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When Windows Vista, Parallels and Virtualization Collide

According to an article on Mac Observer, Parallels, makers of the popular Parallels Desktop for the Mac, is alerting its customers that they’ll run into End User License Agreements (EULA) when running Windows Vista in a virtualization-based environment such as the one Parallels provides. According to Vista’s agreement, which the user essentially signs when they […]

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iLounge Provides Additional Details About New iPod Shuffles

The folks at iLounge have published a quick guide as to the differences between the original silver matchbook-sized iPod Shuffle and the new colored units released yesterday. While almost everything remains identical and the flash-based MP3 player is still available for $79, the piece does mention that Apple has included a higher quality set of […]

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C|Net UK Reviews 17″ MacBook Pro

The folks over at C|Net UK have published a full review of Apple’s 17″ MacBook Pro laptop with a 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and two gigabytes of RAM. The review highlights the good and the bad of the laptop and the PowerBook generally winds up being considered very favorably. Selling points included […]

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Apple Releases AirPort Extreme 802.11n Enabler

Apple has released the anticipated AirPort Extreme 802.11 Enabler software for Intel Core 2 Duo-based Macs (with the exception of the 17″ 1.83 GHz iMac and Mac Pro with AirPort Extreme). The software allows current AirPort Extreme cards to be able to access 802.11n-based wireless networks at their full speeds. Click the jump for the […]

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Tom Tom GPS Devices Viruses Shipped with Viruses

GPS device provider TomTom has announced that it mistakenly shipped two executable viruses on a batch of its devices according to an article on ZDNet. According to company represenatives, a “small number” of TomTom GO 910 satellite navigation units went out the door in 2006 with viruses pre-installed. The devices were running version 6.51 of […]