OS X Maverick Price, Features, and System Requirements: Release Date Set for Autumn for New Apple Operating System [VIDEO]

OS X Maverick Price, Features, and System Requirements: Release Date Set for Autumn for New Apple Operating System [VIDEO]

Apple will be releasing a brand new operating system for their line of Mac computers this Autumn. The update, called OS X Maverick, will feature an upgrade to the specs of the current OS X Mountain Lion. Dan Grabham from TechRadar.com reported on the new OS X Maverick. He wrote, "Mavericks isn't a huge leap forward in terms of features, but it sees Apple tweaking and introducing content related apps and service such as Maps and Notifications synchronizing across all Apple devices and iBooks now coming to OS X. Also going are the irritating and outdated interface elements such as leather/paper-style backgrounds. Everyone will see improvements in the way full-screen apps work plus the ability to open multiple tabs in Finder windows, apply tags to file for easier organization and reply within notifications."

The price of OS X Mavericks is expected to be around $20. The main focus of the Mavericks update is to improve performance of the Mac and let the CPU spend more time in a "low power state." Grabham writes, "Apple claims the latest version of OS X has made several tweaks under the hood to improve performance and energy efficiency of Macs. This has been twinned with two new features, the first being 'App Nap,' which reduces the power consumed by apps that aren't in use. The second, 'Compressed Memory,' makes Mavericks automatically compress inactive data until it's needed again, at which point it's instantly uncompressed."

If you haven't already, take a look at this promo trailer for the new OS X Mavericks and be on the lookout for the official release date!