Apple Releases Update To Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3

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Mountain Lion could revolutionize Mac management
Mountain Lion could revolutionize Mac management

Apple has seeded an update to its third OS X Mountain Lion developer preview alongside Xcode 4.4. Preview 4. Registered developers can install the new software now in Software Update and the Mac Dev Center.

The update doesn’t seem to pack any major new features, but it looks like Apple is gearing up for the public release of Mountain Lion this summer.

OS X Mountain Lion introduces great features inspired by iPad, re–imagined for the Mac. With the Developer Preview, you can explore Game Center, Notification Center, Documents in the Cloud, new sharing capabilities, advanced security features, and much more.

Get the update from the Mac App Store.

If you already have Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 installed, choose Software Update from the Apple menu to download the update from the Mac App Store. Download Xcode 4.4 Developer Preview 4 from the Mac Dev Center to continue building apps for Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 Update.

Don’t have Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3?

If you haven’t already installed Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3, get your redemption code from the Mac Dev Center. You can redeem this code to download Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store.

9to5Mac notes that a “Do Not Disturb” option has been added for Notification Center in Mountain Lion, making it easy to disable alerts and banners during certain hours on your Mac.

Apple hasn’t set a specific release date for Mountain Lion, but expect it to drop in the coming months.

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