Here Is One Aspect Where Microsoft NEEDS to Copy Apple's Leopard with Vista or Windows 7
	There has been a consistent traffic of accusation between Microsoft and Apple about how each company manages to find inspiration in its rival's operating systems, in order to come up with similar features, functionality and capabilities. But while such accusations have always been up for dispute for both of the companies, as well as their supporters, the fact of the matter is that there is one aspect where Microsoft needs to desperate ... [read more >>]
	18 December 2007, 12:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Think XP and Vista Are Security Disasters? Have You Looked at Tiger and Leopard Lately?
	Do you think that Windows Vista and Windows XP are security disasters? Well, in all fairness, chances are that indeed you would think that. Traditionally, the Windows platform, no matter the actual label of the iterations, has not been associated with a bulletproof operating system. Mac OS X and Linux, on the other hand, come with a natural end user perception of security. But at the same time, and this is a direct result of Apple's i ... [read more >>]
	18 December 2007, 11:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows Apps On Os X
	Apple’s move to Intel architecture opened up a whole new world of possibilities, and it was not long before software, such as Parallels, VMWare and Boot Camp, came and made lots of those possibilities reality. Now, with Leopard released, new information about how the Mac OS reacts to Windows executable has come to light. The abundance of speculation has been spurred by two independent reports. The first, a thread on the Wine mailing lab ... [read more >>]
	03 December 2007, 09:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

No More Threats In The Wild, McAfee Protects Leopard
	The newly released Mac OS X Leopard is now more secure than anytime before, as the famous security vendor, McAfee, rolled out VirusScan for Mac 8.6, the first technology supposed to protect the latest Apple OS. Even if it is always regarded as the safest alternative for Windows (among with the Linux distributions), Leopard has the chance to block all the spyware/malware/Trojan horses that attempt to install on a system and to ha ... [read more >>]
	03 December 2007, 04:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Vista vs. Leopard – a Microsoft Perspective
	Windows Vista vs. Mac OS X Leopard was the inevitable clash of catalyzed by the operating system measuring contest between Microsoft and Apple. From the position of the undisputed underdog of the operating system market, owning a share of just over 6%, according to statistics from Net Applications, Apple has constantly been comparing OS X with Windows and coming up on top. Released over half a year ahead of Leopard, Vista is now at almost ... [read more >>]
	30 November 2007, 11:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Reminds Users Of End Of Boot Camp Beta
	The public beta of Boot Camp is one piece of software that should have been dead a long time ago, but is still alive and kicking. Originally scheduled for termination around the beginning of the year, when Leopard was initially supposed to launch, the end of the Boot Camp beta was pushed back again and again. Now it looks like Apple is getting ready to finally pull the plug. The Boot Camp party is almost over and Apple is wal ... [read more >>]
	29 November 2007, 13:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Ready Intel Software Tools
	Intel, the world leader semiconductor company, has announced today the upgrade of their software tools for Apple’s latest operating system, the Mac OS X Leopard and the Xcode 3.0 development environment. The tools that have been optimized are the Intel Fortran compiler, the Intel C++ Compiler, the Intel Math Kernel Libraries, the Intel Performance Primitives and the Intel threading Building Blocks. As Bertrand Serlet, the Apple Senior V ... [read more >>]
