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Parallels Desktop 20 for Mac ships, offers macOS Sequoia, Windows 11 24H2, AI development support

Parallels Desktop 20 for Mac has arrived and it might just come in handy. The new version features an AI package that arrives with a pre-configured virtual machine with 14 AI development toolsets, sample code, and detailed instructions. The AI VM can operate entirely online, providing a secure environment, allowing users to customize resources and […]

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Microsoft to discontinue Visual Studio for Mac support in August 2024, suggests other alternatives

Microsoft has announced that the company plans to discontinue Visual Studio for Mac next year. The latest version of the companyā€™s IDE (integrated development environment) for Mac will continue to be supported by Microsoft through August 2024. Microsoft offered the following statement: ā€œWith todayā€™s announcement, weā€™re redirecting our resources and focus to enhance Visual Studio […]

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UTM runs on both Intel and M1-based Macs, allows easy virtualization for wide array of platforms

This is pretty cool. UTM allows owners of M1-based Macs to run virtual machines on the new Apple Silicon hardware. The software uses Appleā€™s Hypervisor virtualization framework to run ARM64 operating systems on Apple Silicon at near native speeds. UTM also runs on Intel-based Macs, allowing for x86 and x64-based operating systems to be virtualization, […]

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Presence of WINE-like wrapper hints at tools that may allow for easier porting between Steam and macOS games

This could turn into something interesting. Albeit Valve has historically loved its own way of doing things, a deep dive into Reddit’s /r/linux_gaming subreddit revealed the presence of Steam Play, which is based around a WINE-like compatibility wrapper. WINE functions as an open-source project that can cajole Windows executables into running on Unix-based systems, i.e. […]

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Parallels Desktop updated to 8.0.18483

Late Thursday, Parallels released version 8.0.18483 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 320 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Better compatibility with new iMacs. – Create Boot Camp virtual machines on new iMacs with 3 TB hard drives. – Create virtual machines from the Boot Camp partition with […]