Poll: Are you having problems downloading Mountain Lion?

We’ve been fielding a number of tips this morning from eager Apple users who have been experiencing issues downloading Apple’s latest operating system update. There’s the usual round of server errors that come with major software upgrades and some issues with those download codes provided for folks who recently picked up a new Mac. We confirmed the issue with Apple support, who told us to try again in about an hour. Have your Mountain Lion dreams been temporarily put on hold? Let us know in the poll below, and please sound off in the comments.

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OS X Mountain Lion Error 100 has solutions in sight

Yes, OS X Mountain Lion, the long awaited update to the OS X operating system platform, is now readily available over at the App Store for $20, but is everything hunky dory? Not really, as some users have already reported running into trouble when downloading this particular installer onto their Mac after purchase. There are a few errors recorded, including “This item is temporarily unavailable. Please try again.”, to the ever annoying Error 100 message which is pretty vague in its description, mentioning “We could not complete your App Store request. An unknown error occurred (100).”

Fret not – these errors can definitely be fixed, taking just a few minutes of your life to rectify before everything ends up as plain sailing again. The easy way would be to quit the App Store by signing out of it, restart your Mac and login to the App Store before making another download attempt, but if this does not work, there is a more advanced way of going about it. (more…)

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Mountain Lion app compatibility list by RoaringApps, Apple releases Mountain Lion gold master to developers, official version on the way?,

OS X Mountain Lion also brings on iTunes Game Center

For those of you looking to upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion today, you’ll be glad to know that not only do you have a vast collection of updates to your Mac, you’ve got an app store based update as well: Game Center. Though you’ll be able to connect to your friends and associates with the in-game version of Game Center in more of a social networking way, you’ve also got an app store section now titled Game Center as well. This is Apple’s first real push for a gaming machine in the Mac.

After you have a peek at our OS X Mountain Lion full review, you’ll want to grab that update for yourself and follow up by heading to the Game Center. In this new section of the app store you’ll find a collection of just seven games for starters. These seven games represent a rather interesting cross-section of genres and gameplay, but what’s most important about all of them are their cross-platform abilities.

Every single one of the games in the Game Center for Mac right now also works with iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. With these games you’ll be able to play with your friends and associates via the Game Center functionality they also all work with in-app.

Anomaly Warzone Eath
Mancala FS5
Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy
Real Racing 2
SpellTower
Cut the Rope
Osmos

Each of these titles are available for between $3.99 and $12.99, each of them able to be played on whatever Apple device you’ve got, more or less. We recommend Osmos first and foremost – it’s been essentially the same game for more than two years now, and it’s still very much one of our favorites – grab it!

Also have a peek at the timeline below to see other bits and pieces coming with Apple OS X Mountain Lion asap!


OS X Mountain Lion also brings on iTunes Game Center is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Safari 6 now available for download

Along with Mountain Lion, Apple has begun to roll out updates for several of its core Mac OS X apps, including Safari 6. The updated browser will be available for Lion as well as Mountain Lion, and features several new features over its predecessor, including Smart Search Field, Offline Reading List, Do Not Track, a password pane, and support for Baidu, a Chinese search engine. Some features, however, will only be available on Mountain Lion.

iCloud Tabs is one such feature. That will save whatever pages are open on your Mountain Lion device and sync them to an iOS device when you next open Safari. Tab View, meanwhile, allows you to pinch out in the browser and see a zoomed out card like view of your open pages, not unlike what you’d see on Safari for iOS. Reading List is Apple’s equivalent of Instapaper, bookmarking and saving websites to read offline.

Safari 6 also sees a unified URL bar and search field, mimicking functionality in Chrome that allows you to search or type in URLs from the same bar. Do Not Track isn’t too far off Incognito mode, setting a flag that tells websites not to track your activity or save any cookies, and the password pane allows you to manage any saved login details for websites. If you’re a fan of Apple’s browser and want the latest and greatest, hit up this link and get downloading. Those hoping for a Windows version of the browser might be out of luck, however, as Apple seems to have scrubbed it from the website.


Safari 6 now available for download is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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How Is OS X Mountain Lion Working for You? [Chatroom]

OS X Mountain Lion is now available to the general public, and you know what that means, right? Yep, bugs and glitches not exposed during the beta might crop up once millions of people install the thing. Have you noticed anything weird after installing the new OS? Let’s talk about it below. More »

The OS X Mountain Lion Survival Guide [Mountain Lion]

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is here. You’re probably going to read a lot about all the new features and how Apple’s out of ideas. Here’s a guide to what will make using all that ML stuff easier—and what’s going to make the new OS a pain. More »

Apple updates iWork suite with support for Mountain Lion, Retina MacBook Pro

Apple updates Pages and Keynote with support for Mountain Lion, Retina MacBook Pro

Looking for something else to download once you’re finished with all 4.34GB of Mountain Lion? Then you’ll be glad to know that Apple has now also updated its full iWork suite of applications for the occasion. That includes Pages, Keynote and Numbers, all of which have not only be updated with support for new Mountain Lion features like dictation and iCloud syncing, but support for the new Retina display-equipped MacBook Pro as well. No major changes beyond that, from the looks of things, and all three are of course free updates in the Mac App Store for those that have already purchased them (they run $20 apiece for everyone else).

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Apple retires Lion from Mac App Store, there’s a new king in town

Cue the video of 10.7 walking off into the sunset. Today is Mountain Lion day, and with the arrival of the new operating system comes the departure of its predecessor. Clicking the link for Lion will bring up a “The item you’ve requested is not currently available” error message in the Mac App Store. Thankfully, Mountain Lion is just one $20 download away for Lion and Snow Leopard users alike.

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Go Get OS X Mountain Lion Right Now (Updated) [Os X Mountain Lion]

After months of tantalizing beta teases, Apple’s latest OS X refresher is now available for download in the Mac App Store. The 4.05GB update will cost you an entirely reasonable $20, and features improvements like a new Notification Center, Twitter baked in throughout, and dictation that’s pleasantly—and surprisingly—decent. More »

Mountain Lion hits the Mac App Store, is one $20 credit card deduction away

You’ve read (or closely skimmed) the review, you’ve watched the video — now it’s time to fire up your downloading finger and see for yourself. The latest version of Apple OS X just hit the Mac App Store, carrying a a modest $20 price tag. Of course, this round is download-only, so if you want to get your grubby paws on the desktop version of AirPlay Monitoring, Messages, Share Sheets and the rest of those 200+ features, this is the only way to do it.

Update: Looks like the big cat is “Temporarily Unavailable” for download. We’ll let you know when that’s not the case.

Update: Everything seems to be fine now. Download away.

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