Apple’s been busy lately refining the user interface OS X for the upcoming Leopard release. However, there are several remaining user interface elements that have yet to be updated to the new Aqua-dark UI. And with rumors that Leopard has reached release candidate status with the latest seed, I’m worried that those Aqua-blue elements will [...]

Apple today seeded version 9A559 of Leopard, which according to MacRumors, fixes “two known issues for Leopard. The two issues described involve upgrading from Tiger to Leopard on PowerPC systems in certain scenarios, and HP printer drivers.”
With this seed, Apple continued to polish Leopard’s user interface. New app icons, new desktop backgrounds, new welcome video, [...]

Apple has recently seeded an update to its beta-testing developers, with codenames 9A527 and 9A528A. Developers are claiming the OS is close to receiving final candidate status. The update features greatly improved performance and stability, as well as a surprising number of UI tweaks.
Developers are also noticing some of the UI tweaks Apple has made [...]

A half a year ago, Appleology featured a rumor in an article, titled “Leopard’s Illuminating Graphical User Interface: Illuminous, discussing a possible user interface that could present itself in Leopard. The article was built off of speculation from Apple’s design themes in their recent software releases, including:

Aperture
Apple Pro Apps
Front Row
iTunes 7 (including Front Row)
Leopard Quicklook
iPhone [...]

6. Apple TV 2.0 and iTunes Movie Downloads
The Apple TV is a great example of the typical first generation Apple product. At first it seems to lack features that make it worth the high price Apple is asking for. Just like the iPod and many other Apple products, the Apple TV will probably follow in [...]

At Macworld 2007 we all were left wondering why there were no announcements concerning the much-expected iLife and iWork 2007 suites. It was quite surprising to find Steve Jobs admitting that there would be no more Mac-related announcements after only ten minutes into the Keynote. Especially since, if I recall, in Macworld 2006 or 2005 [...]

Apple has a pretty big new year’s resolution. Mac users and tech lovers already have enough anticipation and hopes for Apple in 2007 without a great tease direct from Apple’s website reading:

This pretty illuminating graphic screams that they are ready to kick some ass in 2007 and onward. Apple has not looked this good since [...]

Leopard version 9A326, according to rumor site MacShrine, was seeded to internal Apple employees yesterday with a substantial amount of upgrades to the next-generation OS. The new seed is said to include improved compatibility with video and audio podcasts in Safari RSS, numerous bug fixes, and Boot Camp version 1.2. The iSync application was not [...]

Mac OS X’s Aqua has matured very slowly over the last few years. It seems like many OS X users are tired of Aqua and ready for a new revolutionary GUI to compliment and enhance the experience of using a Mac. An increasingly popular theme for Apple’s latest applications have been smooth unified metal and [...]

Leopard VS. Vista - Part Three is the third article of the “Leopard VS. Vista” series:Leopard VS. Vista - Part OneLeopard VS. Vista - Part Two - The Heat is OnLeopard VS. Vista - Part Three - Secrets an Photocopiers
After following the MacRumorsLive.com live coverage and watching the Quicktime keynote stream, I had some mixed [...]