	28 November 2007, 16:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple: Give Up on Windows Vista!
	You know that old saying... all is fair in operating system measuring contests? Well, enter the unorthodox daddy of all operating system measuring contests... Apple. With Mac OS X in the position of the underdog, along with Linux, in relation to Windows, the Cupertino-based hardware company has a lot to prove. And it's doing it with a novel marketing approach, aiming a consistent degree of irony at its direct rivals. Rivals because it ... [read more >>]
	22 November 2007, 06:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Tracking Users Activity
	It is no secret that Apple collects information about its customers. How much information, how often, and most importantly, what it is used for is less than clear however. Users have now discovered that the company is tracking their iPhone details whenever they perform even the most insignificant tasks such as checking the weather or stocks. Poking around the iPhone widgets revealed that Apple is collecting information from u ... [read more >>]
	19 November 2007, 11:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows Vista vs. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard – The Smackdown
	When it comes down to the face-off between Apple and Microsoft, the two companies are involved in a constant operating system "measuring contest", throwing Windows against Mac OS X. With the availability of both Windows Vista and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, a comparison between the two products was nothing short of inevitable. And just leave it to Apple to offer the Vista – Leopard smack down caught on video, well, actually on its ver ... [read more >>]
	16 November 2007, 05:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

MacBook Pro Leopard Keyboard Problems Surface
	Various issues with Leopard continue to surface and while some may be relatively small, others are serious problems for those affected. MacBook Pro owners who are considering an upgrade to Leopard should be aware of a potential issue related to the keyboard that can affect its responsiveness. Reports and details are, as usual, varied however there seems to definitely be a problem with MacBook Pros upgraded to Leopard. Users a ... [read more >>]
	14 November 2007, 09:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Readies Second Leopard Update Build
	Apple is moving quickly with its first Leopard patch, the second build of which has already been released to developers for testing. Besides various bug fixes, the company is also making improvements to some of the key system components. Last week Apple released the first build of the first Leopard patch to its developers for initial testing. Since then the company has moved quickly and the second build of Apple’s first secur ... [read more >>]
	13 November 2007, 11:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

First Leopard Update Already in Testing
	Apple has a reputation of being quickly on top of any potential security risks and plugging them before they can actually start posing a threat to users. The company is just as lithe when it comes to bug fixes and improvements and the first update to Leopard is already on its way. Apple has historically been very quick about the first update after a major OS release. Most of the patches came within weeks, fixing bugs and impr ... [read more >>]
	08 November 2007, 09:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Finder Data Loss Bug
	Leopard is making the headlines again, but this time in a less than positive way. Users have started coming across a bug in the Leopard Finder, which can lead to significant data loss when performing move operations on files and folders. When moving files or folders around on the same volume, all the operating system does is update the file reference to reflect the new location. This is both simple and instantaneous. However ... [read more >>]
	06 November 2007, 10:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Takes First Steps Towards OS X Virtualization
	Leopard has received quite a lot of press, the vast majority of it overwhelmingly positive, but while most people take the new operating system at face value, some of the more interesting tidbits are hidden. Between all the reviews and comparisons with Vista, one can lose track of small things that point to larger ones on the horizon. Alongside the client version of Leopard, Apple also released the Server version, with just a ... [read more >>]
	05 November 2007, 08:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mac OS X and Linux Left Scrambling for Wow Crumbs in the Windows Vista Dust
	Microsoft is celebrating a veritable Windows Vista feast, while Mac OS X and Linux are left scrambling for Wow crumbs. While Mac OS X and Linux are traditionally associated with rival products to Windows, on the current operating system market the most relevant face-off is positioning head-to-head Windows Vista and Windows XP. And Vista is slowly winning the battle, dislodging small chunks of audience from under XP's dominance with ea ... [read more >>]
	02 November 2007, 11:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Makes Fun of Windows PCs
	With a new major release of a new operating system, one would think that there is so much new stuff to look at and play with that nobody would obsess over an icon. That is not the case, apparently, as opinions flare over Apple’s representation of Windows PCs in Leopard. One of the new features in Leopard is easy access to computer on the local network, which show up, conveniently, on the left side of the window. Like with nea ... [read more >>]
	31 October 2007, 15:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Woz Talks About Leopard and iPhone
	There are many approaches to solving any problem, and anything can be seen form many points of view. Some might say that this is obvious when looking at Apple and Microsoft, both companies essentially doing the same things, when you get right down to it, but each having very different results depending on exactly how they tackle the challenges ahead of them. While the differences between Apple and Microsoft are huge, one need look further ... [read more >>]
	31 October 2007, 14:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Security Experts Preach Leopard Insecurity
	It didn’t take long for the security experts to open the FUD gates and start warning about just how horribly insecure OS X is, and how far Apple has to go before it catches up to Microsoft. Meanwhile, in the real world, Mac users are as safe as they ever were. The big outcry is over the firewall that is built into OS X, which Apple has turned off by default. Furthermore, even when turned on, and set up with the most restrictiv ... [read more >>]
	31 October 2007, 13:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Marks The Beginning of The End
	A long time ago, computer magazines covered Apple’s products. Then they stopped, and Macs became second-class citizens in the computer world, being forced to retreat to their own specialized, dedicated magazines. Today, Macs are once again being covered by computer magazines everywhere, despite still being looked at as a distant cousin. What is really interesting to note though, is the coverage received by the recently release ... [read more >>]
	31 October 2007, 12:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Sells Two Million
	It was widely expected for Leopard to sell twice as well as Tiger, but sales of Apple’s new operating system have been exceptionally high, with the company hitting a significant milestone just days after the launch. Apple has announced that it has sold over two million copies of Mac OS X Leopard since its release on Friday, a dramatic leap ahead of the first-weekend sales for the previous version of the operating system. It to ... [read more >>]
