Feb 27
Apple is rumored to have quietly ceased support for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, having once again left the aging OS out of its latest batch of security upgrades. Speculation … Continue reading
Feb 27
Mac OS X 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, is almost four and a half years old. The last security update for this iteration was released back in September 2013. It was left out in the update released in December, as well as in the one released day before yesterday. Most recent OS X update brings fixes for OS X 10.7, 10.8 and 10.9, but leaves out Snow Leopard. While Apple doesn’t usually spell out support policies, it seems that the company has pretty much killed support for Snow Leopard.
Snow Leopard Support Killed, 1 In 5 Macs Left Vulnerable original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 04
OS X Mountain Lion Now Accounts For A Majority Share Of Mac Web Traffic, Growing Nearly Twice As Fast As Lion
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OS X Mountain Lion, or version 10.8 as it’s known according to Apple’s numbering system, accounted for 32 percent of all web traffic measured by Net Applications, a firm that charts OS share and other web metrics. This marks the first time Mountain Lion has accounted for a majority share of web traffic from Apple computers, with Lion dropping down to 28 percent.
In November, Mountain Lion only just trailed Lion, with 29 percent of web traffic, vs. 30 percent for Lion. Snow Leopard use actually remained relatively steady between November and December, losing less than a percentage point and suggesting that most of the Mountain Lion upgraders are coming from Lion, and not jumping up two versions. Mountain Lion requires that Lion be installed in order to upgrade (unless you have a USB stick version of 10.8), so it makes sense that the pool of upgraders is coming from Lion, where there are relatively few barriers to upgrading (it’s handled directly through the Mac App Store).
Snow Leopard continues to be very tenacious, with a 29 percent share of Mac web traffic, which makes it the second-most frequently used version of OS X over even Lion. But Mountain Lion’s growth is still impressive, and it seems to be attracting users faster than Lion was ever able to. Lion took until May 2012 to overcome Snow Leopard in terms of share of web traffic as measured by Net Applications, meaning it required nearly 10 months to unseat Snow Leopard as the dominant Mac OS. By contrast, Mountain Lion took around five months to reach the top spot, or about half the time.
Speedy adoption of new OS X versions is key to keeping a solid software ecosystem in place, and lessening headaches for developers both internal and external. That makes this particular development promising news for Apple, especially now that they’re on an annual update cycle for OS X, which makes getting people on the newest version as quickly as possible even more crucial.
Sep 20
OS X Lion hits 10.7.5 with most recent update, brings improved security with Gatekeeper
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While the latest software for OS X Lion isn’t nearly as exciting as a couple of other updates that Apple released today, Lion users will find a few worthwhile improvements within the new OS X 10.7.5 update. Most importantly, the latest software introduces Gatekeeper, a security feature from Mountain Lion that makes it more difficult to inadvertently install malicious software. The update also brings improved WiFi reliability for the iMac (late 2009 and newer) and squashes a bug that’d caused Launchpad icons to become rearranged. You’ll find an even greater number of fixes / improvements after the break, and it’s also worth a mention that even Snow Leopard users have received a bit of love today in the form of a security update. Want to prove you’re a good cat owner? Go ahead and check for new updates right away.
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OS X Lion hits 10.7.5 with most recent update, brings improved security with Gatekeeper originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jul 10
It looks like it may be time to upgrade your Mac to the latest OS, Mountain Lion(OS X 10.8), which should be here very soon after we saw the gold master developer version release yesterday. One reason to upgrade is that the latest version of Chrome(22.0.1201.0) has just been released on the developer’s page and will not support OS X 10.5 or older.
Looks like you’ll have to stick with the current version of chrome that your using and will have to forgo future updates if you aren’t willing to update your Mac. If you are interested in upgrading, you’ll have to start off by upgrading to Snow Leopard(OS X 10.6), which you can buy for $30 from an Apple store, to gain access to the Mac App store which will have Mountain Lion available for download once it has been released to the general public. Are you still running on Leopard? Do you plan on upgrading? Let us know in the comments section below.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Apple releases Mountain Lion gold master to developers, official version on the way?, Google Chrome Beta now offers communication integration and improved Google Cloud Print,
Jul 03
Apple finally settled the iPad trademark case in mainland China, paying Proview $60 million to put the issue to rest. Now it looks like Cupertino will be coming under fire from another target: a Chinese chemical company is suing Apple over a Snow Leopard trademark. Jiangsu Xuebao claims to have filed the electrical equipment trademark protection back in 2000.
Jiangsu Xuebao creates household cleaning products and trademarked the word “Xuebao”, which translates to Snow Leopard. As a result, the company believes that Apple is violating its trademark with OS X Snow Leopard sales in China. A court in Shanghai has accepted the case, and an initial hearing will take place on July 10th.
While Proview was originally seeking a $1.6 billion settlement, Jiangsu Xuebao’s claims aren’t quite so bold. The company is seeking CNY 500,000 (~$78,700) in damages as well as an official apology from Apple. On top of that, Jiangsu Xuebao has sued four companies that sell OS X Snow Leopard, but one Chinese lawyer believes the company won’t win the case because Apple isn’t using the Chinese word to sell its product.
[via MICGadget]
Apple sued in China over Snow Leopard trademark is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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