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Apple posts Mac Pro intro video to YouTube
Apple has released a short promo video of the soon-to-be-released Mac Pro up on YouTube. The clip is similar to what was shown at the June Developers Conference in San Francisco. The new model, with a unique and fetching form factor, is much smaller than the current Mac Pro, but also will need to have most peripherals external rather than built in. It promises to be extremely powerful. There's no specific release date yet, but Apple says it is "coming this fall." Apple has also been promoting the Mac Pro in theaters this month. The new workstation class machine is expected to have dual gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 1.4, Thunderbolt 2.0 with DisplayPort 1.2 and support for up to three 4K displays.
Microsoft streamlining Windows 8 install process, promises setup in just 11 clicks
Trudging through Windows 7's upgrade process drags users through as many as four wizards, 60 windows, and more mouse clicks than anybody at Microsoft cared to count. In a recent study covering PC upgrades, Redmond found this was simply too much of a hassle for many customers. The fix? Consolidate and streamline -- according to the outfit's Building Windows 8 blog, upgrading customers will be able to power through installing Windows 8 using a single wizard in as few as 11 clicks. The new process scans the machine for compatibility, checks for the best version of Windows to install, and prompts the user through the process. Moreover, using Windows 8's upcoming web delivery method pre-keys the setup image, freeing users from remembering a 25-digit product key. Advanced users will be able to use a new Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit to create customized unattended setup configurations for multi-boot and specialized network installations. Want to read into all the juicy details? Hit the source link below.