	30 October 2007, 13:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Is Leopard the End of Windows Vista?
	Is Leopard the end of Windows Vista? Is this it for Microsoft's latest Windows client? Will Vista bow to the cat from Cupertino designed to replace Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger? The answers are of course nothing but a matter of perspective, and in this context, Microsoft and Apple are bound to have disjunct views. The Cupertino-based hardware company has set Leopard free on October 26, and is now already applauding the cat's sprint. A ... [read more >>]
	30 October 2007, 11:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Drops Wireless Backup from Leopard
	Apple may have heavily advertised the 300 plus new features in Leopard, but it has been rather silent about the promised features that were dropped out of the final version. Of these, users are most upset about the lack of airport support for Time Machine. Time Machine is one of the new features that most of Leopard buyers intended to use, and across the development cycle, Apple advertised various features for it. The ability ... [read more >>]
	30 October 2007, 11:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Hacked for Generic PC Hardware
	When Apple first released the Intel versions of OS X, there was a big wave of hackers and crackers doing their best to get the operating system running as smoothly as possible on non-Apple hardware. Since then, this movement has cooled down considerably, and today very few people actually bother. Despite this, it didn’t take long for hackers to get Leopard running on generic Intel hardware. The method for getting Leopard to ru ... [read more >>]
	30 October 2007, 09:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Adobe Updates Leopard Compatibility Info
	Some time ago, Adobe warned users that there might be problems with their applications running under Leopard as they did not have enough time to properly test everything. Now, with Leopard out, Adobe has updated their information, but user reports are telling a slightly different story. Adobe did the right thing in warning users that there may be unforeseen problems with their applications running under Leopard. Whether or no ... [read more >>]
	30 October 2007, 07:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Roars
	Apple’s Leopard launch was a success, with tens of thousands of people around the world gathering at Apple Stores and many more receiving their copy in the mail from home. Like with all Apple launches, lines oft stretched around corners, but unlike with the iPhone, the Leopard launch turned out to be quite non-eventful. Although the stores would not open their door for Leopard until the pre-announced hour of 6 o’clock, lines f ... [read more >>]
	29 October 2007, 08:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Earth to Get Leopard Support
	If you're one of the numerous Mac OS X fans, you probably know that the Cupertino company scheduled the release of Leopard, the latest version of its operating system on Friday. Because of that, the software developers from all over the world struggled to make their applications compatible with Leopard in order to allow the early adopters of the Apple solution to use their technologies. Google is only one of them and as Mark ... [read more >>]
	25 October 2007, 03:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Pre-Orders Double Those for Tiger
	Analysts predicted that Apple will sell twice as many copies of Leopard as they did with Tiger, simply by comparing the installed base now and at the time when Tiger shipped. Now, with the Leopard launch close and preorders having been available for a few days, those numbers are being confirmed. Many solution providers are reporting that pre-orders of Apple’s upcoming operating system are more than double what they were for t ... [read more >>]
	23 October 2007, 08:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows Vista Killers: Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon and OS X 10.5 Leopard
	Windows Vista has by no means had an easy ride on the market since it was released to businesses in November 2006 and to the general consumers in January 2007. But the rough ride so far is about to get a lot rougher. From this month forward, Vista has to not only deal with the inhouse competition from Windows XP, but also face fresh rival products. Two competitors are heading straight for Vista. Both Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon and ... [read more >>]
	19 October 2007, 12:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Release of Firefox 2.0 Moves Past Windows Vista to Leopard
	Mozilla has made available for download a fresh release of Firefox 2.0 that has moved past Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista and onto Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. With the latest update to its open source browser, Mozilla moves from version 2.0.0.7 to 2.0.0.8. The new release comes one mon ... [read more >>]
	19 October 2007, 03:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Brings on the Ultimate Pain for Windows Vista – Leopard
	By the end of October, Apple will match Microsoft's Windows Vista with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Initially planned for earlier this year, the Cupertino-based company postponed Leopard for October 2007, trading off the operating system for the iPhone. But the waiting time is nearly over as Apple has announced the official availability date of Leopard for October 26 and already began taking orders for the operating system. When it comes do ... [read more >>]
