Just before WWDC begins a banner has appeared at Moscone West for WWDC 2014, according to several tweets. The software also marked the beginning of yet another change in naming conventions: Apple moved from names of big cats to names of locations in California.Īpple could continue with names of locations for the next version of OS X. UPDATE: If you're looking for our coverage of OS X Yosemite, you can find all the details here.Īpple announced OS X Mavericks - the tenth major release of OS X - at WWDC 2013, bringing enhancements to Mac's battery life, Finder, iCloud integration, and more. You know what that means? It will more than likely release another version sometime in the next few months, and we might even get our first sneak peek at the 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference.

OS X El Capitan - Technical Specifications at Apple Support ().

Apple Announces OS X El Capitan with Refined Experience & Improved Performance, Apple Inc.OS X El Capitan was officially launched on September 30, 2015, as a free upgrade through the Mac App Store. The first public beta was made available on July 9, 2015. The first beta of OS X El Capitan was released to developers shortly following the 2015 WWDC keynote on June 8, 2015.

Following the California landmark-based naming scheme introduced with OS X Mavericks, El Capitan was named after a rock formation in Yosemite National Park. It is the successor to OS X Yosemite and focuses mainly on performance, stability and security.

OS X version 10.11, also known as ' El Capitan' ( el-kap-ɪ-tan), is the twelfth major release of OS X, Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.

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