Tag: LEOPARD

Apple's latest OS update -- 10.5.5 -- is now up and dancing in Software Update. It includes the latest batch of security updates, Address Book, Spotlight, and iPhone sync enhancements, and iCal, eMail, MobileMe and Time Machine performance tweaks. In other words, it's a biggie. Full release notes just beyond that read link, and for more, check out TUAW. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] ...

What's up with the new iPhone? Is the new Leopard upgrade all it's cracked up to be? Engadget Classic is liveblogging Steve Jobs' keynote address at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference in San Francisco. For up-to-the-second coverage, check out the liveblog here. ...

Mac addicts like to tout their chosen operating system's security superiority over those who have chosen Microsoft's product, but a report of a major security oversight in the latest release, Leopard, might just give Windows users something to snicker about. It seems the latest Apple OS has a critical flaw in its e-mail application -- a flaw that was fixed in older versions of OSX. The flaw ...

Apple's new version of Mac OS X, version 10.5, a.k.a. "Leopard," launched last week to a good bit of fanfare ... and a strong dose of piracy, too. It's already sold more than two million copies. That said, things aren't entirely going well for the new cat. Many users are suffering from a wide range of problems when installing and configuring the new operating system (OS), ranging from random ...

In a recent interview with Laptop Magazine, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak joins the legions clamoring for a more open policy regarding the iPhone. "I'm really for the unlockers, the rebels trying to make it free," Woz declares, throwing down the gauntlet with the camp opposing his old buddy and Apple evangelist Steve Jobs. Woz complains about how Apple is treating the iPhone less as as though it ...

After yesterday's (mostly) glowing reviews , it's no surprise that Mac fanatics want to get their hands on Leopard, the new Apple operating system (OS), as quickly as possible. It's also no surprise that anyone who wants a new OS this badly isn't necessarily inclined to pay for it. So, enter the Bit Torrents of the world, which are sites that enable peer-to-peer sharing of (not infrequently ...

Microsoft likes to make Windows users wait for releases. It's usually a good three to five year drought between one version of its operating system to the next, with a bunch of free updates released along the way. Apple, on the other hand, likes to drop nearly annual updates of its current operating system called OS X. Each new release brings some new suite of updates and features and sells for ...

The boys in Cupertino have finally given us a date: October 26th, next Friday, when the latest update to OSX, 10.5 (also known as Leopard) will ship. Leopard comes with a host of new features, including an overhauled dock with 3D effects and 'stacks' (pictured above) for easy organization. It also comes with the mesmerizing ability to browse your files in Coverflow (also pictured above). Leopard ...

We're sure you're familiar with that gorgeous feature of iTunes called Coverflow that allows you to flip through your albums in glossy 3D. At today's Apple keynote, Mr. Jobs has seen fit to extend that feature to the next version of the Finder, the file browser built into OS X 10.5, otherwise known as Leopard. In a nutshell, you will be able to flip through your files with live 3D previews of ...

"News" hit the Internet airwaves earlier today that Apple was delaying not only the hotly anticipated iPhone but also Leopard, the next update to its OS X operating system. The rumor said the iPhone, currently due in June, would actually not drop until October, and that Leopard would be pushed back to January of 2008. Within minutes Apple fans swooned, Apple's stock price dropped 2.7%, and the ...