Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

[lesarros]

Νέο λιοντάρι από την Apple

Το νέο λειτουργικό σύστημα της Apple, "OS X Mountain Lion" θα κυκλοφορήσει τον Αύγουστο, το καλοκαίρι που μας έρχεται.

Η Apple υπόσχεται 100 νέα χαρακτηριστικά, από τα οποία τα περισσότερα θα εξασφαλίσουν μια βαθύτερη σύμπτυξη του βασικού της λειτουργικού συστήματος με το λειτουργικό σύστημα των iPhone, iPad και iPod Touch.


Πηγή:enikos.gr

 

[chrisB]

 

[lesarros]

Απάντηση: Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

One of the significant new features in OS X Mountain Lion is Gatekeeper, a new security system to help keep users from installing nefarious applications on their machines.

The new system relies not only on Mac App Store distribution as means of vetting apps, but also on a new "identified developer" program under which developers distributing their applications outside of the Mac App Store can register with Apple and receive a personalized certificate they can use to sign their applications. Apple can then use that system to track developers and disable their certificates if malicious activity is detected.


As Macworld notes in its review of Gatekeeper, OS X Mountain Lion's default setting will be to only allow initial launching of apps either downloaded from the Mac App Store or which are digitally signed under Apple's identified developer program. Users will be able to access Gatekeeper's settings in the Security & Privacy section of System Preferences, where they will also be able to choose from an even stricter setting that will allow for installation of Mac App Store apps only or a looser setting that will allow all applications to be installed and launched.
Located in the General tab of the Security & Privacy preference pane is a setting called “Allow applications downloaded from,” with three options:

Anywhere: This choice uses the same set of rules as every previous version of Mac OS X. If an app isn’t known malware and you approve it, it opens.

Mac App Store: When this choice is selected, any apps not downloaded from the Mac App Store will be rejected when you try to launch them.

Mac App Store and identified developers: This is the new default setting in Mountain Lion. In addition to Mac App Store apps, it also allows any third-party apps that have been signed by an identified developer to run.
For users on the default setting, they can bypass the initial Gatekeeper check the first time they launch an unsigned third-party app by right clicking on the app itself and choosing the "Open" command. Once the application has been opened one time, Gatekeeper no longer has any control over it.

As for apps that are signed by an identified developer, Macworld notes that OS X Mountain Lion will perform a daily check with Apple's servers for blacklisted developer signatures, and if an app from a blacklisted developer is installed on the user's system it will not open.

Importantly, Apple's identified developer program does not involve any sort of vetting on Apple's part, as certificates are automatically issued upon request and can be freely used by the developers. But what the program does do is provide a way for Apple to link specific developers to specific apps and use Gatekeeper to revoke application functionality should a developer be discovered to be distributing malware.

Από το MacRumors

 

[chrisB]

Here are some new features we’re going to see in Mountain Lion:

Built-in iCloud integration. Setting up iCloud will be the second thing you do after setting up a new Mac with Mountain Lion. The big new thing in this version will be the ease with which you can access Documents in the Cloud, which will allow your documents created in Pages (or some other third-party apps) to be available on any Mac OS or iOS device.
iMessage on Mac. Many people have been asking for this, and finally we’re going to get it. The Messages app, which will appear very familiar to iOS users, replaces iChat. It’ll let you start a conversation on a Mac and continue it on a different device, like your iPhone or iPad.
Notes and Reminders. Any notes you make on a Mac or iOS device, along with any reminders you set for yourself, will show up on any of your Mac or iOS devices. Both apps can be searched and look easier to navigate with the additional screen space of a desktop. Notes can be “pinned” to your desktop.
Notifications. Just like the drop-down Notification Center on iOS, the Mac is getting its own version in the top right corner of the screen. All reminders, app alerts and calendar appointments will appear there. And just like iOS, Mountain Lion Notification Center has its own swipe to bring up the window — two fingers right to left from the right edge of the trackpad.
Sharing from apps. That sharing arrow that appears in iOS apps? Apple has inserted it in many Mac applications and dubbed it Share Sheet. That button will let you share web pages, notes, videos, QuickTime files, docs and photos via email, Messages, AirDrop or Twitter, or post photos or video to Vimeo or Flickr.
Twitter integration in the OS. This is kind of a big deal for Twitter. When you share something via Twitter in Mountain Lion, a Tweet Sheet pops up, which looks like an index card with whatever it is you’re tweeting attached via paper clip.
GameCenter. Apple’s social gaming network comes to the desktop, and brings with it a new opportunity for developers. With a new set of GameKit APIs, game creators can develop games for both Mac and iOS, so players can compete whether they’re on an Apple desktop or mobile device. Current Game Center-compatible iOS games will have to be converted to appear in the Mac App Store.
AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV. Just like an iPad or iPhone 4S, you will be able to mirror your Mac desktop on your TV via an Apple TV (as long as your Mac has an Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processor).
New security features. Gatekeeper lets users select settings to control which apps can be downloaded to a computer. You can choose to allow all apps, or only apps with a developer-signed ID program (run by Apple) to be downloaded. Or, for the most conservative choice, only apps from the Mac App Store.
Improved features for Chinese users. Apple is making a special point to improve text input and make popular Chinese web services and apps a built-in choice for some applications for customers in its second-most important market.

