Leopard finally gets its second patch, and boy does it fix a lot of stuff. The first patch hit back in November, with test builds of the second making it out a month later.

Heres a list of the major things the 10.5.2 patch fixes (including menubar transparency and Stacks).

• Airport connection reliability and stability
• Back to my Mac for third-party routers
• Dashboard widget performance improvement
• Stacks fix! List view, Folder view, and updated background for Grid Vid View
• Menubar transparency disabling
• Less translucent menus
• Several iCal recurring meetings supports, bug fixes overall
• iChat Bugfixes
• iSync support added for Samsung D600E and D900i phones
• Finder bugfixes
• Mail bugfixes
• AFP network volume hanging fixed
• RAW support improved
• Preview bugfixes
• Time Machine bugfixes (some external drives not being recognized)

Plus lots of various other fixes. Well have a full list shortly.

Theres also a Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 that comes after you install the 10.5.2 update, which according to Ars, its just a set up updated graphics card drivers.

Source- http://gizmodo.com/355161/os-x-leopard-1052-update-is-here-fixes-loads-of-stuff-menubar-transparency-stacks

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Recently, Microsoft wrote on their website about Kinects sales. Microsoft sold 2.5 million Kinect sensors in a convenient 25 days.

We all know that this big sales figures achieved due to "Black Friday Sales" from last weekend. Sonys been mum on Move numbers since it announced 1 million units shipped about a month ago. Microsoft says its on pace to sell 5 million Kinect units through this holiday, which could be a magical thing: what sort of 3D video extravaganza could we pull off with 5 million Kinects in tandem? Read more details at Microsoft Sales PR Section.

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Not too long ago, we heard that Blackberry was working on an update to BBM that would support those running Gingerbread still. Yes Gingerbread is a pretty old OS, approaching 4 years old now, but there’s still a pretty big chunk of people running that version of Android. For those of you still using BBM, this means that many more people will be using BBM. Since there’s around a quarter of the Android population using Gingerbread still.

This new version of the app is for Android 2.3.3 and higher. It’s also leaked out and it could potentially crash BBM’s servers. We’ve seen that happen before, back last year when it was leaked out and actually postponed the launch of the BBM for Android app. So be careful out there with installing this leaked version of the app.

The folks over at N4BB have posted the leaked APK, which you can grab from the link down below. As we said previously, it’s only for Android 2.3.3 or higher. N4BB also states that the app lacks BBM channels and BBID are not whitelisted. Which seems a bit odd, but whatever, I guess. Additionally there are some minor UI tweaks.

So if you’re interested in running BBM on a Gingerbread-powered Android phone, go ahead and download the APK down below. Make sure you’ve enabled “Unknown Sources” and then install it like any other app. It’s just that easy to side-load this version of BBM. If you do take the plunge and decide to install this version of Blackberry Messenger, be sure to let us know in the comments below how it’s working out for you. So others know whether or not they want to take the chance and install it.

Download: BBM for Android (Gingerbread)

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Back in December, Google had told us they were going to add the “Auto-Show Images” feature into Gmail. Which it’s been available on the desktop for a while, and now with the newest update to Gmail, it’s now here. Google is hosting these images on their own proxy servers now, so you won’t need to load them up yourself anymore. They will load up automatically in the email. Which is a nice change, I think.

There’s not a whole lot of other changes here. Of course there are probably some bug fixes and performance tweaks as there are usually in app updates. But, as Android Police points out, there should be a pop-up notice informing users of the change. Which is shown off in these strings:

<string name=”preference_show_images_title”>Images</string>

<string name=”showImages_always”>Always show</string>

<string name=”showImages_askFirst”>Ask before showing</string>

<string name=”always_show_images_teaser_title”>Images Now Showing</string>

<string name=”always_show_images_teaser_description”>”Loading images is now safer, so you’ll automatically see all images within a message when you open it. %1$s.”</string>

<string name=”always_show_images_update_in_settings”>You can update your preferences under %1$s in %2$s.</string>

What’s interesting, is that Google is allowing you to turn off the “Auto-show” feature for images. If you go into your account, and at the bottom under settings, you’ll see the option to change it. Which is pretty nice to have. And yes, we do have the APK, which is at the bottom of this post. Make sure you have checked “Unknown Sources” in the Settings/Security section on your phone. Then just install it like any other app. It’s important to let you know that this will overwrite your current version of Gmail on your phone or tablet. But that shouldn’t be a big deal. We suspect it’s in a staggered rollout, which means it may not hit everyone for a few weeks. Which sucks, but that’s why we have the APK for you.

Download: Gmail v4.7.2

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Samsung doesn’t normally announce any new products at CES or Mobile World Congress. Normally, Samsung holds their own Unpacked event for their larger devices, like the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lines. In fact, at Mobile World Congress this year (2013), Samsung handed out invites to their Unpacked event in March to announce the Galaxy S4. However, this year it looks like Samsung is looking to hit Barcelona hard! We’ve seen many leaks and patent filings that lead us to believe that Samsung is going to be announcing the Galaxy Gear 2 and the Galaxy Band in Barcelona this year.

According to Lee Seung-woo who is an analyst at IBK Securities, “Samsung is currently working on the Galaxy Gear 2, and the product will be surely released early next year.” There’s also another close source to Samsung, who is speaking anonymously, which told The Korean Herald that Samsung is working on bringing the Galaxy Gear 2 under spotlight at Mobile World Congrsss in Barcelona.

So far the specs of both the Galaxy Gear 2 and the Galaxy Band are not confirmed, and we really haven’t heard much about either one. I reckon that the Galaxy Band is going to be similar to the Fitbit Flex or the Fitbit Force. While the Galaxy Gear 2 will still be more of a smartwatch. Although I kind of hope they get rid of the camera. It looks kind of odd to me where it’s placed. But maybe that’s just me. Hopefully we’ll learn more about the Galaxy Gear 2 and the Galaxy Band pretty soon. Maybe even a flexible display on these two new devices? It certainly would be awesome to have.

How many of you are excited for the Galaxy Gear 2 or the Galaxy Band? Let us know in the comments below.

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