OS X Mountain Lion's Notification Centre looks incredible. So good, in fact, that we've been wondering what's going to happen to Growl notifications in the future. Some crafty developers have presented one answer to that question with Hiss, a program that integrates the latter utility into the former. Read More >

Since personal computers became a thing, we've always been free to install any app we like as long as the code was compatible on a very basic level. No approval processes. No regulation. OS X has been no exception. But this week, two things happened in Appleland that could change that entirely. The introduction of OS X Mountain Lion with its new security features, and an updated developer policy in the Mac App Store. Read More >

It seems Messages really is just a beta for Lion and will never see a production release on OS X 10.7, at least according to a bit of digging done by the French Mac-hounds over at Consomac. Read More >

The latest Mac OS X is now just OS X. The "Mac" is now gone. It's a clear declaration of intentions. The end of Macintosh — the desktop metaphor that reigned supreme for more than two decades — is near. Read More >

OS X Mountain Lion looks like it's going to add a bunch of neat stuff for Mac users. But some of you are going to be left out in the cold. Here's the list of Macs that Mac Generation claims can run OS X Lion, but not Mountain Lion: Read More >

Apple's OS X Mountain Lion brings a lot of new features to the table. It's the future of instant messaging, for one thing, and probably more than a few other things as well. Read More >

AIM, Gchat, FaceTime, and iMessage — too many ways to communicate between too many different devices. Not anymore. The new Messages app — available as a beta from OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion — fixes that. This is how our fingers will talk now. Read More >

Seemingly out of nowhere, Mountain Lion, the next version of the Apple's OS X operating system, is formally in the works and will be on our computers later this summer. Most intriguing is that it will further blur the lines between iOS and OS X, bringing apps like Messages, Notes, and Reminders along with utilities such as Notification Center and — finally — AirPlay mirroring from your Mac. Read More >