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Submission + - Ars Technica reviews Leopard

Submitted by Garabito on Monday October 29, 2007 @01:17PM

Garabito writes: Ars Technica's John Siracusa wrote a in deep review of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, both its internals and eye-candy. The new UI theme is consistent and well received, Finder has improved a lot (but still, it has not been fixed). The reviewer has a negative opinion about the semi-transparent menu bar, the new folder icons, and the new dock; but praises Time-Machine, Spaces and Leopard's internals in general.

Despise his usability issues with the UI, Siracusa's opinion about Leopard is positive. In his own words:

What's emerged is quite a strange beast: beautiful on the inside and, well, a bit unlovely on the outside.

Submission + - Notebook batteries could become standard

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Garabito

on Thursday September 21, 2006 @10:21AM

Garabito writes: "Notebook manufacturers had a meeting to discuss a new standard for Li-ion laptop batteries, according to Ars Technica. The new standard could be ready as soon as the second quarter of 2007 and may be the end of proprietary battery designs that will only fit one brand or model of machine; making the process of replacing one's notebook battery way less expensive.

The new standard would also include safety specifications to prevent further issues like overheating batteries that caused the recent recalls.

Among the attendants to the meeting were Dell, Toshiba and Lenovo. Missing from it was Apple. Sony was not invited."

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