Apple's Snow Leopard rumored to be Golden Master

The latest build of Snow Leopard, Apple's upcoming operating system, is rumored to be the "Golden Master," or final copy before the product will be released for duplication on optical media.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 234

Embedded content gets new look with Apple's QuickTime X

Apple is reportedly exploring a new design interface for Web-embedded content in QuickTime X, eschewing the current gray palette and adopting a sleek, black look for the controls while viewing media.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 45

Amazon offers Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard pre-order

Snow Leopard, the latest update to Apple's Mac OS X operating system, is now available for pre-order from Amazon, in anticipation of its upcoming September release.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 67

Countering rumor says Apple and NVIDIA "doing just fine"

Just as soon as one rumor has suggested trouble in the relationship between Apple and NVIDIA, a conflicting report now claims that the two are still on good terms.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 29

Apple sees brief iPhone 3GS shortages; NVIDIA intros CS4 plugins

Apple nearly saw a repeat of last year's sellouts on the weekend with widespread, but brief, iPhone 3GS shortages at many of its US retail stores. Also, NVIDIA has launched plugins that let Macs with newer video cards dramatically speed up tasks in Adobe's Creative Suite 4.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 117

Apple posts new Snow Leopard, 10.5.8 seeds

Apple has reportedly issued new seeds of Mac OS X Snow Leopard and of Leopard 10.5.8 to developers that, at least in the former case, add functionality that was previously only shown at WWDC.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 58

Windows 7 priced below Vista, to allow upgrades from XP

Microsoft tried to appease disgruntled customers on Thursday with news lower Windows 7 upgrade prices as well as a concession that lets owners of the now 8-year-old Windows XP move up to the new operating system at a lower price.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 197

Snow Leopard gives heads-up for near-death MacBook batteries

While the immediate charge on a Mac notebook's battery has been available for years, Mac OS X Snow Leopard now tells owners when their batteries are nearing the end of their useful lifespans.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 34

Microsoft issues Windows 7 RC on road to October launch

The last test version of Windows 7 has reached a wide audience and is now believed on track for a late October release, putting Microsoft's last cards on the table as it prepares to square off against Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 163

NVIDIA prepping GeForce GTX 285 for Mac Pro

Owners of Apple's Mac Pro workstations will have a second, high-end home video card option within weeks, as NVIDIA is planning to release a version of its GeForce GTX 285 chipset specifically for Macs.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 90

Apple's OpenCL standard near complete in just six months

Apple has reportedly set an industry record by moving its OpenCL parallel computing standard from its beginnings to imminent approval in half a year, paving the way for its inclusion in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 17

Microsoft's Windows 7 to bring Apple-tinged design changes

At its Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft has shown Windows 7 to the public for the first time and has revealed a user interface with some of the largest changes to the operating system's interface since Windows XP — if not earlier — and which bear slight resemblances to Apple software.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 122

Apple to unleash first builds of Snow Leopard since WWDC

Apple is quietly preparing to equip some of its developers with the first pre-release copies of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard since an inaugural build was issued to attendees during its annual developers conference in June, AppleInsider has learned.

Kasper Jade 17 years ago 42

Concerns raised about lack of Mac-to-MobileMe push sync

While Apple markets MobileMe primarily as a push service, some are now discovering that updates to the Mac don't translate to immediate updates for the web or for Apple's handhelds, raising questions about whether the new service is as full-featured as promised.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 80

Apple mulls GPGPU and iChat; UK stores without contract iPhone?

Apple has potentially tipped its hand through a job posting and revealed iChat as the first known app to use OpenCL with new video cards. Also, British Apple stores may be forced to sell iPhone 3G as prepay-only due to their current sales methods.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 24

Load More