Apple Issues Mac OS X 10.4.4, iLife '06

FROM MACWORLD Apple on Tuesday will release Mac OS X 10.4.4, along with new Widgets from Google and ESPN. An address book and calendar Widget for Apple's Dashboard will also be available. 10.4.4 has long been rumored to be the version of Mac OS X compatible with Intel based Macs.

Apple is also issuing an update to its $79 iLife suite of applications, which CEO Steve Jobs called a "giant release" comprised of a new version of iPhoto with speed improvements and full-screen editing. Photos can also be shared over the Internet in what Apple calls "photocasting." Photocasting will require a .Mac subscription and uses RSS to receive photos.