Apple's new operating system Lion running on a MacBook Air. There's no going into an Apple store and buying a copy of this new OS for Intel-based Apple laptops and desktops on a DVD. Mac OS X Lion - which touts more than 250 new features - is only available as a 3.49-gigabyte digital download. Apple store employees will, however, help with downloading Lion for those who stroll in.
Among the new features Lion is adding over its predecessor, OS X Snow Leopard, are new multi-touch trackpad features, including scrolling speed that varies depending on how fast you flick your fingers, pinching your fingers to zoom in on a web page or image (as you'd do on an touch screen smartphone or tablet) and new security features such as stepped-up hard drive encryption.
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Lion is also ushering in a few new app-related features, too, such as automatic file saving when a user closes a program, full-screen views, and iPad-like Launchpad feature to organise and view apps as an array of icons across a screen.The new version of OS X is a bit of a test for digital distribution methods at Apple, which is also prepping for the fall release of the Cupertino, California, company's iCloud services.
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