Apple Mountain Lion will force many Mac models into legacy status, with no support for the upcoming OS X refresh for numerous pre-2007 MacBooks, MacBook Pros and desktops. The minimum hardware requirements of Mountain Lion - which we previewed comprehensively yesterday - apparently count out multiple models using integrated Intel GPUs, so TUAW's developer source says. That means, if you have a pre-unibody MacBook or the original MacBook Air, there's no Mountain Lion for you.
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Mountain Lion ditches older Macs
Mountain Lion could maul Windows 8
Mountain Lion came as a surprise today, proving Apple still has the capacity to shock and that Microsoft can’t expect plain sailing with Windows 8 later this year. The next version of OS X isn’t expected in consumer form until this summer, but already – with just a few features revealed – it’s looking more grounded and cohesive than Lion before it. Microsoft’s challenge is completing a risky, high-stakes revolution in its PC business, while Apple consolidates its already capable, well-esteemed platform and further feathers its maturing ecosystem.
Mac OS X Mountain Lion Wrap-Up
Today Apple has released information galore on the newest version of its desktop software OS X Mountain Lion. This wrap-up should provide you with a nutshell idea of what it will mean for you to upgrade to the next version of Apple's Mac software as well as let you in on the security upgrades that are the star of this next wave of Apple's integrated system. This wild cat is set to bring the desktop and Apple's mobile world of iOS closer than ever!
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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: February 16, 2012
It's a very Mac morning with more updates on the next version of Apple's desktop software than you can possible handle! The next version will be called Apple OS X Mountain Lion and you'll be able to check out our very full guide on it in the post Meet Apple OS X Mountain Lion. Next be sure to check out the brand new Messages for OS X which you can download in beta right this second! Apple is also making some vast privacy changes that could affect 1000s of applications, and Chris Davies has a featured column by the name of Apple Gatekeeper is the Game-Changer - straight from the Mountain Lion's mouth!
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Apple’s Facebook snub has a backdoor
Facebook has again been snubbed by Apple, rival social network Twitter getting picked for deep integration in OS X Mountain Lion, though unlike with iOS there's still room for Zuckerberg to sneak inside. Just as iOS 5 included broad Twitter support across the iPhone and iPad platform, Mountain Lion natively supports the short-messaging service but leaves Facebook on the outside. However, while the huge social network might not be there out-of-the-box, Mountain Lion does give it another way to jump onboard.
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Apple Gatekeeper is the Game-Changer
OS X Mountain Lion is going to be the topic of much conversation over the next few weeks, but while much will center on its iOS-style evolution, it’s Apple Gatekeeper that’s arguably the biggest deal. Apple’s attempt to challenge malware with a digital signing system for apps distributed outside of the Mac App Store, Gatekeeper introduces Developer ID, a certification program that, while ostensibly optional for OS X coders, is nonetheless something most will find impossible to resist.
Meet Apple OS X Mountain Lion
Seven months ago Apple launched OS X Lion; now, 19m copies later, it’s ready to preview OS X Mountain Lion. The next update for Mac isn’t expected to hit the Mac App Store for download until this summer, but SlashGear caught up with Apple to find out the top ten – or in fact eleven – headline features of Mountain Lion, as well as get our hands on early version of the developer preview. iMessage jumps to OS X, along with Game Center and Notifications, and plenty more, as Apple narrows the gap between iPad and Mac. Read on for all the details.
Tim Cook “can’t live without” his Apple TV
Apple represented themselves with Tim Cook speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference this week, he speaking of the Apple TV saying that he simply cannot imagine life without it. In addition, Cook addressed the fact that he'd previously called the Apple TV a "hobby" saying that yes, it is a hobby, but that Apple doesn't do hobbies - saying that it's only considered a hobby because it's part of such a small market compared to the Mac and iOS markets. Mobile and desktop still reign supreme, ladies and gentlemen.
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Classic White MacBook axed entirely
Say farewell to your beloved all-white MacBook, lovers of the early 2000s, because now in addition to stoppering the white MacBook from their consumer lineup, Apple has cut off shipments to educational institutions as well. This means it's quite likely that the supply of these devices has been drained, Apple's manufacturers having stopped putting these machines together some time ago. Those of you with the latest batch of MacBooks without the "Pro" or the "Air" name attached, you hold on your lap or desk the last of a now halted breed!
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Apple OS X to ARM port progress revealed
Apple's work on porting OS X to ARM processors has been revealed by an academic paper the company initially insisted on keeping secret, potentially paving the way to the much-rumored ARM-based MacBook Air. The handiwork of former intern turned CoreOS engineer Tristan Schaap, the project - "Porting Darwin to the MV88F6281" - detailed how the underlying part of OS X was coaxed into running on a Marvell ARM chipset.
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Final Cut Pro X upgraded: 64 angle Multicam, Thunderbolt, more
Apple has pushed out a "significant" update to its Final Cut Pro X video editing app for OS X, adding multicam support for up to 64 angles, boosted chroma-keying, enhanced XML for better third-party integration, and Thunderbolt support for peripherals. Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3 - a free update for existing owners of the $299.99 software - can automatically synchronize up to 64 video clips or photos using audio waveforms, time/date or timecode, even if the formats and frame sizes/rates are different. Then, the Angle Editor allows users to quickly jump between angles in the resultant Multicam Clip, cutting as they go.
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Apple updates AirPort Utility, Time Capsule firmware, AirPort Base Station
Several updates to software surrounding AirPort and Time Capsule have been sent out by Apple today, each of them coming to users through Software Update. The first update is to 802.11n AirPort Express, 802.11n AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule models - in it, users get an issue fixed for wireless performance amongst other smaller issues. The other update is for AirPort Utility 6.0 for Mac OS X Lion, it being an update for you to more effectively manage your Wifi network and AirPort base stations galore.
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