os x lion Amid the fanfare of Steve Jobs' return to the stage for the WWDC 2011 conference, Apple went into plenty of detail on how the latest big-cat OS will integrate with iOS devices, mimic iOS features, work with iCloud and much more. Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, set for release next month and priced at £20.99, introduces a big shift toward centralising all your content, whether it's on your desktop, your iOS device or in the newly launched iCloud. Many of the features in Mac OS X Lion have been made public in the past and all point toward an integration of data across multiple platforms. More multitouch.
Apple executive Philip Schiller started off talking about how multitouch gestures are the standard interface for iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads, and some gestures can already be used on Mac notebooks and Apple's Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad. But with Lion, Apple says it's adding even more gestures and fine-tuning existing swipes and pinches with a much smoother, more realistic feel. Apps go full screeNext came full-screen apps. For a long time now, many Mac users have complained about Mac apps not having the ability to go full screen (Windows switchers are particularly aware of this). Thankfully, with OS X Lion, Mac users will now have the ability to view any app full screen, so they can get to work without all the usual distractions. To switch to a different app or return to the desktop, users can simply swipe the trackpad. Mission Control.
Mission Control is another long-awaited OS X feature that will become available with OS X Lion. With a swipe on the trackpad, users will be able to see, at a glance, everything that's running on their Mac, from apps to their associated open windows along with what's running in Spaces. With a centralised location to see everything running on their Mac, users will be able to get where they want to go immediately, without having to dig through menus, switch between Expose views or long-click Dock icons.
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