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Apple's Leopard Debuts Oct. 26

New Mac OS stacks, backs up files; it retails at $129

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 16, 2007 1:38 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Apple's highly anticipated new operating system Leopard will premiere on October 26. The delayed OS has over 300 new features, including Stacks, which piles together similar folders, documents, or applications—and then can fan their contents into an arc for browsing, AppleInsider reports. Using his favorite superlative, Apple boss Steve Jobs called it, “the best upgrade we’ve ever released.”

Another new shortcut is Quick Look, which lets users peek inside files without launching them; a third, Time Machine, automatically backs up the Mac’s entire contents, and can restore the whole system from data on an external drive. You can also expect richer teleconferencing with iChat Theater. Can’t wait? OS X Leopard is already available for pre-order.

In this photo released by Apple Inc. a screen shot of Mac OS X Leopard is seen. (AP Photo/Apple Inc.)
In this photo released by Apple Inc. a screen shot of Mac OS X Leopard is seen. (AP Photo/Apple Inc.)   (Associated Press)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates iChat using Mac OSX Leopard with an image of himself live on the screen at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates iChat using Mac OSX Leopard with an image of himself live on the screen at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul...   (Associated Press)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs gestures as he talks about Mac OSX Leopard selling for $129, at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs gestures as he talks about Mac OSX Leopard selling for $129, at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)   (Associated Press)
In this photo released by Apple Inc. a screen shot of the Mac OS X Server version of Leopard is seen. (AP Photo/Apple Inc.)
In this photo released by Apple Inc. a screen shot of the Mac OS X Server version of Leopard is seen. (AP Photo/Apple Inc.)   (Associated Press)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks as a photo of a leopard is shown on the screen as he talks about the release of Mac OSX Leopard at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks as a photo of a leopard is shown on the screen as he talks about the release of Mac OSX Leopard at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June...   (Associated Press)
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