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Wed, 25 Jul 2012 Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion review

New features include AirPlay Mirroring, Documents in the Cloud, Reminders, Messages as Mac OS X takes another leap forward

Manufacturer: Apple
Pros: iCloud is far more integrated than before; Documents in the Cloud off to a good start; Notification Centre is great; Twitter and (upcoming Facebook) sharing are useful; Reminders and Notes both well implemented; good new Safari and Mail features
Cons: There are a few inconsistencies in the design, Documents In The Cloud isn’t intuitive after years of Finder usage
Price: £13.99 inc VAT
We rate this 4 out of 5.Star rating:

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Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is a solid update with a great collection of new features. While nothing in the interface has hugely changed, we like the implementation of Notification Center. Perhaps of more importance are all the subtle interactions of iCloud, which bring together your Mac with your iOS devices. Notes, Reminders, Messages and Game Center are all designed to enable you to seamlessly move back and forth between iOS and OS X devices. And in this sense Mac OS X 10.8 is a triumphant success.

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