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Apple today unveiled the near-final version of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system at the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

This fully 64-bit OS introduces over 300 new features, according to Apple.

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Apple has updated today its 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro line-up with Intel’s new “Santa Rosa” platform and the latest nVIdia GeForce 8600 GT graphics. Additionaly, the 15-inch MacBooks feature LED backlight display, while the 17-inch now has an optional higher 1920-by-1200 screen resolution,

“Every MacBook Pro model includes an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB of shared L2 cache, an 800 MHz frontside bus and 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory, running professional applications like Final Cut Pro 6 and Logic® Pro 7 more than 50 percent faster than the original MacBook Pro with Core Duo. Delivering more realistic graphics for animation and gaming, every MacBook Pro now includes the state-of-the art NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT and is more than 50 percent faster than the original MacBook Pro with Core Duo”, Apple’s press release says.

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Apple has released Security Update 2007-005 for its Mac OS X to fix a number of vulnerabilities in this operating system.

The most serious flaws patched with Update include the CoreGraphics and iChat vulnerabilities, enabling malicious code execution. Other programs fixed by the latest update are Alias Manager, BIND, crontabs, Fetchmail, file, mDNSResponder, PPP, Ruby, GNU Screen, Texinfo and VPN.

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Apple today updated its MacBook consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model.

“Featuring a gorgeous 13-inch glossy widescreen display, the one-inch thin MacBook comes in three models: sleek white 2.0 GHz and 2.16 GHz MacBook models, and a stunning black 2.16 GHz MacBook model. The MacBook includes a built-in iSight video camera for video chatting on-the-go with friends or family using iChat AV, recording a video podcast or iMovie using iLife ‘06, or taking fun snapshots with Photo Booth. Designed for the mobile lifestyle, the MacBook includes Apple’s MagSafe Power Adapter that magnetically connects the power cord to the MacBook and safely disconnects when under strain, and the latest generation of 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g,” Apple says.

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After the announcement saying Apple will rid itself of all mercury-based fluorescent LCD panels by the end of 2007, the company prepares revisions of its Macbook and Macbook Pro laptop lines, which should feature eco-friendly LED backlight LCD displays.

“This week Apple seems to be making progress on its transition to LED-backlit LCD panels. Reports confirmed that AU Optronics and Chi Mei Optoelectronics all have LED-backlight LCD panels that are under review by Apple. Au Optronics and Chi Mei Optoelectronics are further down the line with Apple, having 13.3-inch and 15.4-inch panels already certified by Apple,” Daily Tech reports.

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Apple has released Battery Update 1.2 for MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops. The patch “updates battery firmware and improves battery functionality” and is released after the company discovered that some batteries used in its notebooks may have battery performance issues. However, if the affected batteries do not work properly after the installed Update, Apple will replace these batteries free of charge.

The factors causing the performance issues do not present a safety risk, so users may continue to use current batteries, according to Apple.

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Apple will not be able to release its Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system at its Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned. Instead, Apple will ship new OS in October, the company officially announced today.

Cupertino based computer maker says the Mac OS X 10.5 launch is delayed, because it had to borrow experts from its operating system team in order to finish software for iPhone on time.

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Fastmac today announced the “first & only” Blu-Ray optical drive upgrade for Apple’s MacBook Pro 17-inch, PowerBook G3 and G4, as well as for iBook G4 laptop computers.

The new slimline slot loading drive enables writing of up to 50 Gb of data on one Blu-Ray disc. Fastmac’s Blu-ray drive supports reading, writing and re-writing to single and dual layer Blu-ray media at 1x speeds. The drive is also compatible with standard DVD and CD media and can write to DVD-R and DVD+R media at 8x speed in single layer and 2x speed in dual/ double layer mode. It can rewrite to DVD-R and DVD+R media at 4x speeds. Fastmac’s Blu Ray drive also supports DVD-RAM reading and writing at up to 5x speeds and standard CD-R and CD-RW burning at 8x speeds.

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iSkin today announced SOHO, its new line of notebook protective sleeves for MacBook, MacBook Pro and similarly sized laptops. The SOHO sleeves are made from premium synthetic leather and dyed using only environmentally safe inks, according to manufacturer.

The SOHO is offered in a variety of flavors and is available in two separate sizes for the 13″ MacBook, 15″ MacBook Pro and also accommodates older PowerBooks, iBooks and similarly sized PCs.

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Apple Inc. may sell its ultra-portable laptops starting in second half of 2007. These Mac subnotebooks will be equipped with flash-memory based solid state drives instead of traditional hard drives, Reuters reports according to Shaw Wu, an analyst at American Technology Research.

Apple spokeswoman Lynn Fox said the company does not comment “on rumor and speculation”. The previous reports say the small MacBook is expected to be released near Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in mid 2007.

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Sonnet Technologies, a provider of upgrades and accessories for Macintosh computers, announced today the availability of the Sonnet 2fit Laptop Sleeve plus Screen Protector for MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks.

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Apple has added the software support for the Novatel’s WWAN products to its Mac OS X 10.4.8 based systems, such as MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops. Owners of the Intel-powered Macs are now enabled to use Novatel HSDPA and EVDO wireless modems for Cingular, Sprint and Verizon networks with Apple’s official drivers.

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Apple is set to release its Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system as early as the end of March, FinancialWire reports according to sources.

Apple has declined comment on when the forthcoming OS for Mac computers will be released, the report says.

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Apple is planning to introduce 15.4-inch MacBook laptop in the second quarter of 2007. The new model will fill the gap between the current Apple’s 13.3-inch MacBooks and the 15.4- and 17-inch MacBook Pros, DigiTimes reports according to industry sources in Taiwan.

It is expected that the prices for the 15.4-inch widescreen MacBooks are likely to be more competitive than their 13.3-inch counterparts, due largely to the relatively lower cost of 15.4-inch LCD panels, and will therefore help push further sales of MacBooks.

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Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based Apple Mac computers, including MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops, incorporate the next generation 802.11n wireless technologies. But, in order to enable it, the customers will have to install “Airport Extreme 802.11n Enabler 1.0” patch.

The 802.11n Mac patch will be available starting next month and will cost $4.99, Apple Insider reports.

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