Apple released a fix for MacBook and MacBook Pro users running Leopard who have experienced intermittent keyboard input issues. The update, for users running Mac OS X 10.5.1, corrects a rare bug that would leave a keyboard inexplicably unresponsive, sometimes for extended periods of time.

  Apple released QuickTime 7.3.1 and GarageBand 4.1.1 Thursday evening, and also delivered a Java update for Tiger users.

  With the opening of a posh new store on W. 14th St. in New York on Friday, Apple has opened the doors of seven new retail stores since its fiscal year 2008 started on September 30. Apple's jobs posting pages disclose that the company is recruiting employees for future retail stores at a number of other locations.

  Apple and AT&T are being sued for patent infringement on account of the visual voicemail feature the iPhone employs.

  Apple has been on the receiving end of five new lawsuits in recent months, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal, but has seen another six lawsuits dismissed or settled during the same time.

  T-Mobile has started selling an unlocked iPhone in Germany for 999 euros in response to a preliminary injunction rival Vodafone recently received.

  T-Mobile is facing some heat in Germany after rival carrier Vodafone received a preliminary injunction regarding T-Mobile's sales of the iPhone in that country.

  Two days after Think Secret sources reported that Mac OS X 10.5.1 was nearing release, Apple has made the first Leopard update available for download.

  Apple debuted Thursday a new version of Final Cut Express, its video editing software positioned between iMovie and Final Cut Pro.

  Apple released a number of software updates Wednesday, inlcuding the long-awaited Mac OS X 10.4.11, although missing from the group was the first update to Leopard.