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New MacBooks drop support for Windows 7 in Boot Camp

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Those purchasing one of Apple’s new notebooks will have to use Windows 8 or later when setting up Boot Camp, with the refreshed MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, and the all-new MacBook having dropped support for Windows 7.


Following its unveiling of the new machines on March 9, Apple has updated the Boot Camp support tables that help users establish which versions of Windows are compatible with their Mac, as noted by 9to5Mac.


Unlike some of Apple’s older machines, which support Windows releases as old as XP, the refreshed MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, and the new MacBook, are compatible with 64-bit versions of Windows 8 only.


It’s not too surprising given how old Windows 7 is now (it made its initial debut almost six years ago), and with Windows 10 coming this summer. But it will be somewhat frustrating for those who rely on a Windows 7 partition on their Mac.


Fortunately, there are some alternatives.


Applications like Parallels Desktop and VMWare Fusion allow users to run Windows XP and above as a virtual machine inside OS X. It’s not quite the same as having a dedicated Windows partition, of course, but it is a workaround for those who really need access to Windows 7.






Source: Apple

Via: 9to5Mac

















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Exec behind “Next Big Thing” campaign has departed Samsung

Samsung Mobile CMO, Todd Pendleton, has reportedly departed the company, according to CNET . Pendleton is credited with creating Samsung’s famous “Next Big Thing” campaign, which took aim at the company’s rivals while highlighting the benefits of its own mobile lineup. The ads were smart, terse, and ultimately helped raise the awareness of Samsung’s brand as a major smartphone maker here in the U.S. It’s unclear why Pendleton left, but it’s being reported that Samsung executives became dissatisfied with the campaign’s recent success, even going so far as auditing the mobile division’s Dallas headquarters. It seems you can only use the Next Big Thing tagline so many times; the commercials have taken a decidedly different turn over the past few months, focusing on design, functionality and features rather than bashing Samsung competitors. The timing, I suppose, seems appropriate given that Samsung has just unveiled two new flagships, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. Samsung is clearly
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You can now control PowerPoint for iPhone with your Apple Watch

Want to master the CMO role?  Join us for GrowthBeat Summit on June 1-2 in Boston , where we'll discuss how to merge creativity with technology to drive growth. Space is limited and we're limiting attendance to CMOs and top marketing execs. Request your personal invitation here ! Microsoft today updated its PowerPoint for iOS app with a rather bizarre update: remote Apple Watch support. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store . We say this addition is “bizarre” because, well, why would anyone want to control PowerPoint on their iPhone from their Apple Watch? This PowerPoint app also works on the iPad , and we would argue it makes more sense to control a presentation on your tablet from your wrist than one that is on your smartphone. Here is the changelog so you can try to make sense of it yourself: PowerPoint Remote for Apple Watch: control your slide show on iPhone with a beautifully simple app. Start your slide show and easily navigate to
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Pirate Bay co-founder won’t be playing NES in his jail cell

Fredrik Neij, a co-founder of The Pirate Bay, the massive torrent site, was arrested last year for copyright infringement. That’s okay, though. He knew how he was going to spend his free time. Really, it’s not too different from what most gamers might as for: Nintendo. All day, every day. Unfortunately for Neij, prison authorities had some issues with the request. It’s not that video games are against the rules in Swedish prisons, though. That’s actually not too uncommon. To get a piece of hardware into the prison, though, it needs to be opened up so that it can be checked for contraband items (let’s just assume Nintendo-themed shivs) hidden inside. With a DVD player or something like that, it’s not too tough, but the NES uses special security screws to prevent people from tampering with the system or getting at the hardware for piracy purposes. For this reason, the Swedish authorities chose to deny his request. Their explanation is that getting into the console without destroying i
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