It seems the MacBook refresh may have brought a new feature to OS X in the form of GPU accelerated h.264 video decoding. Currently, improvements to CPU load can be seen with new MacBooks, but the feature could find its way on to a Mac with appropriate hardware near you.

Some MacRumors forum members have been talking about how the new MacBooks handle HD video content.

PC Mag has assumed that the main reason consumers haven’t switched to the Mac is the bugs in Leopard. The shiny new operating had flaws when it was released and Edward Mendelson of PC Mag blames those bugs on why Apple hasn’t dramatically gained market share. He also feels the best improvement of 10.5.2 is more »