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=== OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion === [[OS X Mountain Lion]] was released on July 25, 2012. It incorporates some features seen in iOS 5, which include [[Game Center]], support for [[iMessage]] in the new [[Messages (Apple)|Messages]] messaging application, and Reminders as a to-do list app separate from [[iCal]] (which is renamed as Calendar, like the iOS app). It also includes support for storing [[iWork]] documents in [[iCloud]]. 2 GB of memory is required.<ref> {{cite web| title=Apple β OS X Mountain Lion β The world's most advanced desktop operating system.| url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/| date=February 16, 2012| access-date=February 16, 2012| publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216192032/http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/| archive-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref> Application pop-ups are now concentrated on the corner of the screen, and the Center itself is pulled from the right side of the screen. Mountain Lion also includes more Chinese features, including support for [[Baidu]] as an option for [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] search engine.<ref name="chinamtnlion">{{cite web | url=https://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/02/16/apple-is-serious-about-china-sina-weibo-baidu-youku-and-more-integrated-into-mountain-lion/ | title=Apple courts China with Sina Weibo, Baidu, Youku and more integrated in Mountain Lion | publisher=The Next Web | date=February 16, 2012 | access-date=March 15, 2012 | author=Panzarino, Matthew | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321020638/http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/02/16/apple-is-serious-about-china-sina-weibo-baidu-youku-and-more-integrated-into-mountain-lion/ | archive-date=March 21, 2012 }}</ref> [[Notification Center]] is added, providing an overview of alerts from applications. It is a desktop version similar to the one in iOS 5.0 and higher. Notes is added, as an application separate from Mail, synching with its [[iOS]] counterpart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/features.html#notes|title=OS X Mountain Lion β See everything the new OS X can do.|at=Section "Notes"|publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|access-date=February 22, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815051948/http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/features.html#notes|archive-date=August 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Titlow|first=John Paul|title=Apple's Convergence of Desktop and Mobile Continues With Mountain Lion|url=http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apples_convergence_of_desktop_and_mobile_continues.php|publisher=[[SAY Media]]|work=[[ReadWriteWeb]]|access-date=24 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421084135/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apples_convergence_of_desktop_and_mobile_continues.php|archive-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> through the iCloud service. Messages, an [[instant messaging]] [[software application]],<ref name="Apple">{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/features.html#messages |title=OS X Mountain Lion β Inspired by iPad. Made for the Mac |publisher=Apple |access-date=2012-03-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322155649/http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/features.html#messages |archive-date=2012-03-22 }}</ref> replaces [[iChat]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Cheng|first=Jacqui|title=OS X Mountain Lion now available via Mac App Store|date=25 July 2012|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/os-x-mountain-lion-now-available-via-mac-app-store/|publisher=Ars Technica|access-date=September 1, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827222840/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/os-x-mountain-lion-now-available-via-mac-app-store/|archive-date=August 27, 2012}}</ref>
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