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Shipping in the summer of 2011 and sporting many of the iPad’s software innovations, Mac OS X Lion will be the eigth major release of the so-called “world’s most advanced operating system”. According to the Apple’s Mac OS X Lion website, features that OS X Lion will have include the Launchpad, a new home for Mac applications which gives instant access to apps in iPad’s style; support for full-screen apps; and Mission Control which will give users a bird’s-eye view of Expose, Dashboard, Spaces, and full-screen apps.

For application developers, the newly introduced Mac App Store will be most interesting which will enable them to distribute apps written for Mac OS X in the same way they are used to for apps for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad via the App Store.

It promises to make it as easy to download Mac OS X apps as it is to add a favorite magazine to an iPad or a new game to iPod touch by allowing the users to browse Mac apps by category, such as games, productivity, music, and more or by searching for specific apps.

Apple is also launching the new MacBook Air, which will replace mechanical hard disks and optical drives with Internet services and solid-state flash storage, the first of the next generation of notebooks. Available in 11-inch and 13-inch models and weighing as little as 2.3 pounds, the MacBook Air is Apple’s lightest notebook ever. MacBook Air uses the same solid-state storage technology as iPad to deliver instant-on responsiveness, up to seven hours of battery life, and up to 30 days of standby time.