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appleinsider.com - 4/2/2009
Apple pushes devs to deliver 64-bit support with new Snow Leopard beta
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As expected, Apple on Wednesday evening provided its vast developer community with a new pre-release distribution of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and asked that they focus attention on 64-bit compatibility in their third party kernel extensions.
appleinsider.com - 4/1/2009
Snow Leopard roadmap; Pro app updates in pipeline
— appleinsider.com — Recently, AppleInsider has been provided with a bit more clarity on Apple's pre-release build cycles for Snow... Leopard in addition to being tipped off to several Pro application updates currently undergoing beta tests. (more) Snow Leopard roadmap; Pro app updates in pipeline

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Apple's Newest Snow Leopard (10A314) Shows Steady Improvements
macrumors.com - 4/2/2009
Apple's Newest Snow Leopard (10A314) Shows Steady Improvements
— macrumors.com — Apple seeded developers with the latest build (10A314) of Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) today. The... latest beta version of Snow Leopard is said to be more stable than previous builds. Specifically, QuickTime X is said to have made significant strides... (more) Apple's Newest Snow Leopard (10A314) Shows Steady ...

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appleinsider.com - 3/27/2009
Pwn2Own contest winner: Macs are safer than Windows
— appleinsider.com — Charlie Miller, the security expert who won both this and last year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own security contests by... exploiting Macs running Safari, repeated in an interview that he'd recommend Macs to typical users as a safer alternative to Windows PCs. (more) Pwn2Own contest winner: Macs are safer than Windows
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Infinite Loop:  New 10.6 test build released, devs to focus on 64-bit kexts

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New 10.6 test build released, devs to focus on 64-bit kexts
Infinite Loop — The latest test build of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10A314, was released to select developers last night. In addition to increasing stability, the build was accompanied by a note to developers "strongly encouraging" them to focus on building and testing 64-bit support for kernel extensions. Kernel extensions are the low-level drivers needed for certain hardware compatibility. While Apple supplies the majority of the drivers for Mac OS X, certain kinds of specialized hardware will require 64-bit support to be added to the kexts to work under Snow Leopard running on 64-bit ...

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As rumors swirl over Apple's plans instate changes to the Mac OS X user interface with this year's release of Snow Leopard, a newly discovered filing shows the company has been exploring the use of user interface elements that change their appearance based on movement.