Mac OS X Lion Available for download From the Mac App Store

Apple announced today, the long awaited update to the Mac OS X operating system, Lion. Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM.


Some of the amazing features in Lion include:

• new Multi-Touch gestures
• system-wide support for full screen apps
• Mission Control
• an innovative view of everything running on your Mac
• the Mac App Store
• the best place to find and explore great software
• built right into the OS
• Launchpad
• a new home for all your apps
• a completely redesigned Mail app

Additional new features in Lion include:

• Resume, which conveniently 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 an easy way to browse, revert and even copy and paste from previous versions; and
• AirDrop, which finds nearby Macs and automatically sets up a peer-to-peer wireless connection to make transferring files quick and easy.

Mac OS X Lion will be available from the Mac App Store for $29.99. It will be a 4GB download (about the size of a HD movie from the iTunes Store). In August, the Lion update will be made available from the Apple Store on a USB thumb drive for $69.

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