The folks over at Apple Insider have reported some new details on the latest version of OS X… OS X 10.6 ‘Snow Leopard’. Apparently the new build will borrow tools from the iPhone that let developers determine geographical locations, plus, the ability to extend support for multi-touch into apps.
Folks that are privy to the latest pre-release versions of Snow Leopard have noted that the OS includes CoreLocation framework. This is the stuff that was previously only available via the iPhone SDK, and lets iPhones/Macs pinpoint current locations in latitude and longitude. Interesting for sure, since the Mac setup does not include GPS. The thinking is that CoreLocation will use the Mac’s networking hardware to triangulate a system’s location… Much like the way the original iPhone did it, sans GPS.
Developers will also be happy to know that a new set of Cocoa-based programming interfaces are/should be included as well. It will allow the use of multi-touch features on the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
I’m sensing there’s going to be a lot of great new and updated apps included in Snow Leopard… ones that make full use of ‘fake’ GPS and multi-touch… That, and I’m sure that developers are licking their chops to get on these new capabilities. Will be interesting to see where Snow Leopard takes us.
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