If you have one of the newest line of MacBooks or MacBook Pro laptops, then you were probably wondering why the thing has a problem with clicking on things. The Cupertino company has release a firmware update to cure the issue.

When Apple launched the new notebooks in October, one of the key new features was the larger multitouch trackpad. This trackpad was 39 per cent larger than previous efforts and ditched the button in favour of a tap on the pad itself.

However, not all taps were being recognised as clicks, even though the computer made the clicking sound. Nothing happened on screen despite the motion and this led to anger and frustration among users of the new devices.

"This firmware update addresses an issue where trackpad clicks may not be recognized on MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) computers," according to the software update description.

According to the accompanying notes with the firmware, after the complete installation ofht eupdate has taken place, the updater app will start, no rebooting of the machine is needed for hte changes to take effect.

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