Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Our essential guide to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Apple's newest version of its operating system. On this page, you'll find all of our coverage of the OS that Apple hopes will blast Windows 7 out of the water. Bookmark it for the latest news, reviews and how-to tips.

Snow Leopard vs Windows 7: How the Apple has fallen

Snow Leopard is as slick as ever, but after weeks of exhaustive testing, we've discovered the newly spray-painted pussycat simply doesn't have what it takes to go up against its main rival, Windows 7
OS X Snow Leopard FAQ: What you need to know

With Apple's next Mac OS just around the corner, we take an in-depth look at what OS X Snow Leopard is, what's new, what's changed -- and how it'll change how you use your Mac
Is Snow Leopard the new Vista?

Snow Leopard's launch has been plagued by software incompatibility, sluggish performance and a lack of killer features. We're beginning to wonder: is Snow Leopard the new Vista?

Tested: Apple updates OS X Snow Leopard to version 10.6.2

Apple has pushed out an update to OS X Snow Leopard, moving the version to 10.6.2. According to the release notes it fixes a number of key problems within the OS. We tested it
Mac OS X Snow Leopard updated to 10.6.1, iPod touch firmware to 3.1.1

Just a couple of weeks after its release, Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system has received a major update, from 10.6 to 10.6.1. The new iPod touch has also received a firmware update
Mac OS X Snow Leopard: Our complete test

We've tested the ins and outs of Apple's latest operating system -- OS X Snow Leopard -- and can finally present you with our undiluted, illustrated final thoughts on whether it's worth the upgrade
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Paws-on

Mac OS X Snow Leopard was released today as an upgrade for anyone running OS X Leopard. We snagged a couple of copies and thought we'd offer up our first impressions
Apple OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard costs £25 from today, hits shelves on Friday

Apple's newest operating system, OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard, is available to buy online today and will be in shops this Friday. Read on to find out prices
Office for Mac to swap Entourage for Outlook

The next version of Microsoft Office for Mac will ditch Entourage -- the Mac's version of Outlook -- replacing it with what we've all wanted from the start: the actual Outlook
Apple recruits famous Impressionist: Snow Leopard wallpaper gallery

Wallpapers have surfaced for Snow Leopard, Apple's forthcoming update to its OS X operating system. Peruse our glossy gallery to see for yourself if they're as good as Windows 7
OS X Snow Leopard spotted at WWDC: $29 upgrade

At Apple's 2009 WWDC keynote in San Francisco, after a trademark stab at Windows Vista, Apple introduced some of the latest features of its next version of OS X: Snow Leopard
iTunes 9: Seven features we'd kill for

We've come up with seven insanely useful features we'd love to see in the next major version of iTunes. Would you kill for these too?
Apple announces OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

In its Worldwide Developers Conference 2008 in San Francisco on Monday, Apple has announced OS X 10.6, called Snow Leopard