Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard reaches Gold Master (its release to manufacturing stage), Mozilla launches an extension called Test Pilot, and Google is already working on what they’re calling Chrome 4.0.
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard Build 10A432 Designated ‘Golden Master’?
According to Mac Rumors, OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard hits Gold Master status with build 10A432, meaning all the bits are in place and ready to hit manufacturers for the big release in September. [Mac Rumors] - Become a Test Pilot!
Mozilla launches a new test program for Firefox users willing to install the Test Pilot extension and get involved with Firefox testing. [Mozilla Labs] - Boxee Raises Another Million for Assault on Big Media
XBMC spinoff Boxee gets still more cash and continues its march to your home theater. [NYT] - Apple issues patch to speed up Airport after troublesome 10.5.8 update
If the update to OS X 10.5.8 caused some wireless issues, this patch is here to fix them. [TUAW] - Palm Pre Reports Users Daily Actions and Location
A webOS tinkerer discovers the Pre is phoning home all kinds of identifiable information to Palm; the Pre quickly gets on everybody’s bad side. [Palm Infocenter] - Facebook Lite In Pictures. “So Much Damn Faster,” Says User
Facebook reveals a new “Facebook Lite” and rolls it out to select users—apparently it’s much faster, looks and feels similar to FriendFeed or Twitter. [TechCrunch] - Google Chrome to reach v4 before Firefox? Work begins on Chromium 4.0
Most of us should know that version numbers on software are virtually arbitrary, particularly if you’re comparing versions of two different apps. That said, Google keeps moving relatively minor updates in full versions; Download Squad points out that at this rate, they’ll reach 4.0 well before Firefox. [Download Squad]
