Apple released the beta version of its new desktop operating system Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion – Part 1

Monday, February 20th, 2012 6:21:25 by

Apple, Inc. has release the beta version of its next Mac OS X operating system. The Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion has been released to the developers for expert opinion and work on its developers’ API. The full and final release is expect in the summers or in the second half of calendar 2012.

The new update has carried out the same trend that Mac OS X 10.7 Lion started a year ago, amalgamation with the features of iOS, Apple’s mobile operating system adorned by iPads, iPhones and iPods. This trend has taken a major step in sharing the same iOS apps on the desktop operating system with a number of apps that were previously seen on iOS 5. Some have incorporated new names but the functions remain the same.

Another major step in 10.8 is the integration of Mac OS X, or OS X as Apple refers to it, with their signature clouding service, iCloud. In addition to sharing data like photos, movies and music, the new OS will now share almost everything that is needed on both desktops and mobile devices, like iPad and iPhone.

Moreover, there has been an addition of several finger gesture on the trackpads to make it easier for the user to interact with applications. For example, the notifications app, Notifications Center, which was introduced in iOS 4, has taken the form of a full-fledged application on Mountain Lion and can be accessed by a two-finger swipe from right edge to the left on the trackpad.

The major apps that have so far been introduced in the Mountain Lion are Messages, Notifications Center, Game Center, Content Sharing (which is a feature on an application), Reminders, AirPlay Mirroring and Notes.

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