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The ability for more apps to run in full-screen mode for a distraction-free experience, as Apple's iPhoto and iMovie do now.

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An updated interface and improved search capabilities in Mail, Mac OS X's built-in email client.

More advanced use of multitouch gestures (in the OS itself and available to app developers).

Easier file sharing among networked Macs, with a feature called AirDrop.

The ability for apps to auto-save and auto-resume as in iOS, and a feature called Versions that saves multiple versions of documents within the file over time so that you can easily revert to a previous iteration after you've made changes.

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The new Mission Control feature that combines the existing Mac OS X Dashboard, Exposé, and Spaces features.A feature called Launchpad for organizing and launching apps, similar to the iOS home screen.The company has announced several new features for the upcoming Macintosh OS (some of which are lifted straight from iOS, Apple's mobile platform), including the following:

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To update to Mac OS X 10.6.8, users can either launch Software Update from their Mac's Apple menu, or download the standalone installers from Apple’s Support Downloads area, or from Softpedia using the links below.With a second preview version now in the hands of app developers, Apple's next generation of Mac OS X, called Lion (version 10.7), appears to be on track for its planned release to the public this summer. improved reliability for cascading Software Update Servers properly enabling previous updates in Software Update Server improved authentication support when accessing iCal Server from iOS devices

improved reliability of processing international character encodings in iCal Server reliability of using sharepoints with Time Machine properly displaying videos in Wiki pages when viewed from Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers Mac OS X 10.6.8 weighs in at 474.2 MB for the delta update, and 1.09 GB as a combo update, which increments the base version of Snow Leopard (10.6) to the most recent version specified.Īs usual, Apple also updated the Server version of Snow Leopard with an incremental 10.6.8 release.įor users of Snow Leopard Server, fixes incorporated in 10.6.8 include: It delivers the usual bag of security fixes in areas like AirPort, App Store, ATS, Certificate Trust Policy, ColorSync, CoreFoundation, CoreGraphics, FTP Server, ImageIO, International Components for Unicode, Kernel, Libsystem, MobileMe, MySQL, OpenSSL, QuickLook, QuickTime, and others.

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OS X 10.6.8, however, is primarily focused on enhancing the Mac App Store “to get your Mac ready to upgrade to Mac OS X Lion,” according to the release notes. The release includes general operating system fixes that enhance stability, compatibility, and security.Ĭode corrections included in the update target issues that may cause Preview to unexpectedly quit, support for IPv6, VPN reliability, and the ability to identify and remove known variants of Mac Defender, a recently emerged piece of malware targeting Macs worldwide. Apple this week released the final version of Mac OS X 10.6.8, an incremental update to its Snow Leopard operating system mainly tasked with preparing Macs for the upgrade to OS X Lion.Īccording to the tech giant headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California, the 10.6.8 update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

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