14 DAY TRIAL // Cupertino, California-based Apple has just released a new build of Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) for the developer community that is working on testing the operating system, namely Mac OS X 10.6 Build 10A421. The company seeded to developers the new Build 10A421 for the platform only ten days after releasing the previous flavor, Build 10A411, marking the third iteration to become available in only two weeks.
Reportedly, the new Mac OS X 10.6 Build 10A421 comes as a 741MB download, and developers can get it from Apple through the Software Update utility. Here is how the new flavor of the operating system is described by the company: “This Snow Leopard Developer Preview Update is recommended for all users running the Snow Leopard Developer Preview Build 10A411 or later. This update includes general operating system fixes for stability, compatibility, and security.”
The new build of Snow Leopard comes to developers in about the same size as the previously released build (748.1 MB for Mac OS X 10.6 Build 10A411). As one can easily see from the description Apple has made to the update, there are very few details regarding the changes that the new Build 10A421 comes towards developers with, though we're sure that registered users will analyze it and learn what has been modified.
In the meantime, we should mention that the OS X Snow Leopard is expected to become available on the market in September, roughly a month from now. According to Apple, currently existing OS X Leopard owners will have the opportunity to purchase it for only $29. In addition, those who acquired a new Mac starting June 8, 2009 or later will be eligible to receive the update for a price of $9.95 through Apple's “Up to Date” program. Stay tuned to learn more details on Snow Leopard and on the changes that will be included in the upcoming builds.