Apple to launch Lion in Summer '11

Steve Jobs today announced the arrival of the next major OS X upgrade- Lion (after Leopard and Snow Leopard's success), in summer of 2011. He gave a sneak peak to what Lion would offer. It seems like Apple has made an effort to bring together Mac OS X and iOS devices like iPhone, iPod and iPad, in Lion. Here are some images I ripped off from www.apple.com.

Lion will have new features like "Mission Control", which kinda combines expose and widgets; "Mac App Store", that will bring the App Store to the Mac where users can download and use the 1 billion apps available in the store today. I think that is a very nice addition to the Mac. This move was pretty much anticipated after the success of the iPad. Apple had to bring the app world full-fledgedly to the OS X before some other competitor would do the same. Anyways, the good news is that Mac App Store will be released in 90 days from today, meaning, you don't have to wait for Lion to release.

Another major software leap was the introduction of FaceTime calling on Macs. Yes! Now, FaceTime video calls can be made from any Mac to any iPod Touch, Mac or iPhone 4- for free! This new application for the Mac is available for download today in beta version (for Mac on Snow Leopard or later).

Some other updates like iLife '11, were also announced at the October 20 Apple Special Event today. These updates along with the new line of MacBook Air was announced. This is another leap in the Apple industry, as now, unlike ever before, phone, computer and entertainment devices will start to sync together in our lives! Kudos, Apple!