	16 October 2007, 11:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Server Also Scheduled for Next Friday
	While most users are excited about the fact that Apple has officially announced next Friday as the Leopard release date, those with Mac networks are just as excited about the Leopard Server edition. Those eager to update their server to Leopard will only have to wait until the 26th, as Apple will be releasing both versions of the operating system at the same time. The company has already established the Server version of OS X ... [read more >>]
	16 October 2007, 10:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Confirms Leopard Launch Date
	It looks like the Leopard race is on its last leg, as Apple has just finished updating its site to offer Leopard preorders. The company’s official date is the 26th, as was widely reported by all rumor sites. When Apple took the Online Store down earlier today, there was little need for speculating on what the new product might be. It was already known that Leopard had reached Gold Master status and moved on to the manufacturi ... [read more >>]
	16 October 2007, 09:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Preparing Leopard Gold Master
	It looks like Leopard is just about ready, with the company already starting to prepare for after the launch. Although there is no Gold Master yet, Apple is in the final stages of polishing the last release candidate and preparing the last Tiger update. AppleInsider’s reports that Leopard is just about finalized and that Apple is already starting to train its support staff on the upcoming OS. The company has started providing ... [read more >>]
	10 October 2007, 12:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to Take a Bite Out of Windows Vista?
	The gap between the 2001 release of Windows XP and that of Windows Vista in 2007, created a window of opportunity for the growth of rival operating systems from Apple and the open source community. However, despite the fact that both Mac OS X and Linux have increased their respective market share, neither proved capable of dislodging a consistent user install base slice from under Windows. When Windows Vista hit the shelves in January, the ... [read more >>]
	10 October 2007, 10:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple to See Big Money from Leopard
	When talking about Apple everyone mentions the hardware products they make. While the iPod, iPhone and Macs are clearly the products that sets Apple apart, it is important to remember that the real secret behind the success of Apple’s hardware is the software that powers it, OS X. Apple now uses OS X in all of its products except for the iPod Shuffle and is constantly updating and improving it. The next major release of OS X ... [read more >>]
	09 October 2007, 10:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Previews Full ZFS Support
	When reports of ZFS in Leopard first surfaced, everyone got very excited, and rightfully so, but after Apple announced that there will only be read support, much of the excitement died down. Now, a new developer update gives you hope for the revolutionary filesystem in Leopard. The rudimentary read-only support for Sun Microsystems' ZFS filesystem isn’t much to write home about. After all, only a small fraction of Mac us ... [read more >>]
	05 October 2007, 10:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple: Upgrade to Leopard to Keep Running Windows Vista
	The future of Windows Vista and Windows XP is intimately connected to that of the next version of Mac OS X. At least as far as Apple is concerned. Because for the Cupertino-based company, the line that separates Windows Vista and Windows XP from Mac OS X 10,5 Leopard is very th ... [read more >>]
	03 October 2007, 09:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Still Making Last Minute Leopard Improvements
	Although the latest version of OS X is scheduled for release this month, Apple is still making last minute improvements and testing out various features as if it had all the time in the world. The most recent update was released on the 1st of October, with the previous versions being no more than 10 days old. Yesterday’s small update was a little more than a few bug fixes and further testing of the system’s Software Update me ... [read more >>]
	02 October 2007, 09:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Boot Camp Nearing End
	Boot Camp’s days are numbered and while this is something that has been known for quite a long time, the final countdown has begun. Users of the current beta version of the software will have until the end of the month left, and then an upgrade to Leopard will be required. The Boot Camp beta was set to expire with the release of Leopard, but with the delay of the latest version of OS X, the dual boot solution was pushed back ... [read more >>]
	01 October 2007, 08:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Bumps Leopard Requirements
