Apple has released a new build of OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3, 12D58, to developers in the second round of development in the last two weeks. The posting, on Apple's developer page, hints at major changes to Wi-Fi in the next update of OS X, according to 9to5Mac.
The pre-release software update announcement listed key areas that developers will work on, including Airplay, AirPort, Game Center, Graphics Drivers, and Safari, though little is known about what changes they might include.
The news of possible enhanced Wi-Fi features in the new release of OS X comes only a few weeks after rumors had surfaced in the online Apple community that Apple may be working on a new ultrafast 5G Wi-Fi protocol, known as 802.11ac, for future Mac computers. This was after a job listing was posted by Apple looking for a System Test Engineer to "develop, design and execute tests for compatibility of Apple hardware and software projects" involving the new wireless protocol, according to CultofMac.
The new OS X update may include fixes to Wi-Fi as well as the enhanced features, which many Apple users would welcome with open arms. Soon after OS X Mountain Lion was released in the summer of last year, Apple customers began complaining of connectivity issues, trouble with third-party wireless routers, slow speeds, randomly dropped connections, and unreliable automatic reconnects with the new version of Mac's operating system. Several tweaks were suggested for customers to make to avoid these problems, but while Apple has updated the operating system since August of last year, they haven't addressed the issue head on, and many still experience problems with their connection.
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