OS X 10.6 To Be Released on August 28th; Snow Comes Early

There have been loads of rumours about the early release of Snow Leopard, Apple’s next iteration of its OS X operation system for Macs. Originally marked for release in September, Apple have managed to get the OS up to scratch early and it is now being released on August 28th.

You can pre-order it from the Apple store today. Prices for the USA are $29 for a single user upgrade and £25 for those in the UK.

Snow Leopard is being dubbed Leopard (which is Apple’s current version of OS X) finely tuned. Or Snow Leopard, a better Leopard. In ways big and small, Mac OS X Snow Leopard makes your Mac faster, more reliable, and easier to use.

The Finder has been completely rewritten in Cocoa to take advantage of all the modern technologies in Mac OS X, including 64-bit support and Grand Central Dispatch. It’s more responsive from top to bottom, with snappier performance throughout the Finder. And it includes new features such as customizable Spotlight search options and an enhanced icon view that lets you thumb through a multipage document or watch a QuickTime movie.

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