Snow Leopard to ship in first quarter of 2009?

The next major release of Mac OS X is scheduled to arrive before many were anticipating, according to a recent Apple presentation. When Mac OS X Snow Leopard was announced at WWDC '08, it was stated that it would take "about a year" to bring the update to market. At last week's Large Installation System Administration (LISA) conference however, Apple's Director of Engineering of Unix Technologie...

published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008, macintosh-news-network

Latest test builds of 10.5.6 suggest update just about ready

Last week, Apple released two test builds of the latest update to Leopard. The second one has no known issues, which is usually a good sign that release is imminent.Read More...

published on Monday, the 17. November 2008, ars-technica

Safari 3.2 Adds Anti-Phishing and Other Security Enhancements

Yesterday, Apple released Safari 3.2 for both Windows and Mac (Tiger and Leopard). As usual, Apple’s normal update announcements are a little short on details. This update is recommended for all Safari users and features protection from fraudulent phishing websites and better identification of online businesses. This update also includes the latest security updates. For detailed [...]

published on Friday, the 14. November 2008, apple-blog

Forum roundup: Snow Leopard questions, more

A recent topic of interest in the MacNN forums revolves around one user questioning the benefits of the rumored update to the Mac OS, Snow Leopard. One forum member expresses their interest in the Netbook segment that has been gaining in popularity, and hopes that Apple will be coming out with a model to compete. Complaints about the MacBook Air bogging down when viewing such websites as YouTube...

published on Tuesday, the 4. November 2008, macintosh-news-network

Apple devs get new iPhone, Snow Leopard pre-releases

Apple developers this weekend are enthusiastically reporting that they've been provided with new test releases of the both the next iPhone software update and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

published on Saturday, the 25. October 2008, appleinsider

Apple begins testing Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update

Apple this week began testing Mac OS X 10.5.6, the next in a running series of updates planned for the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system, which could prove to be the most extensive yet.

published on Thursday, the 23. October 2008, appleinsider

Suitcase Fusion 2 adds font matching, preview options

Extensis has released the latest version of its font management utility, Suitcase Fusion 2. The update features a redesigned user interface and code base, with SQLite support claimed to improve speed and reliability. The new program is built around the Leopard operating system, with exact font matching and auto-activation plugin support for Adobe Illustrator CS4 and QuarkXpress 8. Multiple font pr...

published on Monday, the 20. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

Security Update 2008-007 released for Tiger, Leopard

Apple has released Security Update 2008-007 for client and server versions of Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5.Read More...

published on Thursday, the 9. October 2008, ars-technica

This week in Apple: Apple stock, royalties, Verizon rumors

This week's Apple news was rife with software releases and updates, more rumors about the iPhone and Snow Leopard, Apple's falling stock prices, and how bumped up music royalties could hurt the iTunes Store. Check in here in case you missed out on the week's top stories. Read More...

published on Saturday, the 4. October 2008, ars-technica

You Control: Desktops 1.3 adds Leopard compatibility

You Software has released You Control: Desktops 1.3, an update featuring Mac OS X 10.5 compatibility for the workspace-management application. You Control: Desktops allows users to set up multiple desktop configurations, switching easily between them. In addition to compatibility with Leopard, the update also adds new options for customizing how desktops behave....

published on Tuesday, the 23. September 2008, macintosh-news-network