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Apple’s Snow Leopard Officially Released

Today, we got to see and try Mac OS X 10.6 . Apple representatives from Singapore today showcased their new operating system, codenamed Snow Leopard.

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Snow Leopard comes as 32-bit and 64-bit out of the box and system applications such as Finder, Mail, iCal and Safari are also on 64-bit.
Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) provides new ways for to create applications that’s optimized for multiple core processors.
Introduction of the OpenCL (somewhat derived from OpenGL) to maximize the power of the GPU.

Apple is finally ditching the PowerPC so Snow Leopard can only be installed on an Intel-based Mac system. Almost half of the Apple presentation was dedicated to bashing Windows 7.

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Existing Leopard users will only need to pay a Php1,690USD 29INR 2,441EUR 27CNY 210 license fee to upgrade to Snow Leopard. A Family Pack costs Php2,790USD 48INR 4,030EUR 45CNY 346 (up to 5 users) and a Mac Box Set that includes iLife and iWork will have a suggested retail price of Php9,490USD 162INR 13,709EUR 154CNY 1,178.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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26 Comments

Lexx says:

16 years ago

Will try it out soon! :) Can you do a review of it yuga?
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Eizan says:

16 years ago

“Almost half of the Apple presentation was dedicated to bashing Windows 7.”

That’s not surprising considering Apple’s track record with Mac vs. PC ads.
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yuga says:

16 years ago

@Lexx – they’ll send me a unit so watch out for the review.
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victor says:

16 years ago

who is richer? Microsoft or apple? Bill gates vs? Lol. :p just another os..
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boo says:

16 years ago

wala pa ring copies ang apple resellers sa PH. went around na to powermac, switch and istudio, all of them don’t have copies of SL yet.

it’s so third world here.
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www.livedito.com says:

16 years ago

ill definitely try this
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Adrian says:

16 years ago

i already have one. mas astig sya compare sa leopard.
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BrianB says:

16 years ago

It’s not the software at this point (the point where a good Windows OS is coming out) but the hardware options that a Windows OS makes possible. Asus makes really cheap, reliable and thin laptops. That could be my choice next time I buy a notebook.
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Jhay says:

16 years ago

Things will really heat up once the final version of Windows 7 goes public. Then the reviews and comparisons would be a great read once more.
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mac_kiddo says:

16 years ago

Hi Yuga! It was reported that even Tiger-running macs can install the $29 upgrade. Apple just wanted them to pay for the “$129” (im not sure of the exact amount) fee for the Leopard OS. So for Intel-based macs still running on Tiger, go and just grab the $29 upgrade.
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