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On the same day as the iOS 6 launch, Apple has given its servers a Thor-like mega-massive-HAMMERING by releasing the latest update to is Mac OS X operating system, 10.8.2, bringing Facebook integration (and more) at last.

If you’re a Mac user and you’ve upgraded to the Mountain Lion that is Mac OS X 10.8, there have now been two free updates to this OS – 10.8.1 and, as of today, 10.8.2.

You can click on the Apple logo in the top left hand corner of your screen and then click on “Software Updates”, whereupon the Mac App Store will load and should, in theory, present you with the news that the 10.8.2 update is now available.


Details of the update are available here at this Apple support document, too.

Naturally, Apple advises that you do a Time Machine backup before applying the update, which is only common sense.


Apple also advises that the updates can be downloaded manually from the OS X Mountain Lion downloads page, which you can find here. .

One feature that is sure to make some happy is the return of the “Save As” feature, although there’s plenty more that’s new as you can see below.

Features and fixes that this new update contains are as follows:

Facebook:
- Single sign on for Facebook
- Adds Facebook as an option when sharing links and photos
- See Facebook friends' contact information and profile pictures in Contacts
- Facebook notifications now appear in Notification Center

Game Center:
- Share scores to Facebook, Twitter, Mail, or Messages
- Facebook friends are included in Game Center friend recommendations
- Added Facebook "Like" button for games
- Challenge friends to beat your score or achievement

Other new features:
- Adds Power Nap support for MacBook Air (Late 2010)
- iMessages sent to your phone number now appear in Messages on your Mac (requires iOS 6 on your compatible iDevice)
- You can now add passes to Passbook (on your iPhone or iPod touch) from Safari and Mail on your Mac (requires iOS 6 on your compatible iDevice)
FaceTime can now receive calls sent to your phone number (requires iOS 6 on - your compatible iDevice)
- New shared Reminders lists
- New sort options allow you to sort notes by title, the date you edited them, and when you created them

Dictation now supports additional languages:
- Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Korean, Canadian English, Canadian French, and Italian
- Dictionary app now includes a French definition dictionary
- Sina Weibo profile photos can now be added to Contacts

General fixes include:
- Adds an option to discard the changes in the original document when choosing - Save As
- Unsent drafts are now opened automatically when launching Mail
- Receive Twitter notifications for mentions and replies from anyone
- URLs are shortened when sending tweets from Notification Center
- Notifications are disabled when AirPlay Mirroring is being used
- Adds SSL support for Google searches from the Smart Search Field in Safari
- Adds a new preference to have Safari launch with previously open webpages
- Resolves an issue that may cause the "Enable Autodiscover" checkbox to always remain checked
- Enables access to the Mac App Store when Parental Controls are enabled
- Support for @icloud.com email addresses
- Resolves a video issue with some VGA projectors when connected to certain Mac notebooks
- Addresses an issue that may prevent Active Directory accounts from being locked out
- Resolves an issue that may cause the policy banner to re-appear prior to logging in
- Improvements to SMB
- Addresses an issue with NIS users when auto-login is enabled
- Addresses an issue in which the Keychain may not be accessible
- Ability to pre-authenticate a FileVault protected system
- Addresses an issue that may cause Xsan to not automatically start after migrating from Mac OS X Snow Leopard