As we near the release of Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6), the final updates for the current version of OS X will slowly start to trickle in. Today, Apple has made available Mac OS X 10.5.8, the 8th revision of the Leopard operating system. It is available through Apple’s website, as well as OS X’s Software Update.

Funnily enough, I was just waiting for Apple to release this. Since I just installed Woopra, a new statistics tracking software, on my website – and it requires Java SE6 on the Mac. Unfortunately, the latest Java SDK doesn’t run on 32-bit Macs – which means my Core Duo MacBook won’t be able to run more »

Wired News managed to obtain a developers preview of Leopard, reporting that it installed quickly without problems on a quad-core Mac Pro. The interface was apparently very slick and smooth, giving the desktop a “space-age gloss”. In addition, Wired also posted screenshots of the new iCal and three new screensavers: Arabesque, Retro and Spectrum. Unfortunately, more »

Amazon.com has begun to take pre-orders for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard, scheduled to be released and shipped in October. For just $129.00 you can secure your copy of Leopard today, of course you will have to wait till October to get hands on with it but at least you can relax knowing its already ordered. more »