5M copies of Snow Leopard? Will you upgrade?
Analyst Gene Munster thinks Apple will sell 5 million copies of Mac OS X 10.6 before fiscal 4Q ends at the end of September, but we think he’s being too conservative. More: continued here
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Apple to Ship Mac OS X Snow Leopard on August 28
Apple today announced that Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard will go on sale Friday, August 28 at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, and that Apple’s online store is now accepting pre-orders. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. Snow Leopard will be available as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard users for $29.
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update
The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.7 and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. More: continued here
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update
The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5 to 10.5.7, and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. More: continued here
Critical Java security hole affecting Tiger, Leopard [Apple]
Apple on Monday finally got around to patching a widely-publicized security flaw in the version of Java shipping with Mac OS X, which could leave a Mac open to attack while browsing the web. More: continued here
10 Snow Leopard Features Not Mentioned at WWDC
While we do know that Snow Leopard will be taking advantage of the hardware that comes bundled with our Macs, including the graphics accelerator OpenCL and 64-bit compatibility, we’re wondering what else we’ll get when we eventually upgrade this Fall. More: continued here
Slideshow: WWDC keynote highlights
The big news from Apple’s WWDC keynote address is out. Faster MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs at lower prices, an announced September release for Snow Leopard, iPhone 3.0 worldwide release on June 17, and an all-new iPhone called the 3G S. More: continued here
Snow Leopard gets a September ship date
The next version of Mac OS X will arrive in September, with a $29 price tag for users upgrading from OS X 10.5. But when OS X 10.6 does arrive, it will only run on Intel-based machines. More: continued here
Summary: iPhone 3GS, MacBook updates, Snow Leopard highlight WWDC
From laptop updates to Snow Leopard to iPhone news, Monday’s keynote at the Worldwide Developer Conference had plenty of Apple product announcements to go around. Here’s a summary of what Apple unveiled. More: continued here
Apple releases Safari 4 for Mac, Windows
First released as a public beta in February, a finished version of Safari 4 is now available. The updated browser will also be part of the Snow Leopard update to Mac OS X in September. More: continued here
What’s Cooking for Apple WWDC ’09
Apple’s WWDC 2009 is almost here. On the menu: Definitely Snow Leopard and a even-stronger-than-before focus on the iPhone OS, as the sessions schedule and the promotion materials show. What else? Here’s what I think is cooking. More: continued here
Bugs & Fixes: Solving a mysterious plug-in crash
Ted Landau uses Leopard’s improved crash message, the Console utility, and a little bit of luck to find out what was causing some software on his Mac to crash. More: continued here
New Snow Leopard videos, screenshots leak
A YouTube user working under the alias of LeopardOctober has uploaded screenshots and videos of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, observers note. The media appears to provide information about features that can be expected in Apple’s next operating system, due sometime later this year. More: continued here
Revealed: The secrets behind OS X Quick Look
‘Look before you launch’ was the memorable catchphrase Apple used when unleashing Quick Look in 2007, wryly adding that ‘opening files is so 2006’. Unfortunately, Leopard’s built-in ‘super preview’ went somewhat unnoticed as back-up app Time Machine became an instant media darling. This is a pity because if anything makes Leopard worth the money More:…
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Combo Update
The 10.5.7 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. More: continued here