MacBook Pro users have been waiting a long time for an update to Apple’s pro laptop lineup. Now within the last week, there are many signs pointing to new MacBook Pros Tuesday. Earlier in the month, it was rumored that Apple would be having a press event on Tuesday. It seems that that was in more »

Mac OS X 10.5.2 had a long list of fixes and additions, but one that wasn’t mentioned was the ability to remotely install OS X on a MacBook Air without installing from the MacBook Air disc. The program tells you to insert an Apple Install disc and then walks you through installing it. In other more »

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.5.2 into Software Update. As of this writing, the website has not been updated with a download. The update is only 180 MB, about half the size of developer builds. Here are some of the most important features, from the release notes, linked at the bottom of the article.

Yet another pre-release build of OS X Leopard 10.5.2 has been released with no known issues. In build 9C27, the bug fix list swells to over 130 fixes. The new fixes are related to the Finder sidebar, iChat Bluetooth, disk space management, Time Machine, and desktop backgrounds (probably a fix for desktop backgrounds developing large more »

Apple has heard the people, and are working hard on the next major update for Leopard, 10.5.2. According to AppleInsider, who have used the latest build (9C20), there are 20 new fixes. It has also gone from being a 400MB download, to a 360MB download – so time will be saved in Software Update – although 360MB is still a lot to download, especially if you’re on a slower connection and Apple’s servers are being used by everyone downloading the same file. Unlike the previous builds of this update, 9C20 lists no known issues, which means we’re definitely getting closer to a final build of 10.5.2. The total number of fixes in 10.5.2 is now 115. Some of the latest to be fixed are: target image noise in RAW files, iTunes ScreenSavers, the system’s AirPort titlebar menu, and Time Machine.

MacScoop appears to have gotten their hands on release notes for the latest OS X 10.5 build released to developers during Macworld. In an update to their article, MacScoop announced potentially the most exciting bits of information about 10.5.2: it adds support for sharing your optical drive with another computer a la the MacBook Air. Interestingly, the way it was worded, it sounds like it will work with any computer, so if one of your computers has a broken optical drive, perhaps this is good news for you. The other big feature of 10.5.2 according to MacScoop is to use a networked volume with Time Machine. This was a feature that was in the developer builds but was withdrawn for the final release. This means that you don’t have to run out and buy Time Capsule if you already have an external drive and an Airport Extreme Base Station.

MacRumors has the latest scoop on the MacBook Air. It appears the first unboxing photos come from a remote Macworld Expo presentation in Japan. The pictures show that they received their demonstration MacBook Air in the retail packaging. Because the MacBook Air contains this new technology Apple calls “Remote Disc”, it has the ability to more »

Apple appears not to have forgotten about it’s 10.5.2 Leopard release. Apple issued a new seed of Leopard Wednesday. This build, 9C16, has no specific reported features different from the previous incarnation of 10.5.2, seeded to developers almost a month ago. Mac OS X 10.5.2 weighs in at an extra-hefty 350 MB, but packs over more »

With just a week before MacWorld, we’re hearing rumors left and right about what Apple will be upgrading and releasing. Well we decided to compiles a list of rumors from various sites, and give our opinion on the likelihood of those rumors actually becoming reality.

Very Likely

Mac OS X 10.5.2- A list of 75 fixes adorns the latest builds of 10.5.2. The feature we have heard most about is the semi-fixed stacks: users are now able to display a list view, and essentially turn off stacks altogether. Displaying the folder icon instead of contents is also an option.via [Mac Rumors, Engadget, Appletell, Macenstien]