Aside from Lion, this morning Apple also unveiled a new MacBook Air with Intel's Sandy Bridge processor options, as well as updated Mac Mini models, boasting a Thunderbolt port and faster processors.
Apple's update to the operating system comes with "over 250 new features," the company has said, including a full range of multitouch gestures, allowing users to control on-screen content with Their fingers. In Addition, the platform will of applications to let users view full screen.
With Lion, Will users find another new inclusion, Called Mission Control, the which provides Them with a Glimpse into all the programs running on the Mac. The operating system's LaunchPad feature helps users Quickly access and launch applications from the operating system.
Lion's Versions feature automatically saves the user's work, and allows Them to go back to different versions of a file. A New Resume feature helps users get back to where They left off in a respective Their application after the Mac has been shutdown or restarted.
Mac OS X Lion is also the first version of Apple's operating system to come with the Mac's built-in App Store. The marketplace launched in January as a download for the Snow Leopard users.
Apple's latest operating system update comes just a day after the company posted an impressive fiscal third quarter. That Apple yesterday reported its revenue hit $ 28.57 billion During the period, and it earned a profit of $ 7.31 billion. The company sold million iPhones 20:34 and 9:25 million iPads During the period, representing a gain of 142 percent and 183 percent year-over-year, respectively.
The company yesterday Announced its intention to release Mac OS X Lion During its fiscal third-quarter earnings call. Earlier this morning, Apple took down its online store in Anticipation of the launch of its new products.
Mac OS X Lion is available in the Mac App Store for $ 29.99. Next month, Apple plans to the make the operating system available on a USB thumb drive for $ 69.
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