If you're curious about new features coming to OS X Mavericks, Apple has opened up the beta testing to anyone with an Apple ID so you can now download the latest builds without a developer account.

Apple just released OS X 10.9.1, the first update to Mavericks. No major changes but several key bug fixes.

Last month, Apple introduced a new version of the iWork suite of office productivity apps and announced that all new Mac and iOS devices will receive it for free. If you're not purchasing a new Mac but have upgraded to the Mavericks, you can still get in on the action with a simple hack.

Mac: OS X Mavericks hasn't had the best launch in history, and one of the more common problems is downloads stalling midway. Wired offers the remedy for this and a few other Mavericks growing pains.

Speaking to your computer hasn't quite caught in the way 1970s science-fiction suggested it would, but it is possible. If you want to talk to your computer to launch apps, TUAW shows off how to do it in OS X Mavericks.

You shouldn't have to upgrade to Mavericks just to partake in the great new wallpapers. If you want in, you can get the high-resolution photos right here.

When Mountain Lion was released, a bunch of fantastic wallpapers were hidden away and only used for screen savers. It turns out Apple hid those wallpapers in a different place this time with Mavericks, but users over at StackExchange managed to find them again.

OS X Mavericks didn't exactly wow anyone with its advertised feature set, but it does have some cool hidden features. Here are our favourites.

OS X Mavericks, which was released yesterday, does a few things that might get your goat. While it's hard to complain about a free operating system, you'll probably want to fix some of those annoyances.

Apple decided to hide the Library from its users in recent OS X updates, but in Mavericks you can now change that with a simple checkbox.

Don't want to upgrade to Mavericks -- or stuck in a position where you cannot? That shouldn't be a problem for app compatibility in the near future.

OS X Mavericks is available in the Mac App Store now, but it's only an upgrade . If you want to do a clean install, you'll need to manually burn an installation flash drive. Here's how to do it.

Dear Lifehacker, Now that Apple has released OS X Mavericks, I've looked over the features and I'm not sure if I should upgrade. I don't know if any of the changes would really help and I don't want to introduce new bugs and software incompatibilities. What do you think: should I upgrade now, never, or later on?

Mac: OS X Mavericks is out today for free, and while there aren't that many new features this time around, it still has a few new tricks up its sleeve. Let's take a look at everything you'll need to get started.

Mac: No more waiting for the Mavericks update for Mac owners. Apple releases it today as a free update via the Mac App Store, and it works on Mac models going back as far as 2007.

The Gold Master version of OS X Mavericks is now available for developers. That means that OS X Mavericks has reached the final build and is ready to go to customers. What we see in this build will be exactly what everyone sees when they upgrade to Mavericks.

Dear LH, I currently use Mac OS X Mountain Lion, but I tend to upgrade to new operating system versions as soon as they are released. I'm wondering if Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks will be able to run all of my Mountain Lion applications or if I will need to wait for these apps to be updated. I have searched online and cannot find an answer to this question. Please help! Thanks, Update Happy