According to a well-informed source that contacted MacBidouille, Apple would have the intention of changing the name for the company’s Operating System for computers, following what was done with iOS 4. The final decision wasn’t taken, so this is a rumor, for now, but it would seem that Apple is pondering about the new name for the Mac OS X. The general idea would be to follow the same line that was taken with the iPhone OS: using the name iOS for all Apple’s different OSes.

Some of the oldest Mac fans would probably not be happy with the name change, but making a more universal name for different platforms would help in identifying the brand and keep a certain sense of unity among the various products.

One week after the previous one, Apple has released a new beta version of Mac OS X 10.6.2 called 10C535 to developers. Apple has asked developers to focus their own attention and tests on the graphic drivers, the trackpad’s system preferences and virtual machine creation. Such as for the 10C531 build, there aren’t no known issues unsolved.

138 elements were modified in the different beta versions released up to date. Amongst those are AppleBacklight, the battery meny, Dictionary, Exposé, FileSync, Family Controls, Fonts, Front Row, HFS, Inkwell, iPhoto, MobileMe, OpenCL, Parental Controls, QuickTime, Screen Sharing, Spell Checker, Spotlight, Time Machine and USB.

The release of the Mac OS X 10.6.2 is probably going to happen next month.

Apple has released a new build for their Mac OS X 10.5.7, the 9J44, to developers. The new build arrives in less than a week from the previous release, the 9J39.

Who had the opportunity to test the new version say that there are noticeable enhancements on the PDF document rendering, but it doesn’t really end there. In the official release notes, there are 104 fixes listed. It’s still impossible to install Safari 4 beta, however.

The Mac OS X 10.5.7, codename Juno, is said to be launched by the end of April. On the official base release, it’ll have 442MB. The complete update pack for previous versions of Mac OS X before the 10.5.6 could be as big as 730MB.

The new build of Snow Leopard, released today to developers, is called 10A314 and shows the giant steps made by Apple in the development of the new awaited Operational System’s release. One of the keywords on the build is stability.

Judging by the first impressions that can be read on the net, it seems that the new build is significantly more stable than the previous ones, especially when it comes to QuickTime X.

No news about the rumor that claimed that the new graphic interface would be darker, even though it will probably be something to figure out around September, which is when the new OS is rumored to be launched. It’s likely that more information will be given in June during the World Wide Developer’s conference.

We’ll stay tuned.

Apple seems to be working hard on the next update for Leopard. This weekend, in fact, the company has sent yet another build, the 9J39 for the Mac OS X 10.5.7.

The release notes following the latest build indicate that some problems with Mail and System Profiler were sold. The only thing remaining was the Safari 4 beta bug that can only be installed on the 10.5.6 version.

The constant weekly updates sent to developers can be an easy indicator that the final build should be released soon. We’ll keep tuned.

The launch date of Apple’s new operational system, the Mac Os X 10.6, also known as Snow Leopard, should be coming soon, according to World Of Apple.

Rumors say that the launch should happen during the first week of June, while the final beta version should be given to developers at the Worldwide Developers Conference.

The main strong points of Apple’s new operational system are the multi-touch and location: features for the average user that allows Apple to compete with the new Windows 7 from Microsoft. Other new features are the Grand Central, that takes better advantage of multicore system, a new QuickTime version that enhances the playback, and many performance enhancements.

It seems that Apple’s working hard on developing the Mac OS X 10.5.7. In fact, the company has sent a new build labeled 9J34 to developers last weeekend.

The release notes show that the Mail and the Speech Dictionary, plus a long number of corrected bugs that add to the previous 80 that were solved in the two previous releases. The problem with Safari 4’s public beta is still there, however. It can only be installed on Mac OS X 10.5.6.

It’s too early to predict when the new Mac OS X 10.5.7 will be launched to the public, but the specialized blogs claim that it shouldn’t be too long from now.

Roughly more than a week after the release of the previous Mac OS X 10.5.7 update, Apple has released a new update, the 9J30. The fast development of the Mac OS X 10.5.7 leaves room to believe that the release will come before the end of March.

Developers have been asked to concentrate their attentions on the new Operational System’s areas: Flash Player, USB devices, Flash memories, iCal and Widget. The full list of enhancements is rather long and it makes us believe that the actual final release should be coming soon.

Less than a month from the previous 10A261, the new Snow Leopard build brings important changes for key components such as QuickTime, Finder and obviously Safari.

The new version of the QuickTime PLayer has a new minimalistic UI that focus on the playback. The Finder has a new Cocoae Desktop, Contextual Menu and Info Window. Worth mentioning is the inclusion of Safari 4 Beta as the default browser on the Operational System’s seed.

There are still many problems known in many areas, and in some cases, some of these problems are rather serious. For example, the DVD installation is very slow, while the remote installation might cause Panics. The Migration Assistant “forgets” to import certain elements, iTunes often locks up if connected to an iPhone and Time Machine can’t be started through Mail and Finder.

Curiously, also with this build the hibernation on machines featuring nVidia graphic cards result in a freeze, and Apple has officially discouraged the installation on the new Mac Pro based on the Nehalem architecture. It means that there’s still a lot of work to be done on Snow Leopard before its official launch.

AppleInsider has published two screenshots about the first Mac OS X 10.5.7 beta, released to developers last week, that reveal some new interesting technical features that will be found on the next Leopard update.

The first concerns the support to the new Intel i7 chips with Nehalem architecture, designed for the professonal computers, which probably will be featured on the next generation of Mac Pro’s. The main advantages on this quad-core chip are the high performances and the low energy consumption.

The second new feature on the Mac OS X 10.5.7 is the support to the ATI Radeon HD 4000 series, in particular the HD 4850 and 4870 models that enhance the Core Image and Quartz Extreme accelerations.