Apple yesterday seeded a new version of Leopard (build 9A326) to internal Apple employees. This latest build is reported to have fixed bugs from the last build (9A303) such as Quicktime crashing, printing problems and issues with .Mac such as iDisk synching. Apple continues to gloss over the interface, refining it even more and there is an overly presence of black gloss. This build is also completely stable on Apple’s latest Core 2 Duo MacBook and MacBook Pro. Apple is trying to gear down development to get this build out to developers before the New Year. New “internal” features include improved Core technology, faster boot-up times and support for external flash memory as temporary system memory (similar to Microsoft Vistas tech). Boot Camp 1.2 is included in the build but no readme was accompanied and we cannot identify any new features, it appears the same as the current 1.1.2 beta to us. Spotlight has got new meta search abilities including the ability to search other Macs on a network. Safari 3 has improved RSS support, with ability to view videocasts and listen to podcasts in browser. iSync is not present in the build it has been replaced with a new Sync Manager. TextEdit also features support to export and open new Word 2007 documents.
Update: For those wanting screen shots, sorry we won’t post any because we really don’t want have to deal with Apple Legal for like the millionth time. Just wait until January or the proper developer release.
December 9th, 2006 at 7:36 pm
So does this mean that sync services and isync functionality is being rolled together under one roof with sync manager?
December 10th, 2006 at 5:20 am
bravo!
December 10th, 2006 at 8:49 am
Pictures? I’m really interested in seeing this new glossy style you’re referring to and how it’s implemented…
December 10th, 2006 at 10:25 am
[…] Wie MacShrine meldet hat Apple eine weitere Vorabversion von Mac OS X Leopard an die Entwickler verteilt. Die Version mit der Build-Nummer 9A303 bringt neben den üblichen Fehlerbehebungen auch einige interessante Neuerungen mit sich. So kann TextEdit nun Office 2007 Dokumente öffnen und eigene Dateien im entsprechenden Format exportieren: […]
December 10th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
[…] Apparently the newest build of Leopard (released Tuesday) is going to sport some nifty new GUI (this from MacShrine). It’s also the first time I’ve seen anyone also stating they think Apple’s on a second-Tuesday release schedule… Which means January ought to be interesting (MacWorld SF). […]
December 10th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
[…] The folks over at MacShrine are reporting that Apple has seeded a new build of Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) internally. What really caught my eye was the last statement: “TextEdit also features support to export and open new Word 2007 documents” […]
December 10th, 2006 at 7:44 pm
Why no other rumor websites quote or at least mention this last release?
December 10th, 2006 at 8:08 pm
TextEdit also features support to export and open new Word 2007 documents.
Interesting, although not all that surprising. it’s just an XML format and should be fairly straightforward to parse. Of course microsoft always does its best to make things har but there’s a limit on how far you can go in that direction and still have valid XML.
This does beg the question as to why it would take Microsoft so long to introduce a translator.
D
December 11th, 2006 at 2:43 am
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December 11th, 2006 at 8:30 am
Please, please, PLEASE tell me that Finder is FINALLY getting the bottom-to-top remake it has been desperately needing since it’s inception. And, hopefully, all those horribly annoying networking bugs that have existed in OS X.
December 11th, 2006 at 2:52 pm
post screenshots please. i wanna see the nifty new gui enhancements!
December 11th, 2006 at 5:50 pm
I think it is forbidden to post the screeny
December 11th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
yudi_lks, shut up, not your business
December 11th, 2006 at 7:51 pm
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December 11th, 2006 at 8:19 pm
fucking hell, i want LESS gloss & fx and a efficient, flat 2D interface that works!
Not this show-off crap, again! PLEAZE!
December 11th, 2006 at 9:42 pm
[…] Leopard version 9A326, according to rumor site MacShrine, was seeded to internal Apple employees yesterday with a substantial amount of upgrades to the next-generation OS. The new seed is said to include improved compatibility with video and audio podcasts in Safari RSS, numerous bug fixes, and Boot Camp version 1.2. The iSync application was not included in the seed, instead replaced by a new ‘Sync Manager’ suite. […]
December 11th, 2006 at 10:02 pm
Andy, you should use something other than Mac OS then.
