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Apple releases first Lion update

Having problems with Lion? Apple has a patch for you!
Written by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Contributing Writer

Apple has released its first update for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion - and it's a bumper package.

There are two packages.

General client update:

This update addresses a number of issues, including:

  • Address an issue that may cause the system to become unresponsive when playing a video in Safari
  • Resolve an issue that may cause system audio to stop working when using HDMI or optical audio out
  • Improve the reliability of Wi-Fi connections
  • Resolve an issue that prevents transfer of your data, settings, and compatible applications to a new Mac running OS X Lion

79.29 MB download

Update for MacBook Air and Mac mini 2011 (Client):

This update addresses a number of issues, including:

  • Address an issue that may cause the system to become unresponsive when playing a video in Safari
  • Resolve an issue that may cause system audio to stop working when using HDMI or optical audio out
  • Improve the reliability of Wi-Fi connections
  • Resolve an issue that prevents transfer of your data, settings, and compatible applications to a new Mac running OS X Lion
  • Resolve an issue where MacBook Air may boot up when MagSafe Adapter is attached
  • Resolve an issue causing intermittent display flickering on MacBook Air
  • Resolve an issue that causes the SD card slot in Mac mini to run at reduced speed with SD and SDHC media

68.86 MB download

Neither of these patches includes security updates.

Having problems? Give this update a go.

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