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Apple patches 36 bugs in OS X, fixes encryption password goof
Apple on Wednesday patched 36 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, plugging a hole that revealed passwords used to encrypt folders with an older version of FileVault.

Is Apple's OS X Mountain Lion on early-release track?
Apple may release OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion earlier than expected, according to a report by a popular blog and clues found within the release dates of the three developer previews of the new operating system.

Mac owners 3X more likely to preview next OS than Windows users
Mac users are nearly three times more likely to be running an early version of the OS X Mountain Lion operating system than PC owners testing Microsoft's Windows 8, the Chitika online ad network said today.

Analyst: Free Mountain Lion upgrade would be 'brilliant' Apple move
Apple would be making a 'brilliant' move if it decided to give away OS X Mountain Lion to Mac users as a free upgrade, an analyst said today.

Analyst: Microsoft won't copy Apple's online-only sales for Windows 8
Microsoft will probably trim the number of Windows 8 editions it will sell later this year, but won't mimic Apple's online-only approach to OS upgrades, a retail sales analyst said today.

Apple moves toward digital unity with Mountain Lion
It was clear with the release of Lion in 2011 that Apple's OS X and iOS feature sets were joining forces; that trend will continue this year with the release of OS X Mountain Lion.

FAQ: What's what in OS X Mountain Lion?
Last week, Apple took most Mac users by surprise when it released a developers preview of Mountain Lion, the company's upcoming desktop OS. We're here to fill in some of the blanks about the new cat.

OS X Mountain Lion: A big cat for business?
OS X Mountain Lion is something of a mixed bag for enterprise environments: it adds some very useful features, but its tight integration with iCloud could raise red flags for CIOs and IT pros, says columnist Ryan Faas.

Apple's new OS X tightens screws on some malware
Mac OS X Mountain Lion will offer users a new security model that by default lets users install only programs downloaded from the Mac App Store or those digitally signed by a registered developer.

Apple's Mountain Lion share menu lacks Facebook option
Apple's new Mountain Lion OS, which was previewed Thursday, includes a sharing feature readily available in most apps -- but users can't use the menu to share via Facebook.

Apple, Microsoft to duel in '12 with OS upgrades
This year is shaping up as a repeat of 2009, when Microsoft and Apple last faced off with rival operating system upgrades, analysts said today.

Apple's Mountain Lion shows personal cloud trumps personal computer
In a move that surprised many, Apple today seeded developers with a preview of Mac OS X 10.8, dubbed "Mountain Lion," and said it would offer the upgrade to customers this summer.

Mountain Lion: Hands on with Gatekeeper
(Image Caption: The actual wording is in flux, but Mountain Lion will warn you if you try to open an app from an unidentified developer.)

Mountain Lion: Hands on with Notification Center
For years, many Mac app developers have had to design their own ways to get your attention. The open-source project Growl helped save those developers from reinventing the wheel by creating a more general notification system supported by lots of apps. But with Mountain Lion, a true systemwide notification service will finally arrive when the Mac OS X update ships this summer.

Mountain Lion: Hands on with Notes and Reminders
Two of the new iOS-flavored apps to move to the Mac with the release of Mountain Lion this summer are Notes and Reminders. Here's a sneak peek at how they work.

Hands on with Apple's new OS X: Mountain Lion
Apple updates its iOS mobile operating system once a year. But why should the iPhone and iPad have all the fun? On Thursday Apple announced that it will release a new version of OS X--Mountain Lion--this summer, just a year after the release of OS X Lion.

Mountain Lion: Messages replaces iChat, gets public beta
iChat is dead--long live Messages. With Thursday's announcement of Mac OS X Mountain Lion comes the news that iChat is being upgraded and renamed to Messages, with support for the iMessage chat system introduced with iOS 5.

Messages beta ready for download
Messages is now ready for Mac users to test drive. Shortly after announcing its planned Mountain Lion update for OS X on Thursday, Apple released a beta of the revamped version of iChat that will ship with the new operating system this summer.

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Apple Mountain Lion OS stalks to launch -- free upgrade?

Flicking through the dial of Apple rumor radio and you'd be forgiven for thinking iPhone 5 is the only channel that counts, but there's life in the Mac yet, as the company heads toward the potential June introduction of its next big cat, Mountain Lion.

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Apple WWDC 2012: iOS 6, iCloud, OS X and Macs

By Jonny Evans

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After iPad, Apple gets 'resolutionary' with high-res Macs

The Retina Display is far and away the favorite feature on the new iPad, but it won't stop there because Apple plans a fresh 'resolution' with higher-res Macs.

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Collected: Video and news on Apple's OS X Mountain Lion

Apple has introduced Mountain Lion, its name for the next version of OS X, due to ship in summer. I've gathered some little-known news and a clutch of video guides to the new OS, take a look.

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Mountain Lion: Download Apple OS X 10.8 dev build

[Updated with leaked data about Apple dropping support for some Mac models] Mountain Lion, or Mac OS X 10.8, is coming, and you can download the developer build (if you're a dev, or if you have teh BitTorrentz). Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) execs are unexpectedly opening the kimono on the new OS, several months before release. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if Windows 8 has got them worried. Not to mention: Everything is a Remix Part 4...

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Apple unleashes iOS-loving OS X Mountain Lion preview for Macs

Apple has introduced a developer preview of the next major version of OS X, 'Mountain Lion'. Set to launch late summer 2012, the new OS signifies another huge step toward bringing iOS and OS X together, closing the gap between mobile devices and Macs in the post-PC age.

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That would explain it

User complains that there's a problem with her PC's video card: It's not rendering colors correctly. But when this pilot fish checks it out, everything looks fine -- including the very nice image that's being used for wallpaper.

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