Apple announced Mac OS X 10.7 Lion on June 6th and shortly there after renamed it to OS X Lion. If you are using the non-server version of OS X Lion you’ll be eligible for a free update under specific circumstances.
You Can Now Sign PDFs Using Lion’s Preview App [Screenshots, How-To]
There’s plenty of software programs on the Mac App Store that will allow you to add a signature to a PDF, but come Lion, you won’t need any of them: Preview.app will do it by creating a perfect digital pen signature via FaceTime.
Here’s how to sign a PDF in Preview under OS X Lion.
New Mac Pro Servers and Mac Mini Servers Incoming With Lion?
It’s been about a year since Apple updated its Server line-up with new Mac Pro and Mac Mini Servers. Now, constricting supplies of both indicate that a new refresh is coming… just in time for Lion.
OS X Lion Boot Disk Discovery Saves The World, But Activation Persists [How To]
One of my biggest concerns about Apple distributing Mac OS X 10.7 Lion via the Mac App store has been resolved. One intrepid Lion beta tester has discovered a hidden secret inside of Lion’s installation application.
This Is How You’ll Reinstall OS X Lion Without A DVD or USB Stick [Bad Ideas]
Apple is shipping Mac OS X 10.7 Lion via the Mac App Store so how will you reinstall Lion without a DVD or USB stick? Here’s one way you can do it, but it might not be the best way.
Buy A New Mac Now, Get Lion Free When It’s Released
Need a new Mac right now, but want to wait until Lion drops in July to spare yourself paying an extra $30 to upgrade from Snow Leopard. Don’t sweat it: if you buy a new Mac now, Snow Leopard will give you Lion for free when it is released next month.
Missing In Action: Still No Printing From iPad Using Lion and iOS 5 [WWDC 2011 Reaction]
Definitely a major bag of goodies announced by Apple at WWDC today, but one item many expected further info on was not discussed: the ability to finally print from an iPad or iPhone using AirPrint and your existing printer shared by your Mac. A bit surprising that this important feature is still missing in action.
26 Cool New Features You’ll Find in Lion
Mac OS X Lion has more than 250 new features, and Apple has thoughtfully put together a list of all of them.
Here are some interesting nuggets plucked from that list…
Lion: The “Appified” Operating System
Lion represents something of a landmark in the history of operating systems, for many reasons.
Transform Mac OS X Snow Leopard Into Lion [Video How-To]
As the impending launch of Mac OS X Lion creeps closer and closer, it’s getting harder and harder to wait for all of the new features Apple has promised, like Launchpad and AirDrop, just to name a couple. Well, if you want to get a taste of Mac OS X Lion before it’s here, there are a few quick things you can do to transform your aging install of Snow Leopard into a Lion like experience. In this video, I’ll show you what to do.
Lion Server Will Be A Mac App Store Download
Apple’s been promising that come Lion, OS X and OS X Server will be united… but with Snow Leopard Server costing $470 more than a retail copy of OS X, how will that go down?
New evidence suggests it’ll be simple: every copy of Lion will be able to function as a server, but you’ll need to enable that functionality by purchasing it through the Mac App Store.
The Cult of Mac Super Guide To What To Expect At WWDC 2011 [Feature]
In just three days, Steve Jobs will take the stage at San Francisco Moscone Center and kick off this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference, or WWDC. In so doing, he’ll announce new software, new products and end months of speculation about the new iPhone, iOS 5, iCloud music streaming and OS X Lion.
Here’s Cult of Mac’s complete overview of what we’re expecting to hear about at this year’s WWDC.
WWDC 2011: What Are You Most Excited For? [Poll]
This year’s WWDC is now just a weekend away, and with announcements for iCloud, iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion already confirmed, I can barely contain my excitement. I’m not too bothered that there (probably) won’t be a new iPhone this summer – for me, it’s all about iCloud and iOS 5.
What are you most excited for?
Apple May Give iCloud Away For Free With Lion
Here’s an added incentive to upgrade to Apple’s soon-to-be-released Mac OS X ‘Lion’: free iCloud services.
You’ll Be Able To Install OS X Lion Through The Mac App Store
Next time you install OS X? You’ll be slurping it down through the Mac App Store, not loading it up through an optical disc like some sort of caveman.
Will Mac OS X Lion Launch at WWDC in June?
While there’s no question that Mac OS X Lion will be one of the main talking points at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June, we weren’t quite expecting it to launch during the event. However, one report believes Apple is currently prepping Lion for a WWDC release.
Terminal.app Is Getting A Subtle Yet Gorgeous Facelift In OS X Lion
When OS X 10.7 ships later this summer, one of its least used yet most beloved system applications will be getting a gorgeous new facelift.
Is This How Apple Will Bring OS X’s Dashboard To iOS 5?
We’ve seen and loved Jan-Michael Cart’s incredible iOS 5 concept videos before, but his latest might be our favorite yet: it shows how Apple could bring OS X’s Dashboard feature to iOS 5.
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion A Guided Tour – Inside Developer Preview 3
My most favorite feature of Mac OS X Lion, Mission Control, now has a separate control panel in System Preferences in Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 3. However, this isn’t the only new thing you’ll find in the latest release of Mac OS X Lion.
Evidence of Apple’s Nuance Partnership Found in Latest Lion Beta
We’ve been speculating on Apple’s partnership with Nuance for some weeks now, and confirmation the two companies are working together comes with the new speech technology discovered in the Mac OS X Lion beta.
Lion Beta Preview 3 Pulled Due To Problems? [Updatedx2]
We’ve received various reports from developers testing Lion Developer Preview 2 that the Preview 3 update is no longer appearing in Software Update on machines running Lion Developer Preview 2 released on March 30th.
Check Out Lion’s New Wallpapers [Including Actual Lion]
Here are the new wallpapers in OS X Lion Developer Preview 3, released this afternoon. There are poppies, ducks, and an actual lion.
They come courtesy of it’s all tech, who bundled them up into a downloadable zip file (26.1MB).
Check them out:
Here Is Lion’s New Login Screen, Plus Partial Changelog
This is new the login screen in Lion Developer Preview 3, which was just released this afternoon. And we also have a list of some of the biggest changes.
Lion Beta Preview 3 Has Just Been Released
Apple has just released the third major Developer Preview of Lion, the upcoming update of Mac OS X.
The 1.07GB update is avaliable to registered Mac developers running developer preview 2 update 2.
There’s also an update to Xcode, which is now version 4.1. Developers must upgrade Xcode to 4.1 after installing Lion Preview 3.
We’ll have more details soon…
Rumor: Apple Scheduling Retail Employee Meetings On May 28th Ahead of Lion and iCloud Debut
Cult of Mac has learned Apple could be scheduling secret employee meetings with retail staff on May 28th between 8 and 10am. Is this just pre-WWDC preparations, or something more?