Geek Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/mac-os-x-10-7-lion-preview.jpg" alt="mac-os-x-10-7-lion-preview" title="mac-os-x-10-7-lion-preview" width="600" height="375" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13166" /></p> <p>Apple released a Developer Preview of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X 10.7</a> Lion, included are many features that were seen in the October “Back to the Mac” event, in addition to several new ideas.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Highlighted features of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Preview</h2> <p>Many Lion features are borrowed from iOS:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Launchpad</strong> – iOS style app launching and folder management</li> <li><strong>Full-screen apps</strong></li> <li><strong>Mission Control</strong> – Encompasses Dashboard & Expose as a super window manager</li> <li><strong>Gestures & animations</strong> – extensive multi-touch support</li> <li><strong>Auto-Save</strong></li> <li><strong>Versions</strong> – built-in version control of all documents, in an interface similar to Time Machine</li> <li><strong>Resume</strong> – saves your Macs last state after reboot, all apps, sites, and documents included</li> <li><strong>Mail 5 </strong>- very similar to Mail on iPad</li> <li><strong>AirDrop</strong> – instant wireless document transfers</li> <li><strong>Lion Server</strong> – now built into Mac OS X Lion, no longer a separate OS</li> </ul> <p>The Developer Preview requires a 64-bit Core 2 Duo processor or newer, and you must currently be running 10.6.6 in order to download the preview release.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Downloading & Installing Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Developer Preview</h2> <p>If you’re a registered Apple Developer, go to <a href="http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/mac/checklist/lion/index.php">Mac Dev Center</a> to download your copy of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Developer Preview, it weighs in at a hefty 3.6GB. </p> <p>Each installation of Mac OS X Lion seed requires a redemption code from the Mac Dev Center, preventing unauthorized users from running the developer release software.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vkQKTWBgsN3psfTH9dFUb0v39Jg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vkQKTWBgsN3psfTH9dFUb0v39Jg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vkQKTWBgsN3psfTH9dFUb0v39Jg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vkQKTWBgsN3psfTH9dFUb0v39Jg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=kJJLtk2n6EA:YFrBECTo9KY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=kJJLtk2n6EA:YFrBECTo9KY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=kJJLtk2n6EA:YFrBECTo9KY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=kJJLtk2n6EA:YFrBECTo9KY:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=kJJLtk2n6EA:YFrBECTo9KY:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=kJJLtk2n6EA:YFrBECTo9KY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=kJJLtk2n6EA:YFrBECTo9KY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/kJJLtk2n6EA" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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