Apple announced on June 8 that Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard will be shipping in September. It includes a number of new refinements including a smaller footprint, faster joining to a wireless network, faster wake-up and shutdown, quicker Time Machine backup, faster installation, PDF text selection, OpenCL, 64-bit support and 32-bit compatible, and Grand Central Dispatch.
Owners of an Intel Mac with the current operating system (Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard) will be able to purchase an upgrade for only $29, with a family pack available for $49. If you have an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4, you will be able to purchase a Mac Box Set that will contain Snow Leopard, iLife, and iWork for $169 and a family pack for $229.
Purchasers of a Mac on June 8 and thereafter will be able to take advantage of the Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date program and upgrade for $9.95.
Visit www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html for full technical specifications and system requirements.