http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/with_imessage_notifications_os_x_mountain_lion_looks_more_like_ios

 

[gkontoletas]

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Macs That Support OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
MacBook Pro – 13″ from mid 2009 or later, 15″ from late 2007 and newer, 17″ from late 2007 and newer
MacBook Air – late 2008 and newer
iMac – models from mid 2007 and newer
MacBook – 13″ aluminum from 2008, 13″ from 2009 and newer
Mac Mini – early 2009 and newer
Mac Pro – early 2008 models and newer
XServe – early 2009 models and newer

Macs Not Expected To Support OS X Mountain Lion
Anything with an Intel GMA 950 or x3100 integrated graphics card
Anything with an ATI Radeon X1600
MacBook models released prior to 2008
Mac Mini released prior to 2007
iMac models released prior to 2007
Original MacBook Air

Ενδιαφέρον, η Apple διαγράφει από την λίστα υποστήριξης του νέου OSX ακόμη και μοντέλα 2-3 χρόνων. :111:

http://www.digitaltweaker.com/mac/m...-lion-system-requirements-and-supported-macs/

 

[lesarros]

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Θα το δούμε όταν βγει η τελική έκδοση.Αλλάζουν αυτά τα πράγματα με τις ελάχιστες απαιτήσεις σε hardware από τις beta στην τελική έκδοση.

 

[lesarros]

Απάντηση: Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

Από το MacRumors

Update: At least one developer tells us he has been able to install Mountain Lion on a Late 2006 iMac and MacBook Pro without problems. So, the developer builds do not seem to enforce these restrictions.

 

[lxar]

Απάντηση: Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

Φοβάμαι μήπως τελικά προσαρμοζόμενο το computer based (Mac) OS X στο mobile based iOS υποβαθμιστεί και τελικά εκλείψει.

 

[Tidal]

Απάντηση: Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

Ενδιαφέρον, η Apple διαγράφει από την λίστα υποστήριξης του νέου OSX ακόμη και μοντέλα 2-3 χρόνων. :111:

http://www.digitaltweaker.com/mac/m...-lion-system-requirements-and-supported-macs/

3+ σε συγκεκριμένα αδύναμα μοντέλα.

 

[xfader]

Απάντηση: Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features In 2 Minutes

 

[NikosK]

Απάντηση: Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

Δεν βλέπω τίποτε να με ενθουσιάζει... Δεν βλέπω το λόγο ύπαρξης του εν λόγω....

 

[efsykas]

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τώρα είναι ποιό κοντά σε iOS με τα υπέρ και των δύο

 

[lesarros]

Απάντηση: Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

Το έχει εγκαταστήσει κάποιος να μας πει εντυπώσεις?

 

[lesarros]

Απάντηση: Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

Το OS-X Mountain Lion θα διατεθεί σε πάρα πολύ χαμηλή τιμή ως αναβάθμιση σε όλους τους χρήστες του Lion και Snow Leopard, των δύο προηγούμενων δηλαδή εκδόσεων: το κόστος του θα ανέρχεται μόλις σε 19.99 δολάρια (!), κατά πολύ χαμηλότερο της φθηνότερης έκδοσης π.χ. των Windows 7. Η χαμηλή τιμή των 29.99 δολαρίων για το OS-X Lion πέρυσι ήταν, αναμφίβολα, ένας από τους λόγους για τους οποίους περισσότερο από το 40% των κατόχων Mac έχουν εγκατεστημένο αυτό το λειτουργικό στα συστήματά τους, οπότε αναμένουμε η... τάση να συνεχιστεί, αν μη τί άλλο. Περισσότερα για το Mountain Lion, υποθέτουμε, θα έχουμε να αναφέρουμε όταν πλέον θα κυκλοφορήσει η εμπορική του έκδοση, τον Ιούλιο.

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[lesarros]

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Apple OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
GM build (requires Apple developer account); public release later in July.

Οι ανήσυχοι και οι βιαστικοί θα το βρήτε around & around!
Οι υπόλοιποι μάλλον την μεθεπόμενη Παρασκευή από το AppStore!

 

[lesarros]

Απάντηση: Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

Νεώτερη πιθανή ημερομηνία επίσημης κυκλοφορίας του Mountain Lion
25/7/2012

 

[lesarros]

Απάντηση: Mountain Lion τον Αύγουστο!

Ερχεται και οι παραδοσιακοί κάψτε το σε δισκάκι:

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/39701/lion-diskmaker