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Review roundup: Apple’s Snow Leopard sports subtle improvements
Critics are praising Apple’s latest OS X upgrade, Snow Leopard, as a bargain-priced improvement that will help users get better performance out of their Mac, though there are some problems.
In general, reviewers are very positive about Snow Leopard, calling it a welcome performance boost with strong under-the-hood improvements. But what’s really captivated everyone [...]
Apple’s Snow Leopard disc will install on Tiger Macs
Though users of older Intel-based Macs were led to believe they would have to spend $169 to migrate from Tiger to Snow Leopard, new reports state the $29 upgrade disc will work just fine.
In his review of Snow Leopard, Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal, Mossberg reveals that those who have been [...]
Snow Leopard to warn Apple users of malware – reports
Only days before the launch of Apple’s upcoming operating system upgrade, Snow Leopard, numerous online reports have alleged that the final build includes an anti-malware feature.
Apple’s advertisements often boast that their systems are virus-free. While Mac OS X has had a number of widely reported vulnerabilities, despite being well-publicized, they never amounted to [...]
New Parallels bundle aims to ease switch from PC to Mac
Parallels, the makers of Windows virtualization software for Mac, unveiled a new application bundle Tuesday that allows PC users to switch to OS X while retaining their programs and data.
The Parallels Desktop Switch to a Mac Edition allows users to bring their files and familiar applications from a Microsoft Windows-based PC. It relies [...]
Apple to release Mac OS X Snow Leopard on August 28
Apple announced Monday that Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will go on sale Friday, August 28 at Apple’s retail stores and Apple authorized resellers, and that Apple’s online store is now accepting pre-orders.
Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and [...]
