Apple's Leopard pounces on Tokyo
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The update to&#160;Apple&#39;s Mac OS X operating system, called Leopard, went on sale at the Apple Store in Tokyo on Friday evening, part of a global launch that will unfold around the world over the next 24 hours.Apple is putting the software on sale at 6 p.m. local time at stores worldwide. That means customers in Australia and New Zealand got a head start on the rest of the world, although Tokyo marks the first launch of the OS, also called Mac OS X 10.5, at an official Apple Store.About 200 people queued in light rain in Tokyo&#39;s Ginza district for the start of sales, looking on as Apple staff prepared themselves for the event with cheers, countdowns and high-fives. The Apple store had been closed since 4 p.m. to allow for the launch preparations.At 6 p.m. the first customers entered the store, already clutching T-shirts and a copy of the OS that Apple staff were handing out as they entered. Then it was off to the counter to pay.Leopard is the fifth major upgrade that Apple has made to its OS, and its first in two and a half years. The software will be installed on all new Apple computers, or priced in the U.S. at $129 for an upgrade. Apple has said the vast majority of Macs sold over the past four years will be able to run Leopard, as well as some older machines depending on their configuration.The major advances include Time Machine, which automatically creates snapshots of the OS from an earlier point in time, allowing users to retrieve files and applications that have been deleted, or even earlier versions of documents that have been updated.A feature called Spaces allows users to flick between a series of &quot;virtual monitors.&quot; This allows busy desktops to be broken into several parts, and could make using a Mac easier for people who have a clutch of applications open at once.Another new and likely welcome feature is Quick View, which allows users to preview documents without opening the relevant application. Word processor files, pictures, presentations and even movies can all be previewed right away.There are also some cosmetic upgrades, such as a mirrored base on which the dock icons now sit. Other changes aim to better organize files: Downloads now all flow into a single folder, for example.Apple is also releasing a server version of Leopard on Friday. Updates include an improved set-up process, a new version of the iChat Server software, and tools for hosting podcasts and wikis.Leopard&#39;s launch continues Friday around the world. A French Apple dealer has promised a live leopard in a cage at one of its stores outside Paris.(James Niccolai in Paris contributed to this report.)
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Apple Computer, the maker of Macintosh computers and iPod digital music players, plans to start a music download service in Japan by March 2005.
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Derrick Story writes for the O&#146;Reilly MacDevCenter, summarizing a Mac OS X Tiger preview recently presented to the O&#146;Reilly Mac OS X Conference by Apple product manager Chris Bourdon. [Nov 17]
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Today Apple launched the &#147;Summer of Music&#148; in Japan with free music from iTunes (Japan&#146;s favorite online music store), collectible iTunes Cards and exclusive live performances at Apple Stores.
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After a âswift and easyâ installation, Mark Kellner (Washington Times) found Mac OS X Leopard âsomething any Mac user will want to have.â âOffering better integration of e-mail with syndicated Internet news updates, a new backup feature likely to decrease the impact of hardware failures, and snazzy display features by the bushel, the $129 Apple Mac OS X Leopard upgrade is more than a reasonable purchase.â
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MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. will open its second Japanese retail store later this month in the western Japanese city of Osaka, it said Thursday.
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Apple has announced that Steve Jobs will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 11, 2007. At the five-day event, Apple plans to demonstrate a feature-complete version of Mac OS X Leopard (scheduled to ship in October) and provide developers a BETA copy for final testing.
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As developers gather in San Francisco, they've got two big things on their minds: the iPhone and the Leopard OS.
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Apple showed off lots of new features of its upcoming Leopard release of Mac OS X at WWDC on Monday. Here's a look at some of the highlights.
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The new model, unveiled at the opening of the Apple Expo in Paris, upgrades the iMac line with the faster G5 processors already used in Apple's top-end Power Macs.
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When Leopard ships in October, it will include 300 new and enhanced features.
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Apple Inc. is negotiating with Japan's top mobile phone carrier to launch the iPhone in Japan, though the cut of subscriber revenue that Apple wants has been a sticking point, according to a report published Tuesday.
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The launch of Apple Inc's   latest operating system, Leopard, was its best ever, a  research group said on Monday.
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Apple touts eleven specific features it says will make Leopard secure.
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MacCentral - It's a little after 5 p.m. on a Friday evening in early December and Apple Computer Inc.'s store in Tokyo's Ginza district is bustling. The store opened just over a year ago as Apple's first retail location outside of the U.S. and it's a been a good year, said the manager of the company's Japanese retail operations in an recent interview.
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Apple Inc said it sold more than two million  copies of the latest version of its operating system, Mac OS X  Leopard, since its release on Friday.
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- Apple Inc  said it sold more than two  million copies of the latest version of its operating system,  Mac OS X Leopard, since its release on Friday.