If you haven't yet managed to lay your hands on an illicit download of the developer version of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, which was handed out at WWDC earlier this month, take solace in the myriad of screenshots being leaked to the internet by the lucky ones.
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Despite recent rumors to the contrary, Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs remains in good health, an Apple spokesperson said this week.
Following Jobs' appearance at last week's Apple World Wide Developers Conference, several online news and blog sites expressed concerns about the Apple co-founder's health, as he appeared to have shed considerable weight since prior public appearances.
The reports also questioned why Jobs, who often relishes in the limelight of his keynote speeches, delegated a large portion of his WWDC...
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Steve Jobs' keynote speech on Monday was the most uninspiring he's given in recent memory. It hints at the trouble Apple will be in marketing-wise if he ever steps down.
Steve Jobs usually gives his keynote speeches solo, but at Apple's annual developers conference here on Monday morning, he shared presenting duties with three of his lieutenants, leaving the stage whenever they took turns to get up and talk.
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At WWDC Apple unveiled their successor to the PowerMac G5.
"Ever since we announced the transition to Intel processors, you began dreaming of a professional desktop system with world-class performance. And now you have it. A system so powerful and expandable that it meets — and exceeds — your wildest dreams. Meet the new Mac Pro."
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VMware has just announced at today's Apple WWDC 2006 Conference that they are developing a port of VMware to Mac OS X. It will be interesting to see how things play out between VMware and Parallels. Will Microsoft bother porting Virtual PC now that there will be two other Intel OS X virtualization solutions available?
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VMWare will be launching a secret product on the opening day of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference.
Parallels may be attempting to preempt VMWare, which will almost certainly be demonstrating Vista running as a guest under Tiger. Further, VMWare may also have addressed the graphics bottleneck that makes virtualization unsuitable for 3D applications and gaming. Certainly, such a feature, along with maybe a 64-bit solution, would justify the higher cost of VMWare over Parallels.
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Every year the biggest names in 3D software exhibit on the show floor. This year was no different. The exhibit floor was very busy. Apple however was not at SIGGRAPH in "booth form". Apparently a few companies were worried that the Boston show was not going to be as well attended as a typical SIGGRAPH show in Los Angeles, to make the visit worth it financially. Apple did not have a booth this year on the show floor and may have been in this small group of companies that normally exhibit. However, the unofficial, official word is that Apple's...
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Mac OS 10.5 will see updates to most of the included applications, among the major updates are:
• Spotlight 2.0
• Dashboard 2.0
• Safari 3.0
• iChat 4.0
• Automator 2.0
• QuickTime 7.2
• Mail 3.0
• iCal 3.0
• Address Book 5.0
Spotlight 2.0:
- Spotlight's icon changes to suit the new apple menu logo
- Instead of words down the side i.e. applications, system preferences... there are icons of each at a user defined size (80 x 80 default). So for applications there is the global application icon, and next to the...
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