Bill Gates the founder and former CEO of Microsoft, sat down for an interview with “Nightline” ABC News in which he discussed several topics about his private life and the moments he shared with Steve Jobs. Gates talked in detail about his last meeting he had with Steve Jobs at his house a few days prior to his death, and how his passing affected him.

Apple recently pushed another beta update for Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (build number 11D50) to all registered developers. The latest beta will make it the 7th build Apple has released, starting with the first 10.7.3 build on November 15th of last year. Just like the previous build, which was released last week, this update contains “no known software issues,” but developers are asked to focus on several aspects of the Lion operating system which includes iCloud Document Storage, Address Book, iCal, Mail, Spotlight, and the Safari browser.

It’s widely known now that Windows 7 will be released on October 22nd of this year, and Mac OS X Snow Leopard will also come out to the public in September. Business Insider has posted an article with their “Ten Reasons Why People Will Upgrade To Windows 7.” And while I agree with most of the list, it is funny to think that Mac OS X has had many of these for a while.

Today, Windows announced the official pricing for Windows 7 for users who are upgrading, as well as for users who just want a new copy of the operating system. The prices are lower than we have seen before from the software giant, but they are still not nearly as low as Apple and Snow Leopard. That said, people around the net have declared Snow Leopard a “service pack,” while claiming that Windows 7 is a whole new operating system.

New leaked screen shots and videos posted on a Portuguese website showcase some of the new features we will be seeing in Mac OS X v10.6. Snow Leopard has been noted for being mostly a stability build to make Mac OS X more dependable, as well as slimming down its size. Therefore, most of the new features that are being added aren’t necessarily groundbreaking, but they are interesting nonetheless. Details and video past the jump.

With Mac OS X 10.5.5 (9F9) seeded to developers, it’s only natural you’re wondering what fixes it puts in place. There are many, many fixes so far, but none appear to be that big, as there aren’t any huge issues with 10.5.4 as it stands. Currently the only known issue is Aperture related: Aperture is more »

WebKit, the engine behind Safari and all of Mac’s other HTML needs, seems to be looking fairly far into the future. It looks as if they’re anticipating the imminent release of Mac OS X v10.6 (or whatever it may be called, details on that in a bit). Flickr user factoryjoe, famous for his screenshots, has more »