New Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Needed For Magic Mouse

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To use your new Apple Magic Mouse to the full extent you apparently need the upcoming Mac OS X 10.6.2 update. MacRumors reports that users found a note in the Magic Mouse user guide that contains such a reference.
This means that Apple will soon release the OS X 10.6.2 update. I hope it fixes some other performance issues my wife complains about, especially with Safari on her MacBook. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:28:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.1 Update Already Available

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Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 has just been out about two weeks and Apple is already issuing the first update with 10.6.1.
Apple says that this update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. Read more

Posted on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide

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If you need more information on the Snow Leopard Update than our review round-up brought you yesterday, check out OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide from our friends over at Digital Trends.

Quote from the guide: "The Snow Leopard cometh. After a modest demonstration alongside a hopped-up iPhone and slightly revamped MacBook at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, the long-awaited update to OS X finally gets its time to shine on August 28. While Apple has shied away from painting the new Mac operating system (OS) as a landmark release - even the name implies that it's just a revision - Snow Leopard will bring with it a slew of upgrades that Apple fans have long awaited, and many that should pave a path to unlock even more performance as developers learn to fully take advantage of them. Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

First Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 Speed Tests

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The new OS X Snow Leopard Update will ship this Friday globally. Apple promises with Snow Leopard hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange.

What most Mac users are concerned though is if the new Snow Leopard update is actually making their Mac faster.

Macworld took OS X 10.6 to a speed test across 16 different tasks. Half of these tests showed indeed performance gains with the new Mac OS. Read more

Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:48:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 Release; The Battle With Window 7 Is On

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As reported Apple updated the Apple Store yesterday and started to take pre-orders for the new OS X Snow Leopard Update. The OS X Snow Leopard is shipping this Friday, August 28th.

Apple also issued now an official press-release detailing the launch of the highly anticipated OS X Update. Read more

Posted on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:44:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Snow Leopard OS X Now Available in the Apple Store, Ships August 28th

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The Apple Store is back online and yes indeed Snow Leopard is now available for pre-order in the Apple Store for $29.
Apple will start shipping Snow Leopard on August 28th. So Apple indeed is shipping Snow Leopard earlier than expected. Amazon has been taking Snow Leopard pre-orders for a while, but the open question was the shipping date. Now we know. If you are lucky and you have a nice postman you should be able to upgrade your Mac to OS X 10.6 this weekend.
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Posted on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:40:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mac OS X Snow Leopard To Ship August 28th According to Leaked Page

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Apple might start shipping OS X Snow Leopard on August 28th. This date appears on an Up-to-Date promotion page on the UK Apple Store according to MacRumors.

Apple already started the pre-order of the Snow Leopard Update a couple weeks ago. You can pre-order Snow Leopard on Amazon.com for $29. Read more

Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OS X Snow Leopard Retail Packaging Leaked?

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The Apple OS X Snow Leopard Update has been available for pre-order since early August. We still do not know when Apple is actually shipping Snow Leopard. Over the weekend photos of the alleged Snow Leopard retail packaging appeared on MacRumors.
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Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OS X Snow Leopard Golden Master Build Already in Developer Hands?

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According to Macrumors the OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Build 10A432 got sent to developers. Rumor has it that the 10A432 build is the golden master for the release of Snow Leopard.

Apple already started the pre-order of the Snow Leopard Update a couple weeks ago. You can pre-order Snow Leopard on Amazon.com for $29.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update Released

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Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update yesterday. The new Mac OS X update includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.

The OS X 10.5.8 affects AirPort, Bluetooth, Mac OS X 10.5, Safari 4 (Mac OS X 10.5), iCal 3.x, MobileMe iDisk, Mac OS X 10.5.8 , Mac OS X v10.5.1, v10.5.2, v10.5.3, v10.5.4, v10.5.5, v10.5.6, and v10.5.7. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Aug 2009 02:32:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Available for Pre-Order

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If you've been eagerly awaiting the release of Snow Leopard, your wait is nearly at an end. Amazon.com has it ready for pre-order right now. The single-user version of OS X 10.6 will run you $29. You can also grab the 5 user version 'family pack' for $49. The Server version of Snow Leopard is also available for pre-order for $499.

