Summary: Apple's latest desktop operating system lands on existing and new iMacs and MacBooks for free. Also updated, the company's iWork productivity suite.
Four months after Apple announced its next-generation desktop and notebook operating system, the company is ready to set it free.
At an event at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California on Thursday, the iPhone and iPad maker revealed something for its Mac lineup, too.
Meet the latest version of the Mac's software: OS X 10.10, dubbed "Yosemite."
The tenth iteration of the popular Mac software since 2001, and the second in the California-focused naming scheme after OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Yosemite lands with a number of visual improvements.
iWork has also been updated, including a new user interface. The office suite, which includes Pages for writing, Numbers for spreadsheets, and Keynote for presentations, comes with iCloud integration.
But the star of the software show was undoubtedly Apple's operating system.
Yosemite's user interface is familiar but improved. Users will see a redesigned Dock menu bar, "dark mode" for night-time working, a new system-wide font, and other user interface and experience tweaks, which give the software a "fresh lick of paint" feel.
Yosemite also comes with a bevy of new features designed to bridge the gap between its desktop and mobile users.
Featured in the new operating system, its flagship Continuity feature, which essentially provides near-infinite connectivity and seamless productivity between its Mac, and iPhones and iPads.
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Apple releases OS X Yosemite for Mac for free; iWork updated