After the announcement in the Apple WWDC and the leaked screenshots and features, the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is going to be released on August 28th, instead of September. Its the latest best expected upgrade to the operating system with some promising features.

Upgrade from Mac OS X Leopard with Snow Leopard, a simpler, more powerful, and more refined version of Mac OS X. It delivers a wide range of enhancements, next-generation technologies, out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange Server, and new accessibility features. It’s the world’s most advanced operating system, finely tuned from installation to shutdown.

As always, the pre-ordering is already available, and the Apple store had gone down which made everyone expect the news of Snow Leopard. And the Snow Leopard OS is available for pre-orders in single pack and family pack.

The few exciting features of the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard are –

• Better, faster and easier to use
• Activate Exposé right from the Dock
• 64-bit support
• Better Quicktime X player
• Out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange
• Comes with the fastest Safari 4 browser

Apart from all these, the operating system has got many updates and is available for those who are already using Leopard with Intel processor, and costs $29 for the upgrade.

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