	Apple has been updating Leopard at a steady pace prior to the operating system’s October release, but other than bug fixes and the likes, there have been no new surprise features. The one surprise was the last minute change to the minimum system requirements, which might not be pleasant to everyone. With the Leopard release being just a few weeks away, Apple has modified the minimum system requirements for its next-generation ... [read more >>]
	25 September 2007, 11:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mac OS X Leopard to Run Into the Same Problems as Windows Vista
	Microsoft made available Windows Vista for businesses in November 2006, and for general consumers in January 2007. Additionally, Vista was released to manufacturing on November 8, 2006, almost a month before the business launch and three ahead of the consumer release of the operating system. And still, Adobe managed to drag its feet when it came to delivering support for Microsoft's latest operating system. And it looks like ... [read more >>]
	18 September 2007, 13:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Adobe Warns Of Potential Leopard Incompatibilities
	It appears that Adobe simply doesn’t want to play nice with Mac users. After a lengthy delay before releasing software compatible with the new Intel based Macs, the company is now reporting that it may take some time before Creative Suite applications are fully Leopard compatible. Originally scheduled for the beginning of the year, Leopard was pushed back to an October release date. Furthermore, Apple has been providing devel ... [read more >>]
	18 September 2007, 08:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Fastest Selling Windows? How About Vista Going Nowhere Fast!
	Microsoft has applauded Windows Vista not only as its safest operating system on the market but also as the fastest selling Windows platform in the company's history. However, Vista seems to be losing its momentum. According to statistics published by Market Share by Net Applications, Vista's footprint on the operating system market has been growing at a slow and equal pace of approximately 1% per month. In this context, followin ... [read more >>]
	03 September 2007, 12:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Continues Improving Leopard
	Leopard development seems to be in overdrive as Apple is trying to get all the last minute polish it can into the latest version of Mac OS X. The latest pre-release build started making its way towards developers over the course of this weekend and it includes a number of interface improvements as well as a big list of recommended testing suggestions. Screenshots of Mac OS X Leopard build 9A527 show many visual tweaks. These r ... [read more >>]
	27 August 2007, 11:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Releases New Leopard Build
	Last week, Apple started polling developers about their experiences with the latest preview builds of Leopard, to see how it measures up to the current release of Tiger. Initial reports on the preview build were less than favorable, and the results of Apple’s poll likely reflected this as the company has just delivered a new update that brings many improvements. The latest Leopard build, Mac OS X Leopard 9A500n comes up as a & ... [read more >>]
	21 August 2007, 08:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Apple Seeks Developer Feedback on Leopard
	The wait for Leopard will be ending soon, but while the clock is ticking away, Apple is gathering last minute information. In a rather unconventional move, Apple has started asking developers for feedback on the preview builds of Leopard, through an online survey. Leopard was delayed so that Apple could make sure that it was truly ready. With the deadline creeping closer, the company has turned to developers in order to see i ... [read more >>]
	16 August 2007, 04:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mac OS X Leopard Is a Joke Compared to Windows Vista
	Apple applauds Mac OS X as the most secure and most advanced operating system in the world. Microsoft in turn has adopted a more modest marketing approach, in spite of the Wow campaign, and is comparing Windows Vista mainly with Windows XP. In terms of security Vista is just the safest Windows version available and nothing more. The same argument is not valid for Apple. With the Cupertino-based company it is all or nothing, which means tha ... [read more >>]
	14 August 2007, 10:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Screen Sharing as Promised
	One of the improvements that the Leopard version of iChat was supposed to bring was screen sharing. The ability to see the other user’s screen through iChat was presented amongst other improvements that would make communication and collaboration better. Over time, the feature slipped into oblivion, only to resurface in a slightly different form. Somewhere between the two World Wide Developers Conferences, the screen sharing f ... [read more >>]
	14 August 2007, 08:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Leopard Gets UNIX 03 Certification
	OS X may be built on a robust Unix platform but the operating system is most known for its elegance and ease of use. Many OS X users don’t ever interact with the Unix underpinnings directly, while others are not even aware of them. The only people that really care are developers and those technically inclined, and they now have more reasons to care. The next version of OS X, Leopard has received the official blessings of the ... [read more >>]
	02 August 2007, 06:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia