You can even use AirPlay mirroring to play the game on your HDTV if it's connected to an Apple TV on your wireless network. If you receive a game invite, accepting it launches the game on your Mac automatically. Head-to-head games, turn-based games and more are all available and game invites can be sent directly from Game Center to another user to challenge them to a game. Regardless of whether the other player is using a Mac, an iPad, an iPhone or an iPod touch, as long as they have the same game linked to their Game Center account you can play against each other.

Game Center isn't just about tracking your gaming prowess, though it also offers a route to quickly play games against friends or recommended opponents. Games you've played on iOS devices will be listed as well as those you download from the Mac App Store, with a link within the app allowing you to view all available Game Center-compatible games. If you already have a Game Center account you can log in and access all of your game stats and high scores as well as view friend requests and receive game suggestions. Mountain Lion brings the Game Center experience, previously only available for iOS devices, to the Mac. If a friend updates their contact information or profile picture on Facebook, your address book will also update so you've always got the right details stored.

And, from the Notification Center, you can quickly send updates to your social networks in a few simple clicks.įacebook integration also enhances your Mac's contacts list, pulling in the contact details for all of your Facebook friends as well as their profile picture, and adding them to your address book. The new Notifications feature will also alert you to messages and other information from the social networks you're logged in to. An additional feature, specific to Facebook, allows you to select which of your Facebook friends can see an update. Then simply click the Share button, found in a wide range of apps, and select the network you want to send your content to.Ī pane appears with your content included, allowing you to add a message and post it. Want to share an interesting blog post with your followers? Or perhaps you've taken a funny picture with Photo Booth that you want to use as your Facebook profile picture. Once you're signed in, you can share links, photos and more to your friends, right from the app you're currently using. A quick trip to the Mail, Contacts & Calendars section of your Mac's System Preferences pane allows you to sign in to a number of social networks including Twitter, Flickr, Facebook and Vimeo.

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