The Verge explains your options for a Windows 8 upgrade, if you really want to.
Windows 8 upgrade: your hardware and software options explained
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Apple’s Mountain Lion clears 10% bar, now runs 1 in 10 Macs
Computerworld:
Chitika, which mines its ad impression data for trends in operating system and browser usage, said Thursday that as of Aug. 27, Mountain Lion accounted for 10.3% of all versions of Apple’s operating system, with an almost-equal amount of its gain coming from the last two editions.
I’ve been using it since the first weekend it was available and it has been the best OS upgrade I’ve ever done.
How to Re-Download OS X Mountain Lion Installer from the Mac App Store
How to Re-Download OS X Mountain Lion Installer from the Mac App Store
Nice tip by OS X Daily. If you don’t want to re-download, make sure to copy the installer before running the installation process. Once Mountain Lion is installed, it erases the file downloaded from the Mac App Store, just like Lion did.
Mountain Lion comes out tomorrow, July 25 2012.
Apple:
“We’re thrilled with record sales of 17 million iPads in the June quarter,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We’ve also just updated the entire MacBook line, will release Mountain Lion tomorrow and will be launching iOS 6 this Fall. We are also really looking forward to the amazing new products we’ve got in the pipeline.”
Remember to back up and to check that all your important apps will run.
Windows XP and Vista: No Office 2013 for you
Microsoft confirmed yesterday that the new Office 2013 will not run on older PCs powered by Windows XP or Vista.
“The new Office will work with Windows 7 and Windows 8,” a Microsoft spokesperson said Monday in an email reply to questions about Office 2013 and Office 365. “Vista or XP will not support the new Office.”
The “Appleification” of Microsoft continues, gone are the days of eternal legacy support. Good for them, it’s annoying sometimes, but it’s the only way to move forward.
Getting ready for Mountain Lion.
After checking if you have a Mac that will be able to run Mountain Lion, the next thing (well not really, you should run Software Update and backup your files first) is to check if your software will work with the new cat. Roaring Apps, has a list of common software on the Mac, and will tell you if it will work or not, or if it runs with some bugs. Last year, when we made the upgrade to Lion, I told everyone to check this wiki, it has very useful information and it’s updated as more people report on the software and how it works with the new operating system.
Apple said that Mountain Lion would ship in July, and last year they released Lion the day after the Quarterly Financial Conference Call. So it is a good guess the same will likely happen this year. Check the list before upgrading. You don’t want to find out that an app on which you rely for daily work, will not run on Mountain Lion, after making the jump. Better safe than sorry.
Make sure your Mac can run Mountain Lion.
Apple:
Your Mac must be one of the following models:
- iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
- MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
- MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
- Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
- Xserve (Early 2009)
The list is now official, and Mountain Lion is around the corner.
Android manufacturers mostly mum on Jelly Bean updates as Google tries to repair a broken system
The Verge:
To get beyond that, we reached out to several OEMs and most have given some variation on “no comment” when it comes to upgrading current devices to 4.1. Acer, Asus, and HTC all declined to comment on whether (to say nothing of when) 4.1 would arrive on their devices — though HTC did say “Watch this space for more information.” LG told us it is evaluating Android 4.1 for current devices, but doesn’t have anything official to announce. As of this writing, we’ve not yet heard back from Motorola, but will update this article if and when we do.
I’m going to predict the future right now. When Google I/O 2013 comes by, less than 10% of Android users will have Jelly Bean. And I’m being generous.
Android manufacturers mostly mum on Jelly Bean updates as Google tries to repair a broken system
Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99
Windows Team Blog:
You will be able to upgrade from any consumer edition of Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro and bring everything along which includes your Windows settings, personal files, and apps. If you are upgrading from Windows Vista, you will be able to bring along your Windows settings and personal files, and if you are upgrading from Windows XP you will only be able to bring along your personal files.
A retail version (DVD) will cost $69.99
iOS 6 Compatible hardware.
With all the excitement of today’s keynote, comes some bad news. There are some iOS devices that will not be supported.
I would have hoped that instead of doing this, Apple would have just simply let the equipments update, even if some features where not available. That’s life, can’t win them all.
