Gallery: Take a Visual Tour of Yosemite, Apple's New Mac OS

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    Craig Federighi

    Apple senior vice president of Software Engineering Craig Federighi introduces the Yosemite operating system during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
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    spotlight

    Spotlight also gets an overhaul, with a large front-and-center search interface.
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    safari

    The Safari browser also gets a more-streamlined look, with all navigation squished into a slim, uncluttered row.
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    notification-apple

    The Notification Center will now have a more iOS-like look and feel, with translucent black panes and alerts from installed apps.
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    icloud-drive-apple

    By placing files in an iCloud Drive folder, it now syncs and makes them accessible via all your devices.
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    mail-drop

    To work around bounce-backs when you try to email big files to friends, Apple introduced a Mail feature dubbed Mail Drop.
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    continuity

    Apple also showcased some proximity-based Continuity features aimed at easing the interaction between a user's iOS and OS X devices.
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    mac-as-phone

    Also part of the Continuity package is a new feature that lets you tether your iPhone to your Mac wirelessly, answering calls and SMSes even when your phone is charging in the bedroom.
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    handoff

    Also new: Handoff. A Mac can now recognize that you've started an email on an iPhone and allows you to finish it on your computer.
  • For developers Yosemite is available right away. The public can sign up to join an open beta trial. The final version...
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    beta-program

    For developers, Yosemite is available right away. The public can sign up to join an open beta trial. The final version ships this fall for free.
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