Parallels Desktop, the popular virtualization application that allows users to run the Windows and Linux operating systems simultaneously alongside Mac OS X, reached version 6.0.12090.660720 on Wednesday. The new version, a 211 megabyte download, available here and includes the following major fixes and changes:
– Improves compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6.8.
– Resolves an issue with Finder and the Dock being unresponsive while working with icons larger than 128×128 px created by Parallels Desktop.
Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac retails for US$79.99 and requires Mac OS X 10.5.2 later to install and run.