The short answer is yes. In fact, according to the iPhone Dev-Team, the latest version of Mac OS X is more iPhone jailbreak-friendly than the previous version. This is due to the fact that version 10.5.6 prevented users from putting the iPhone into DFU mode.
The Dev-Team states, "The new 10.5.7 Leopard update is safe. In fact it's more jailbreak-friendly than 10.5.6, since the DFU-mode bug is gone."
Though not technically iPhone news, the release of Apple's latest version of OS X, Leopard, is certainly of interest to many iPhone owners. And not simply because many iPhone owners are Mac owners. As the iPhone is based on a version of the OS X operating system, features and capabilities of the iPhone will likely be closely linked to Leopard - as they have been with the current version of OS X.
That said, Apple announced today that Max OS X Leopard will go on sale on October 26th at 6:00pm at both retail outlets and the Apple online store. According to Steve Jobs,
“Leopard, the sixth major release of Mac OS X, is the best upgrade we’ve ever released ... and everyone gets the ‘Ultimate’ version, packed with all the new innovative features, for just $129.”
According to Apple, the new version of Leopard brings over 300 new features to the table. Some of the
