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Apple Mac OS X Lion

Apple announced that Mac OS X Lion is now available as a download from the Mac® App Store for $29.99.

Some of the features in Lion include: new Multi-Touch gestures; support for full screen apps; Mission Control, a view of everything running on your Mac; the Mac App Store, built into the OS; Launchpad, a new home for your apps; and a redesigned Mail app.

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Additional new features in Lion include:

  • Resume, which brings your apps back exactly how you left them when you restart your Mac or quit and relaunch an app;
  • Auto Save, which automatically and continuously saves your documents as you work;
  • Versions, which automatically records the history of your document as you create it, and gives you a way to browse, revert and copy and paste from previous versions; and
  • AirDrop, which finds nearby Macs and automatically sets up a peer-to-peer wireless connection.

 

Pricing & Availability

Mac OS X Lion is available as an upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.6.6 Snow Leopard from the Mac App Store for $29.99 (US). Users who do not have broadband access at home, work or school can download Lion at Apple retail stores and later this August, Lion will be made available on a USB thumb drive through the Apple Store (www.apple.com) for $69 (US). Mac OS X Lion Server requires Lion and is available from the Mac App Store for $49.99 (US).

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