Apple releases Mac OS X Lion developer preview

Amid the flurry of news surrounding Apple's updated line of MacBook Pros, the company also announced today that it's one step closer to launching Mac OS X Lion.Starting today, software developers will be able to get their hands on Mac OS X Lion. The developer preview is available to members of Apple's Mac Developer Program, and will give folks time to create programs that take advantage of Mac OS X Lion's new features before it hits store shelves.Apple first announced Mac OS X Lion last year. The next version of Apple's operating system will deliver several new features, including Mission Control, which shows what's running on a given Mac, and Launchpad, which displays the user's many apps to help them find what they want to boot up. Apple says that Mac OS X Lion "takes some of the best ideas from iPad and brings them back to the Mac."Mac OS X Lion will also come with support for Apple's Mac App Store. That marketplace launched last month to Mac OS X Snow Leopard users. Those running previous versions of Apple's operating system aren't able to access the App Store.Mac OS X Lion is expected to launch this summer.

Apple releases iOS 8 beta 2 to developers

Less than three weeks after Apple announced iOS 8 at the 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference and delivered the first beta to developers, the company has released iOS 8 beta 2.According to iMore, the new update emerged Tuesday and is available via Apple's iOS Dev Center or over-the-air download on your device.Related storiesiOS 8 appears open to jailbreaking, but...Apple announces iOS 8 at WWDC 2014Apple brings predictive text to iOS 8Apple's release notes (as published by BGR) indicate that beta 2 mostly deals with bugs in the OS, with a long list of items ostensibly "fixed in beta 2." If history is a guide, developers can look forward to several additional beta releases as iOS 8 makes its way toward a fall release, though Apple hasn't announced an exact date. It will likely arrive in September, in tandem with the expected debut of an iPhone 6.If you're a developer, hit the comments and share any noteworthy additions/changes you've discovered in beta 2.