Microsoft preps Windows 8 upgrade deal for early June debut, says report
Microsoft will kick off a Windows 8 upgrade program for buyers of Windows 7 PCs in early June, according to a report.But unlike past deals, this one may come with a price tag.The program will, said CNET yesterday, provide a discounted upgrade to Windows 8 to anyone who purchases a new Windows 7-powered PC between [...]
Adobe drops 32-bit Mac support with Photoshop CS6
Last Wednesday Adobe announced the availability of the public beta for the Photoshop component of its upcomingCreative Suite 6 image manipulation and design software, which users can try before the suite is officially released later this year.While past versions of Adobe’s products have offered a decent spectrum of support for existing operating system and computing [...]
What’s keeping Mountain Lion off of some 64-bit Macs? Ars investigates
The system requirements for the OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) developer preview released last week indicated that quite a few “modern,” 64-bit capable Macs would not be able to upgrade to the new OS. how Apple determined the cutoff still remains fuzzy, but according to our research, we believe the issue is related to the [...]
Are Next-Gen Computers Just Big Smartphones?
The beta versions of Mac OS X (code-named Mountain Lion) and Windows 8 are now being tested worldwide, and although they are quite different from one another, they share one characteristic: both take designs and features built for smartphones and tablets and tack them onto desktops and laptops. does that mean that Apple and Microsoft [...]
Apple moves toward digital unity with Mountain Lion
Apple surprised the tech world last week by pulling the curtain back on its latest desktop/laptop operating system: OS X Mountain Lion. the final version will be released this summer, but the developer preview unveiled on Thursday shows that the upcoming OS picks up where OS X 10.7 — code-named Lion — left off. the [...]
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Apple released the first developer preview of Mac OS X Mountain Lion today, introducing many features we are used to in iOS like AirPlay Mirroring, Notification Center, Game Center, Reminders, Notes, Twitter integration and Messages. OS X Mountain Lion includes even more integration with iCloud to automatically configure services like Mail, FaceTime and find my [...]
Expo Notes: Brevity is the soul of wit at Rapid Fire session
Moderator Dan Moren makes a point to presenter Dan Frakes at Thursday’s Rapid fire session.Here’s a rundown of some of the more memorable presentations from Thursday’s Rapid fire event.Karen Anderson, author of WriterWay, presented ten out-of-left-field uses and accessories for an iPhone, including charging it with a steampunk boiler, covering it with Swarovski crystals, and [...]
iYogi Launches Free Tech Support for Apple Devices
New York, NY — (SBWIRE) — 11/28/2011 — iYogi, the leading independent tech support company has launched free setup and install support for select Apple devices for consumers on the occasion of Black Friday. Consumers can further sweeten their tech deals this Black Friday with free tech support from iYogi experts to set up their [...]
DStv Mobile now available through Mac OS X
Marketingweb 22 November 2011 The Mac OS X is the latest operating system to be made compatible with the DStv Drifta and the Drifta USB, this just weeks after the Drifta was made compatible with a range of Android devices. The same channels in the genres of sport, music, general entertainment, news and cartoons are [...]
Apple OS woes: The Lion ate my laptop
When a new Apple OS locks up the laptop of a CNET writer, it’s in the United Nations charter that he or she must document the problem and relay the story.Last week, the new Apple OS X Lion stopped my Macbook Pro in its formerly reliable tracks, so it was time to do a bit [...]
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