December 11th, 2006 at 10:05 pm
[…] The historically unreliable MacShrine says that in the latest build of Leopard, it features a “Black-Glossy interface”, similar to Apple’s Time Machine. […]
December 11th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
Um.. “and there is an overly presence of black gloss”.. painful to read. eyes bled and all that.
December 12th, 2006 at 2:27 am
Finally some responses from other site.. Hopefully this is real…
December 12th, 2006 at 8:17 am
Until you see the new interface, why bother commenting on how good/bad it will be? I’ve always longed for a black interface but unfortunately there are many issues with them, however it’s usually due to the limited resources of the dedicated & talented SS Themers, rather than them being inherently bad. Personally I don’t find white on black difficult or painful to read - Two more contrasting colours don’t exist. If you end up not liking it you can always go and experience the joy of Aero *cough* or use a SS theme.
I’m excited that Apple are reworking Aqua. It’s been around quite a while now and needs a makeover, so at least they are doing something, whether it is driven by Vista or not. Of course, anyone who posts a screenshot is likely to end up in bother with Apple Legal so I don’t expect to see it for a while….
December 12th, 2006 at 11:29 am
We now know that Apple has fair of Microsoft
December 12th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
great illuminos
December 12th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
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December 13th, 2006 at 1:55 pm
[…] MacShrine berichtet über das neue Leopard Build (9A326), welches nur intern Verteilt wurde, folgendes: […]
December 13th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
Is there support for the new Airport cards found in the Macbook C2D yet?
December 13th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
[…] Apple today seeded Mac OS X 10.5 build 9A321, which is around 4-5 days older than the build seeded recently only to internal Apple employees. Apparently the reason an older build was supplied is so as not to give away new features that will be previewed at Macworld in January. […]
December 13th, 2006 at 8:58 pm
Have you had a chance to try out the new Sync Manager? I am really looking to finally getting all in one Palm OS sync application. This half way support with iSync and Palm Desktop doesn’t cut it. Thanks for any word on what sync services or conduits are supported.
I know missing sync clears up most of this, but I would rather have apple pick up the slack.
-MG
December 14th, 2006 at 6:24 pm
[…] Illuminous - As of 12/10 I hadn’t heard boo about “Illuminous”. Apparently MacShrine and MacGazette are reporting their respective angles on a supposed new GUI of Leopard and have either dubbed it Illuminous themselves or are privvy to some code name we’ve not really heard of yet. I’ve downloaded both of the developer seeds and will not give credence to either of these reports that an Illuminous GUI appears in the build. […]
December 15th, 2006 at 8:42 am
[…] An einigen Stellen ist davon zu lesen( z.B. klick oder klick): Die nächste Version von Mac OS X, getauft “Leopard”, soll düsterer werden. Oder zumindest mehr schwarze Elemente enthalten. An sich ein logischer Schluss, gibt es doch vereinzelt schwarze Produkte von unser aller Lieblingsfirma (MacBook, iPod). iTunes scheint auch ein guter Index für kommende Dinge sein. Ich hoffe nur, das es dann systemweit durchgezogen wird und es nicht weiterhin so viele Ausnahmen gibt, wie es ja mit Aqua der Fall ist. Apple könnte ja eine Art Konverter schreiben, der es ermöglicht jegliche Anwendung auf Knopfdruck dem neunen Theme anzupassen. Aber das wird wohl reines Wunschdenken bleiben… Explore posts in the same categories: Apple, Rumor, Digital Lifestyle […]
December 15th, 2006 at 11:00 am
[…] UPDATE: Interesting bit from MacShrine. They state that a new build of Leopard was seeded to employees on Friday. What’s interesting, as it relates to this rumor, is the following bit of text: “Apple continues to gloss over the interface, refining it even more and there is an overly presence of black gloss.” […]
December 17th, 2006 at 11:39 am
[…] Illuminous zou er glanzend zwart uit zien. Uit de laatste build van Leopard (build 9A326) werd er door MacShrine, een Leopardtester, het volgende beschreven: “Apple continues to gloss over the interface, refining it even more and there is an overly presence of black gloss.” […]
January 11th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Im just going to interject with…….. I like eggs….
March 27th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Leopard, the next cat…
There have been some very interesting rumors have been floating around the internet on the next big cat for the Macs, Leopard. Apparently, there changing the GUI of Mac OS X Leopard to look more blackish. MacShrine refers to it as “Black Gloss…
October 2nd, 2007 at 2:26 pm
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