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  236.  <p>Apple today unveiled Mac OS(R) X Snow Leopard(TM), an even more<br />
  237. powerful and refined version of the world's most advanced operating<br />
  238. system and the foundation for future Mac(R) innovation. Snow Leopard<br />
  239. builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of<br />
  240. refinements, new core technologies, out of the box support for<br />
  241. Microsoft Exchange and new accessibility features. Snow Leopard will<br />
  242. ship as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard users in September 2009 for<br />
  243. $29.</p>
  244. <p>"We've built on the success of Leopard and created an even better<br />
  245. experience for our users from installation to shutdown," said<br />
  246. Bertrand Serlet, Apple's senior vice president of Software<br />
  247. Engineering. "Apple engineers have made hundreds of improvements so<br />
  248. with Snow Leopard your system is going to feel faster, more<br />
  249. responsive and even more reliable than before."</p>
  250. <p>To create Snow Leopard, Apple engineers focused on perfecting the<br />
  251. world's most advanced operating system, refining 90 percent of the<br />
  252. more than 1,000 projects in Mac OS X. Users will notice a more<br />
  253. responsive Finder(TM); Mail that loads messages 85 percent faster and<br />
  254. conducts searches up to 90 percent faster;* Time Machine(R) with up<br />
  255. to 50 percent faster initial backup;* a Dock with Expose integration;<br />
  256. a 64-bit version of Safari(R) 4 that boosts the performance of the<br />
  257. Nitro JavaScript engine by up to 50 percent** and is resistant to<br />
  258. crashes caused by plug-ins. Snow Leopard also includes an all new<br />
  259. QuickTime(R) X, with a redesigned player that allows users to easily<br />
  260. view, record, trim and share video to YouTube, MobileMe(TM) or<br />
  261. iTunes(R). Snow Leopard is half the size of the previous version and<br />
  262. frees up to 6GB of drive space once installed.</p>
  263. <p>For the first time, system applications including Finder, Mail,<br />
  264. iCal(R), iChat(R) and Safari are 64-bit and Snow Leopard's support<br />
  265. for 64-bit processors makes use of large amounts of RAM, increases<br />
  266. performance, and improves security while remaining compatible with<br />
  267. 32-bit applications. Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) provides a<br />
  268. revolutionary new way for software to take advantage of multicore<br />
  269. processors. GCD is integrated throughout Snow Leopard, from new<br />
  270. system-wide APIs to high-level frameworks and programming language<br />
  271. extensions, improving responsiveness across the system. OpenCL, a<br />
  272. C-based open standard, allows developers to tap the incredible power<br />
  273. of the graphics processing unit for tasks that go beyond graphics.</p>
  274. <p>Snow Leopard builds support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 right<br />
  275. into Mac OS X Mail, Address Book and iCal so you can use these<br />
  276. applications to send and receive email, create and respond to meeting<br />
  277. invitations, and search and manage your contacts with global address<br />
  278. lists. Exchange information works seamlessly within Snow Leopard so<br />
  279. users can take advantage of OS X only features such as fast<br />
  280. Spotlight(TM) searches and Quick Look previews. Snow Leopard is the<br />
  281. only desktop operating system with out of the box support for<br />
  282. Exchange 2007 and businesses of any size will find it easier to<br />
  283. integrate Macs into their organization.</p>
  284. <p>Every Mac includes innovative features and technologies for users<br />
  285. with special needs, and Snow Leopard adds groundbreaking new features<br />
  286. that make the Mac experience even more accessible to those with a<br />
  287. vision impairment. Apple's Multi-Touch(TM) trackpad is now integrated<br />
  288. with the VoiceOver screen reader so users can hear and navigate<br />
  289. different parts of a window or the desktop by moving a single finger<br />
  290. around the trackpad as if it were the screen. Snow Leopard also<br />
  291. introduces built-in support for wireless bluetooth braille displays<br />
  292. and the connection of multiple braille displays simultaneously to one<br />
  293. Mac.</p>
  294. <p>Pricing & Availability<br />
  295. Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard will be available as an upgrade to<br />
  296. Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard in September 2009 through the Apple<br />
  297. Store(R) (<a href="http://www.apple.com" title="www.apple.com">www.apple.com</a>), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized<br />
  298. Resellers. The Snow Leopard single user license will be available for<br />
  299. a suggested retail price of $29 (US) and the Snow Leopard Family<br />
  300. Pack, a single household, five-user license, will be available for a<br />
  301. suggested price of $49 (US). For Tiger(R) users with an Intel-based<br />
  302. Mac, the Mac Box Set includes Mac OS X Snow Leopard, iLife(R) '09 and<br />
  303. iWork(R) '09 and will be available for a suggested price of $169 (US)<br />
  304. and a Family Pack is available for a suggested price of $229 (US).</p>
  305. <p>The Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-To-Date upgrade package is available to<br />
  306. all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or<br />
  307. an Apple Authorized Reseller between June 8, 2009 and the end of the<br />
  308. program on December 26, 2009, for a product plus shipping and<br />
  309. handling fee of $9.95 (US). Users must request their Up-To-Date<br />
  310. upgrade within 90 days of purchase or by December 26, 2009, whichever<br />
  311. comes first. For more information please visit<br />
  312. <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate" title="www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate">www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate</a>. Snow Leopard requires a minimum of 1GB<br />
  313. of RAM and is designed to run on any Mac computer with an Intel<br />
  314. processor. Full system requirements can be found at<br />
  315. <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/techspecs" title="www.apple.com/macosx/techspecs">www.apple.com/macosx/techspecs</a>.</p>
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  591.                 <div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213485"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">App discoverability continues to be a real issue.  With the fast churn of apps in the App Store, an app has only a few weeks of promotional life in it before it‚Äôs largely forgotten.  There are a few things developers can do to fix that, but those... | Read more »</div></div></div>
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  631. Price: $0.99
  632. Version Reviewed: 2.4.7
  633. iPhone Integration Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  634. User Interface Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  664. Price: $0.99
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  666. iPhone Integration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  678.                 <span class="field-content">Get Your Roast Right With ‚ÄòTime To Roast...</span>
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  807.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 19:</td>
  808.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Cocktail 4.5 (Leopard Edition)
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  820.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">S Stardom anounces Safe Capsule, a
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  826.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  830.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  831.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  835.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  836.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  840.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
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  845.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  846.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  850.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  851.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  855.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  856.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  860.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  861.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  865.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  866.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
  867.     <td><img src="images/erow.gif" width="13" height="13" alt="" /></td>
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  870.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  871.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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