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A mere four days following the last build of Mac OS X 10.5.7 Apple has given developers build 9J50 of the next minor update to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

In the seed just one fix is present which is aimed at Bluetooth personal networking.

The quick succession of releases suggests that Apple is preparing the final builds and will likely deliver Mac OS X 10.5.7 in the coming days. AppleInsider also suggests that the release frequency is “a telltale sign of an imminent release.”

Seed notes for build 9J50 can be seen below.

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As with the last five weeks Apple has this weekend given developers a new build of the next minor update to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Build 9J47 of Mac OS X 10.5.7 includes only three new fixes but Apple has also increased the number of focus areas in the build.

Mac OS X 10.5.7 entered developer testing in late February and developers have seen seven builds over the testing period.

Seed notes below.

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Apple has delivered yet another build of the ever growing minor update to Mac OS X 10.5. Build 9J44 of Mac OS X 10.5.7 comes with a further five areas of change and adds several focus areas.

This build as with others contains a single known issue.

Seed notes below.

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AppleInsider reports on multiple files in the recent builds of Mac OS X 10.5.7 that point towards the imminent update of Apple’s Xserve range of servers.

A reader of AppleInsider pointed out that extension file AppleTyMCEDriver contains a reference to “Xserver3,1″ a machine ID which is one major upgrade up from the current “Xserver2,1″ models.

If this wasn’t enough confirmation of a nearing Xserve update, AppleInsider points towards references to Marvell’s Yukon 2 ethernet controller. Currently Xserve models use the Yukon 1 controller.

In what looks like a weekly occurence Apple has this weekend delivered a build 9J39 of Mac OS X 10.5.7. Over the last few weeks Apple has given developers new builds on the weekends with very few known issues.

This build in partcular fixes issues Mail signatures, System Profiler having problems with DisplayPort adapters and several other issues.

As with previous builds the inability to install Safari 4 Beta is the only remaining issue.

Seed notes can be seen below.

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Apple has this weekend seeded a new build (9J34) of the next update to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. The build comes with improvements to Mail and the speech dictionary as well as several other fixes adding to the 80+ list of fixes already present.

Developers are being asked to focus on Flash Player, flash and USB drives, MobileMe syncing and many other areas.

Only one known issue remains in this current build.

Seed notes can be seen below.

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One week after the previous seed of Mac OS X 10.5.7 Apple has given developers another build this time in the form of 9J30. The rapid development of Mac OS X 10.5.7 suggests a public release before the end of March.

Developers testing build 9J30 have been asked to focus on new areas such as Flash Player, USB and Flash Drives, iCal and Widgets.

Seed notes below.

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Just over one week ago Apple gave developers the first build of Mac OS X 10.5.7, now the company has unleashed a new build to its vast community for testing.

The latest build (9J27) asks for developers to focus on over 20 areas in the operating system including, AFP, AirPort, MobileMe Syncing, Printing, Screen Sharing, USB, X11 and more more.

9J27 also adds another 8 fixes onto the list of over 50; issues still plague the build but development appears to be moving quickly on Mac OS X 10.5.7.

Seed notes can be seen below.

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Earlier this week Apple seeded the latest version of Mac OS X Leopard to developers for testing. Mac OS X 10.5.7 build 9J22 gives developers over twenty focus areas and packs over seventy areas of change.

Many of the areas of change in Mac OS X 10.5.7 include graphics drivers, Time Machine, printing services, iCal, AirPort services, screen sharing services, and MobileMe syncing.

Seed notes for this build can be seen below.
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Security Update 2009-001

Security Update 2009-001 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: Apple Security Updates.

Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 8 – 1.6MB

Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 8 delivers improvements to the security and compatibility of Java on Mac OS X 10.4.11 and later.

Learn more about this update please visit this website: Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 8.

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 3 – 3MB

This release updates the Java Web Start and Java Applet components to address security and compatibility issues.

Information regarding Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 can be found here: Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 3.