Imac 10.6.8 will not sync with my iphone 4s 6.0.1.

I have iMac 10.6.8 and this is the only update I can get apparently. I have an iPhone 4s 6.0.1. I can't get iCloud because I can't update to 10.7 on my iMac. Only some items sync and others get duplicated.
Am i screwed or can I fix this? I rely heavily on this feature.
Many thanks for your help.

So we know more about it...
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac, then click on More Info, then click on Hardware> and report this upto but not including the Serial#...
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 6 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM71.007A.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.21f4

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