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Apple Store is down - is Snow Leopard here early?

by Ed Parry on Aug 24, 2009 at 07:28 AM

It would appear that the Apple Store is once again down, which signifies either maintenance (yeah, right) or that something will be stamped with a “new” sticker in a few hours. If it’s the later, could it be the latest version of Apple’s operating system, Snow Leopard, will hit the… Continue Reading »

Battle of the wallpapers: Windows 7 and Snow Leopard

by Josh Holat on Aug 13, 2009 at 12:53 PM

There is no doubt that Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Windows 7 will be widely compared, given their similar launch dates. On the Windows side, Windows 7 promises to be what Vista should have been, while also adding a ton of nice features along the way. On the Mac… Continue Reading »

Mac OS X Snow Leopard reaches “Gold Master” status

by Josh Holat on Aug 12, 2009 at 07:50 AM

People are talking about the current status of build 10A432 for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the new operating system that Apple will be shipping to their customers sometime in September. According to many, this build, which came after build 10A421a, has been designated as the “Gold Master.” In the… Continue Reading »

Mac OS X 10.5.8 released

by Indraneel Purohit on Aug 5, 2009 at 04:42 PM

As we near the release of Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6), the final updates for the current version of OS X will slowly start to trickle in. Today, Apple has made available Mac OS X 10.5.8, the 8th revision of the Leopard operating system. It is available through Apple’s… Continue Reading »

Snow Leopard available for pre-order on Amazon

by Indraneel Purohit on Aug 3, 2009 at 07:31 AM

Apple slated Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) for a September launch at a $29 price point when they announced it in detail at WWDC earlier this year.  Amazon is generally the first 3rd party retail store to have a product for sale. This does not change with Apple, as… Continue Reading »

Top ten reasons to buy Windows 7 (i.e. switch to Snow Leopard)

by Josh Holat on Jul 28, 2009 at 07:37 PM

It’s widely known now that Windows 7 will be released on October 22nd of this year, and Mac OS X Snow Leopard will also come out to the public in September. Business Insider has posted an article with their “Ten Reasons Why People Will Upgrade To Windows 7.”  And while… Continue Reading »

Snow Leopard to receive minor UI updates alongside speed

by Josh Holat on Jul 13, 2009 at 06:04 AM

As we approach the release of Snow Leopard, Apple continues to send new betas to developers to fix all the existing issues. One of the latest releases—10A402—contains some user interface improvements on top of the bug fixes. Apple has mostly been advertising this version of their operating system as a… Continue Reading »

Snow Leopard Up To Date Program and wallpaper are available

by Josh Holat on Jun 17, 2009 at 09:54 AM

Mac OS X Snow Leopard is on track to ship this September, according to Apple, but users eligible for the Up To Date program can order it as soon as today (in fact, I just did). According to Apple’s site, anyone who purchased a qualified computer on June 8th or… Continue Reading »

WWDC: Safari 4 released

by Josh Holat on Jun 8, 2009 at 12:59 PM

Today at WWDC 2009, Apple removed the beta label from Safari 4 and released it for Leopard, Tiger, and Windows. This finalized version of the browser includes Top Sites, as well as other new features that make browsing the web easier. Also, Safari 4 will increase the speed of surfing… Continue Reading »

WWDC: Apple unveils Snow Leopard details

by Josh Holat on Jun 8, 2009 at 12:42 PM

In other news from this years WWDC, Apple has given more details of Snow Leopard.  However, they also managed to bash not only Windows Vista as usual, but Windows 7 as well, saying it still has the same registry issues, among other things. That said, Snow Leopard sounds like it… Continue Reading »

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