Apple' latest major update of its Mac OS X operating system, code-named Tiger, is set for release on April 29. Apple Computer first announced Tiger last June, and said Tuesday that it had met its self-imposed deadline of making the software commercially available in the first half of 2005. Apple Computer settled a lawsuit March 23rd with one of its developers, Doug Steigerwald, that leaked a copy of Mac OS X Tiger on a file-sharing Web site.
"There are a lot of new features in Tiger, including a much more powerful Safari Browser, a much better e-mail client and something called the Automator, which is a simplified scripting system that quickly and easily can automate repetitive tasks," Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies said.
Tiger, which will sell for about $129, includes new features such as Spotlight, Apple's advanced desktop search function that searches the computer's hard disk drive to find documents, e-mail, pictures and music, similar to the way Google searches the Internet.
Tiger also features Dashboard, which Apple says will provide instant access to weather reports and stock quotes. Tiger also supports the next-generation video-compression standard H.264 and allows multiple users on the video conferencing program iChat.
The server version of Tiger will also be released at the same time, Apple said. Wall Street analysts expect Tiger to be a big hit for Apple.
Experience Mac OS X Tiger for yourself and see how it changes the way you work, play, search and share on a Mac.
