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Apple ‘Mountain Lion’ OS X kills iChat, brings iOS closer to desktop – Syracuse Post-Standard
Apple is on the prowl to fully integrate its smartphone operating system, iOS, with the Mac computer operating system, OS X. Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed Thursday the new version of OS X, dubbed “Mountain Lion,” will come out this … Continue reading
Game Center for Mountain Lion to offer cross-platform play between Mac, iOS – Apple Insider
Like with iOS, Mac users will be able to compare accomplishments and challenge friends to online match-ups through Game Center. By logging in with an Apple ID, users can add friends and keep track of their played games in Game … Continue reading
Apple responds to Address Book criticism, US Congress seeks explanation – NDTV
Apple has finally responded to reports and allegations that dozens of iOS applications have been accessing, sharing and storing user contact data without explicit permission. Path was the first to be flagged for this, after an iOS user …
Apple extends iMessage, Game Center from iOS to Mac – Fiercemobilecontent
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled the forthcoming Mac OS X Mountain Lion operating system revamp, integrating a series of features already familiar to iPhone and iPad users to enable messaging and social gaming interactions between the mobile and …
Apple’s iCloud Is No Dropbox Killer (It’s Much More) – Boston Globe
With today’s reveal of the next version of OS X - OS X 10.8, aka Mountain Lion – Apple is more deeply integrating its iCloud service into the operating system itself. No longer will storing your documents in the cloud feel like … Continue reading
Apple unleashes iOS-loving OS X Mountain Lion preview for Macs – Computerworld
Some cynically-minded souls may feel that the announcement will serve to take some of the attention away from the two big issues clogging up Apple PR in-boxes today: worker rights in China and the furor over user privacy on iOS … Continue reading
Apple announces next OS X, Mountain Lion – CBS News
This update will better incorporate Apple’s mobile operating system iOS. Mountain Lion will introduce a more integrated desktop version of iOS features. The update includes iCloud, Reminder, Notes, Notification, Game Center and Face Time.
With Mountain Lion, OS X Prowls Closer To iOS – TechCrunch
A number of the new features in OS X come directly from iOS. These include deeper iCloud integration, Messages, Reminders, Notes, a Notification Center, a Game Center, AirPlay, and built-in sharing to Twitter, email, and more. As time goes on … Continue reading
Next version of OS X to be more iOS-like than ever with Mountain Lion – Ars Technica
and images between Macs and iOS devices (yes, iMessage has come to the desktop). According to Apple, Messages will continue to support AIM, Jabber, Yahoo Messenger, and Google Talk. A beta version of Messages is available to all Lion users … Continue reading
OS X Mountain Lion Brings iCloud, iMessage to the Mac – PC Magazine
Apple on Thursday released a developer preview of Mac OS X Mountain Lion, the next version of its operating system and a followup to last year’s Lion. Not surprisingly, the revamped OS focuses heavily on iCloud and integration with other … Continue reading
