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"&amp;lt;vc&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Apple on Thursday released OS X 10.8.1, the first security and maintenance update for its Mountain Lion operating system, featuring fixes for iMessage, Migration Assistant, and audio on Thunderbolt displays.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nOS X 10.8.1 is now available for download through the Mac App Store. Users can &amp;lt;a href=\"http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1571\"&amp;gt;also obtain&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; a manual installer of the update direct from Apple.\r\n\r\nApple's release notes state that the update will improve the stability and compatibility of a user's Mac. The list of fixes provided by Apple are:\r\n&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Resolve an issue that may cause Migration Assistant to unexpectedly quit\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Improve compatibility when connecting to a Microsoft Exchange server in Mail\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Address an issue playing audio through a Thunderbolt display\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Resolve an issue that could prevent iMessages from being sent\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Address an issue that could cause the system to become unresponsive when using Pinyin input\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Resolve an issue when connecting to SMB servers with long names\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Address a issue that may prevent Safari from launching when using a Proxy Automatic Configuration (PAC) file\r\n&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Improve 802.1X authentication with Active Directory credentials.&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;\r\nOnly two developer previews of OS X 10.8.1 were made available prior to Thursday's official launch of the software. Mountain Lion &amp;lt;a href=\"www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/07/25/apple_launches_os_x_108_mountain_lion_on_mac_app_store_for_1999.html\"&amp;gt;became available&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; on the Mac App Store less than a month ago, on July 25.\r\n\r\nJust this week, Apple began &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/08/22/apple_invites_developers_to_begin_testing_os_x_1082.html\"&amp;gt;inviting developers&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; to begin testing OS X 10.8.2, signaling that the release of OS X 10.8.1 was imminent. No details are yet available on what fixes OS X 10.8.2 may provide when it eventually debuts to the public."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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