Posted on Sun, 2 Aug 2009 11:53:46 CDT | by Robert Evans

OS X 10.5.8 Almost Ready To Drop.

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OS X 10.5.8 may be ready to release in the next few days. It's been confirmed that developer build 9L30 was seeded by Apple last night. There was only one documented change, due to an issue caused by external monitors waking from sleep. The lack of any other outstanding issues means that this version of OS X is getting close to done.

Posted on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:20:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard: $499 in September.

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While the launch of OSX Snow Leopard, Apple's newest Mac operating system, has garnered a lot of attention there is considerably less excitement for OS X Server, which was announced the same day. Snow Leopard Server is a UNIX-based 64 bit server operating system. It will retail for $499 and release in September, presumably alongside Snow Leopard.

Computers and hardware being equal, this new Apple server OS is said to be "up to" twice as fast as its predecessor. It comes with several cool new features, like Podcast Producer 2, which allows you to automate the process of building and publishing podcasts. It also comes with Mobile Access Server, which has secure access to firewall protected network services on both the iPhone and Mac lines.

Posted on Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:30:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Apple officially unveiled Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 Release

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Apple today unveiled Mac OS X Snow Leopard at the WWDC 2009. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X and comes with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies, out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange and new accessibility features. Snow Leopard will ship as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard users in September 2009 for $29.
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Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:01:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OS X Snow Leopard Upgrade launches in September for only $29

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The WWDC 2009 keynote is underway right now. We have already seen several new MacBook updates and now it is all about the Snow Leopard OS X update.
According to Engadget Snow Leopard ships in September and the update is only $29. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:38:36 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple issues Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update

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Apple released a new update for the current OS X Leopard operating system with the 10.5.7 Update.
The OS X 10.5.7 Update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2009 00:23:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

CES 2010 to be Stage for Windows 7 and OS X Snow Leopard Showdown?

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Apple related products will have their own hall at the CES 2010 for the first time. Apple itself did not say yet if they are going to exhibit at the CES - most likely not. Still the iLounge Pavilion is featuring leading Mac developers and retailers. Apple stuff has been missing from CES completely because of MacWorld. Now things have changed since Apple decided to leave MacWorld.
CES 2010 could become the battle ground for the new operating systems from Microsoft and Apple. Both are expected to still launch in 2009, but when exactly is still up in the air. Of course it would be smart to have releases way before the holiday shopping season to drive sales in these hard economic times. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Apr 2009 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New OS X Snow Leopard seeded with QuickTime X Player

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Apple developers got seeded with a new build of the upcoming OS X Snow Leopard operating system release.
Apple Insider reports that the new OS X Snow Leopard build 10A286 would include a new Quicktime player believed to be QuickTime X Player and the new Cocoa-based Mac OS X desktop. Read more

Posted on Sat, 7 Mar 2009 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

OS X Snow Leopard Release Date on June 8th?

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The next OS X Snow Leopard was previewed by Apple already almost a year ago at the WWDC 08. It is expected that Apple will launch Snow Leopard this summer. The Baltimore Sun (Via CrunchGear) predicts now June 8th as the release date of Snow Leopard. The reasoning behind this date is that the WWDC 09 could take place at the Moscone Center in SF from June 6th to June 12th. Read more

Posted on Sat, 7 Mar 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

OS X Snow Leopard rumored to have new Text Features

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Apple kept the expections on new features pretty low for the new OS X Snow Leopard release. Snow Leopard is supposed to be all about stability and security. But the closer we get to the eventual release of Snow Leopard more rumors about UI tweaks and actual new features emerge.

Apple Insider reports about rumored new text related features in OS X Snow Leopard. Read more

Posted on Sat, 7 Mar 2009 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

OS X Leopard to get another Update with OS X 10.5.7

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Apple updated the currently available OS X Leopard Mac operating system the last time on December 15th. AppleInsider reports that Apple has supposedly started to test OS X 10.5.7 in its developer community.
The new OS X Leopard update would contain a ton of bug fixes and is rather big in size (at least 440MB). Apparently the OS X 10.5.7 would focus on fixing several issues with syncing problems in 10.5.6 with mail and other apps. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:05:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr