[Daily Recap] OS 10.5.3 Update; SDK 6 Beta; more 3G rumors; Macbook delays
Posted by Aviv on May 28, 2008 at 6:43 pm PST
OS 10.5.3 upgrade
Today Apple has released the latest 10.5.3 update to Leopard, fixing 70 issues with the operating system and its components. Among the many changes made to the OS, several fixes address the compatibility issues for Time Machine backup application as well as issues with Apple’s workflow application for photographers Aperture 2.
Desktop application, Spaces, received a few minor updates concerning the issue of the reordering of windows when switching between desktops. Mail received 10 updates in 10.5.3 including a fix for stabilizing the dragging of large attachments to messages. iChat saw some improvement in reliability of screen-sharing sessions and controlled the issue of group chats not being indexed in spotlight.
The latest Leopard update should be available to you in your Mac OS X Software Update.
iPhone SDK 6 Beta released
In addition to the OS 10.5.3 update, Apple has also released the sixth beta version of the iPhone SDK (build 9M2192, beta 6). The update fixes several bugs as well as providing support for for the latest iPhone OS. The update is only compatible with the 10.5.3 update, so be sure to install this prior to the SDK. You can download the iPhone SDK here.
More 3G rumors surface
Griffin case moldings
MacNN relayed photos that had surfaced on Chinese website iDealsChina, that show rumored case moldings from Griffin Technologies that are said to be compatible with the upcoming 3G iPhone release. The images would appear to convey a thinner, more rounded back iPhone with a new position for the camera. MacNN sites iDeals estimate that implies that “Griffin has had the 3G iPhone for at least 14 to 19 days, and likely longer, as it would have to add its own custom touches regardless of the simplicity of a silicone case.”
Orange to offer cheap 3G upgrades
According to French site PC INpact, mobile carrier Orange, has allegedly (yet certainly not confirmed) reported that they are offering iPhone users a number of enticements to convince users to upgrade to new upcoming model. There are two options currently circulating that would ease current users shift to the upgraded model. The first of which being, the user can return there current iPhone and upgrade to the next-gen model for a mere 50 Euros. The other option would be for users to keep their current model and buy the 3G at a subsidized rate.
SDK 3g iPhone icon
It seems as though some readers from out neighboring MacRumors.com forums have dug around the new iPhone SDK and found an icon that looks eerily similar to pictures and recent rumors about the upcoming 3g iPhone. The new icon also looks rather different from other device (specifically iPhone and iPod Touch) icons included in the Apple SDK.
The image is scaled up a TON, so it can’t be taken too seriously. We download the SDK releases and the icon is definitely there. Either way, it definitely seems like all the information leading up to the 3g release is beginning to line up.
Intel delay confirms Macbook launch
Intel Corp. has confirmed that it will delay volume shipments of its upcoming “Montevina” Centrino 2 mobile platform by as much as two months, which will push a release of Apple’s redesigned MacBook notebooks to late summer at the earliest.via Apple Insider.
