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MWSF: Parallels Update Due Within a Few Weeks

San Francisco — Parallels Desktop, the extremely popular Windows virtualization program for Mac OS X, will receive a significant update within the next few weeks according to company product manager Benjamin Rudolph. The free update will include full USB and iSight camera support as well as improved 3D graphics and multicore processor support. With Mac […]

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MWSF07: Day 3 Gallery Posted

San Francisco — Pictures from the third day of Macworld Expo San Francisco have been posted and can be seen online at the PowerPage section of flickr.com. The pics feature shots of some of the coolest sights and sounds of the show with a larger gallery tomorrow, including some of the best parties of the […]

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MWSF07: CrossOver 6.1 En Route

San Francisco — CodeWeavers, which recently moved its CrossOver program beyond the beta stages and released version 6.0 of its WINE-based Windows virtualization program, will release version 6.1 of its software within “the next few months” according to company representatives. Version 6.1 of the software will feature significant improvements in Windows’ Direct3D and system 3D […]

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MWSF07: New AirPort Extreme to Feature USB Drive Sharing

San Francisco — The new AirPort Extreme Base Station, which will feature a backwards-compatible 802.11n networking protocol, will also include a USB Disk sharing feature called AirPort Disk according to an article on The Unofficial Apple Weblog. The feature can wirelessly share USB hard drives (including both the 1.1 and 2.0 standards) as well printers […]

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MWSF: Additional ModBook Details and Pictures

San Francisco — After a visit to the combined Other World Computing/Axiotronic booth at Macworld Expo San Francisco, we’re able to round out some additional facts about the firms’ joint efforts towards bringing the ModBook (the first-ever after-market conversion of an Apple MacBook to include an LCD tablet screen and interface). The ModBook, which will […]