WWDC 2006 kicks off today with Steve Jobs' keynote at 10 AM Pacific. Apple will be showing the first ever public demonstration of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. And according to various rumor sites, Apple will be unveiling new desktop pro systems featuring Intel chips. Join us at 10 AM Pacific/1 PM Eastern at IMG Chat to talk about the keynote, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, and any other announcements Apple might have up its sleeve.

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12:25 - Mac OS X 10.5 will ship in the of Spring 2007. Developer preview with Xcode 3.0 is now available.
12:20 - iChat in Leopard will be enhanced and will feature photo booth effects, invisible mode, multi-logins, tab interface, backgrounds, animated buddy icons and more.
12:10 - Dashboard will also see many improvements including a developer tool called Dashcode for devs to design widgets. A feature called Web Clip wil allow users to make any part of a web page into a widget.
12:00 - Mail will also be improved with stationary (html mail templates), notes, to do's, and more.
10:57 - Universal access is improved for users with physical disabilities. Braille support aded, closed captioning to QuickTime, and VoiceOver has improved text-to-speech for clearer voice.
10:54 - Core Animation will allow devs to create animations for apps. Specify start, goal, and keyframes.
10:48 - 10.5's Spotlight will be improved to search other Macs (if you have permission). New advanced search for file types, etc.
10:46 - 10.5 will have virtual desktops allowing you to have multiple desktops. Group different applications on different desktops to organize work, etc.
10:43 - Boot Camp will ship as part of Leopard. Over half a million downloads of Boot Camp beta.
10:40 - Time Machine will feature a visual navigation system to restore documents or even entire drives from a specific time or date.
10:35 - 10.5 will sport a new feature called Time Machine, which will automatically back up you Mac. Update a file, and that file is backed up to an HD or server.
10:30 - Steve Jobs talks about Mac OS X 10.5. 10.5 will support 64 bit applications and feature 32-bit legacy support without emulation.
10:27 - New Xserver will ship in October and start $3000 for a dual core 2.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB HD configuration. Up to 1 million BTO options
10:24 - Apple announces a new Intel-based xserve, which is 5 times faster than the previous xserve.
10:21 - Single base config will be $2499 for a 2.6 GHz machine. BTO options can add up to dual-core 3 GHz, 16 GB of ram, more storage, ATI X1900 or NVIDIA FX 4500.
10:19 - Outside case is the same but inside has been redesigned.
10:17 - 4 PCI Express slots, double wide graphics slot, and second optical drive.
10:13 - Up to 2x speed increase in real world apps. Mac Pro has space for up to 4 hard disks for a total or 2 terrabytes of storage.
10:11 - Up to 3 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 64 bit, 128 bit vector engine. 1.6 to 2.1 times faster than Quad G5.
10:09 - Apple says goodbye to the Power Mac line by introducing the Mac Pro, which uses Intel's Woodcrest chipset.
10:07 - Last quarter results...1.3 million Macs sold. 3/4 of Macs sold are Intel based.
10:06 - 17 million visitors to apple stores. 50 percent of purchasers are new to Mac.
10:05 - Jobs announces they they have 4200 registered attendees from 48 countries at WWDC 2006, largest ever.
10:00 - Steve Jobs takes the stage.

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