Previous Next 1 of 20 OS X Yosemite will be free when it's released sometime this fall. OS X Yosemite got a relatively minor visual face lift. You can stack multiple browser tabs on top of each other in the new version of Safari. Using Spotlight, you can easily see what movies are playing near you. You can easily share Web pages with other people in Yosemite's version of Safari. You can continue your conversation seamlessly even if you switch from a Mac or an iOS device, and vice versa. Calenders will have daily and weekly views. You can pick up and make calls in OS X Yosemite, assuming all you have are iOS devices. Apple has built in a Dropbox-esque service, dubbed iCloud Drive, into OS X Yosemite. The operating system's name is derived from Yosemite National Park, located in California. Messaging is more streamlined is OS X Yosemite. Yosemite will allow you set up reminders for yourself that will appear in the Notification Center. Spotlight will generate both Web-based, and locally stored search results at the same time. When possible, Spotlight will give you the option of opening full articles that are related to your search. Spotlight has the answers to all your questions, whether they're on your computer, or on the Internet. When using Spotlight, Yosemite positions it front and center, so you can't miss it. Need directions? Spotlight in OS X Yosemite has you covered there too, and features Maps integration. Search results in Spotlight will also provide you with descriptions on the right. You can search for Mac App Store apps using Spotlight in Yosemite. OS X Yosemite will have an iOS-like Notification Center.

During the WWDC 14 keynote address, Apple introduced OS Yosemite, which is the company’s newest version of their desktop operating system. During the reveal, Cupertino introduced several new features that will be debuting with the new OS once it’s released sometime this fall. They include the ability to receive and make phone calls using your Mac computer, the option to craft notes using your finger and the MacBook’s track pad, greater integration with iCloud, visual enhancements, and much more.

Though Apple announced it is launching a beta program, which will allow the public to test drive OS X Yosemite sometime this summer months before it is released, at this point, we can only stare. Feel free to scroll through this gallery of images, which feature the enhancements and improvements that will arrive once OS X Yosemite is launched a few months from now.

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