OS X Mountain Lion Release Date July 25, Sources Say; 10.8 Upgrade to Include a Handful of Important New and Neat Features

Apple's latest OS X is awaited by users all around the world who can't wait to upgrade to the new Mountain Lion which reportedly possesses neat features including more than 200 pre-loadded apps.

According to several sources, the upgrade should be available for download starting on the 25th of July, one day after Apple announces its quarterly earnings report, slated for 2:00 p.m. PST.

According to 9to5mac.com, several sources have told the tech blog about an "overnight" Apple is planning to hold in their stores during the night of July 24, apparently preparing some important event the next day. The blog believes that the event will be centered on launching Mountain Lion, just the way it did last year when it launched OS X Lion a day after the earnings report on July 19.

If sources turn out to be true, then in one week from today people will pay up $19.99 to start using and familiarizing themselves with the new features the system has to offer.

Some of those new and important features include the following:

Safari 6.0
-Search queries may be run directly from the address bar
-"Share" button to allow tweeting, emailing, or messaging of web pages
-'No Tracking' setting option provided
-iCloud integration provided (browse from where you left off from one device to another)

Power Nap
-While on sleep mode, Mac will be able to perform operations such as checking email, updating notes & reminders, backing your info on Time Machine, and more

Messages
-Users will be enabled to send free text messages to any iOS device on iOS 5 or Macs running Mountain Lion

Dictation
-The feature will allow users to run commands prompted by voice dictation in any preloaded App.
-The app gets accustomed to the user's voice and accent

Gatekeeper
-Greater protection from malware found in  Apps
-Users will still be able to download apps from any source

iCloud
-Reminders and Notes will all be synchronized throughout Apple devices to iCloud Document Library for Mac and iOS access