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Mac OSX Mountain Lion: Making Mac OS more like iOS

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Apple , the creator of both the Macintosh OS, running on all Mac computers, as well as the more popular iOS , that runs on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, has announced yet another update to the Mac OS that will bring both of those platforms closer together. Until July 2011, the Mac and iOS platforms were completely separate. They had no similar user interface features, the underlying operating system was completely different, and the Apple-made apps were different from Mac to iOS. In July 2011, the next version of Mac OSX, the operating system Mac computers run, called Lion , was released. Lion brought some of the best features from the iPhone to the Mac. These weren't so blatantly iOS features, but more like an iOS-like experience coming to the Mac. After that point, the two platforms became more and more alike, with some of the major Mac apps coming to iOS, and more. Recently, Apple announced the newest version of Mac OS, Mac OSX Mountain Lion , which will be coming th

Vizio's new all-in-one PC

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Vizio , the popular television manufacturer, has always been set on making high-quality TVs at relatively low prices. Now they aim to do what they did for TVs to personal computers. At the current Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Vizio announced a new line of personal computers, all running Windows, something that nobody would really expect from a television manufacturer. However, Vizio had been testing the waters of the more personal device market last year, when they announced their tablet device. They did not give much details as to the specs of the new devices, but CES attendees did get to play around with the new devices. Vizio announced it's all-in-one PC . The computer is slick and has a minimalism design, and comes with a wireless keyboard and trackpad, stereo speakers, one for each side of the small base, and a remote. The new Vizio all-in-one PC The keyboard has a nice design, with large island style keys and a cool, modern-looking typeset. The large trackpad shares the s