Apple Releases OS X 10.8.3 With Boot Camp Enhancements

After a significant amount of time in beta, the next version of Apple’s Mountain Lion, 10.8.3 has finally been released to the public.

The main people that will be happy with this update are Boot Camp users. First of all, Windows 8 is now supported with Boot Camp, which is obviously a big deal for those of you who dual boot your Macs. Secondly, Boot Camp now supports Macs with a 3TB drive.

The 10.8.3 update is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users and includes features and fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including the following: 

– The ability to redeem iTunes gift cards in the Mac App Store using your Mac’s built-in camera 
– Boot Camp support for installing Windows 8 
– Boot Camp support for Macs with a 3TB hard drive 
– A fix for an issue that may cause Logic Pro to become unresponsive when using certain plug-ins 
– A fix for an issue that may cause audio to stutter on 2011 iMacs 
– Includes Safari 6.0.3 

For detailed information about this update, please visit:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5612

Overall, OS X 10.8.3 spent three-and-a-half months in beta, with 13 different beta version being released over that timeframe. That’s a long time for such a small OS update, but this isn’t anything new from Apple. They’ve been known to release several beta versions of updates before seeding it out to the public.

The newest version of Mountain Lion is available for download from the Mac App Store or the software update option on your Mac.

[Via SlashGear]