Apple goes all in on multi-touch gestures in its new OS. Apple has finally unleashed OS X 10.7 Lion, the revamped operating system for the company’s desktops and laptops. Lion is the latest in a string of major OS revisions released over the past 11 years, and this newest cat borrows some tricks from Apple’s mobile lineup. Read the article…
Smackdown: Windows 7 takes on Apple’s Snow Leopard
Microsoft’s new OS is the best Windows yet. Is that enough? Last week’s release of Windows 7 had Microsoft Corp. executives from CEO Steve Ballmer on down confident that this version of Windows is everything Vista wasn’t. Read the article…
Image gallery: Windows 7 vs. Apple’s Snow Leopard
Microsoft’s new OS is the best Windows yet. Is that enough? Windows 7 updates the Aero interface that debuted with Vista. Read the article…
Image Gallery: Apple’s Snow Leopard opens door to a fab future
Mac OS X Snow Leopard offers a slew of hidden features plus the groundwork for big advances to come. This image gallery accompanies our story Review: Apple’s Snow Leopard opens door to a fab future. Click through for the full review. Apple has included new desktop background images, including this one of a snow leopard. Read the article…
OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard opens door to a fab future
Mac OS X Snow Leopard offers a slew of hidden features and lays the groundwork for big advances to come. Snow Leopard is Apple’s latest operating system release, making this the seventh version of Mac OS X (eighth, if you count the two versions of 10.4 “Tiger” that bridged the PowerPC-to-Intel transition). On sale for $29 beginning tomorrow, Snow Leopard offers slimmed-down code, a …
Opinion: The debate resumes over Mac security
A revised Apple support doc told users to run antivirus apps; then it was yanked. The Mac community this week has been debating an updated Knowledge Base article on Apple‘s Web site that raised questions about the company’s stance on security. The recent update, which waspulled down on Tuesday, originally recommended that users install at least one antivirus software app. It was …
Leopard at six months: Does it live up to the early hype?
Though some thought it was released too soon, Mac OS X 10.5 has matured into a solid operating system. It has been just over six months since Mac OS X “Leopard” first shipped, bringing with it a slew of new features, a tweaked user interface, revamped underpinnings and — as is often the case — a healthy batch of complaints from …
Opinion: Apple’s Leopard is a developer’s delight
Revamped core technologies make coding easier, more exciting for software developers. When it comes to Apple‘s new operating system, Leopard, users are likely to notice the flashy graphics and animations, the tight integration of applications and the speed with which it churns through data. What they don’t see are a large number of the under-the-hood changes that Apple built in so that …
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