includes all fixes in Firmware 7.1 plus additional compatibility updates for the AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n*.
Firmware 7.1 provided improved Mac and Windows support for:
- Printers and Routers, VPN, PPPoE, WDS(ACL), WEP(TSN)
- Localized file naming, port mapping, IPv6, and NAS
- Improved stability with keychain passwords
- Improved support for third party applications saving files to a USB disk
- Improved support for AirPort USB disk stability and power saving, disk read/write performance, disk file sharing and passwords
- Addressed an issue where Base Station would not request a password when expected

Additional information: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportextremebasestationwith80211nfirmware711.html
We performed some tests, data transfer speed is improved in reading mode, but remains unchanged in writing mode.

Tomorrow, the WWDC will start with Steve Jobs' keynote. As shown by those photos sent by Arhtur, the Moscone Center is ready to welcome developers.

I am in San Francisco for a week, and yesterday afternoon I went to see the Moscone Center. Everything seems ready for the WWDC.



While I was trying to shot photo through the glass, a security agent politely asked me to move away before I could take a single photo. When looking though the glass I could not spot anything unusual, such as a black curtain... Probably Apple's paranoia as usual...

As usual for each important Apple Event, we will offer a live coverage. We are currently setting up our servers. We will provide more information tomorrow.