Download Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10

Apple just released the long-awaited 10.4.10 update to Mac OS X made available. The update can be downloaded for both Intel– if PowerPC-Macs, as well as the Server Edition from Mac OS X. This 10.4.10 release will most likely be the last major update to Mac OS X ‘Tiger’, as the successor to Tiger hits shelves in October. The release date for Mac OS X ‘Leopard’ has already been pushed back to get the iPhone, Apple’s mobile phone, in stores in time. In the 10.4.10 patch, Apple developers have made improvements to, among other things, support for the raw format of digital cameras and the mounting and unmounting of USB memory sticks. In addition, a number of security updates have also been implemented. The full changelog with implemented changes is posted below:

Bluetooth

• Addresses an issue in which a Bluetooth headset may show up as an available device for sound output in the Sound preference pane after it had been removed from Bluetooth preferences.

third party

• Adds RAW image decoding support for the following cameras: Panasonic DMC-LX1, Panasonic DMC-LX2, Leica M8, Leica D-LUX 2, Leica D-LUX 3, Fuji S5 Pro, Nikon D40x, and Canon EOS 1D Mk III.
• Resolves an issue in which some DNG images may appear tinted or distorted.
• Improves compatibility of Mathematica 6 with 64-bit Macs.

USB

• Improves reliability when using the IR remote control after waking from sleep.
• Improves reliability when mounting external USB hard drives.
• Resolves an issue in which a TomTom GO 910 may not be recognized when connected via USB to an Intel-based Mac.

Other

• Improves responsiveness when using the Control-Eject key combination to display a shutdown dialog.
• Addresses a specific issue in which users importing video from a DV camera may experience dropped frames.
• Includes recent Apple security updates.
• Addresses issues with calendar calculations in certain applications.
• Addresses issues when rounding decimal numbers for display in certain applications.
• For Motion, addresses an issue in which some texture corruption could appear in Motion if VRAM is full.

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