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Microsoft looking towards digital delivery system for Windows 8 upgrades/installs

You may not be in love with Windows, but it does become handy from time to time. Per the MSDN blog, Microsoft looks to be gearing up to release its next-generation Windows 8 operating system via digital release. In a post to the company’s official blog this week, Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft’s Windows Division, […]

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VMWare releases Fusion 4.1.0 update

On Friday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 4.1.0 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]

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Parallels Desktop updated to 7.0.15050

On Thursday, Parallels released version 7.0.15050 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 304 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Download and install Windows 8 Developer Preview right from the Parallels Wizard. – Install Mac OS X 10.7 Lion using Install Mac OS X Lion.app. – Support for Ubuntu […]

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Parallels Desktop updated to 7.0.14924.699487

On Thursday, Parallels released version 7.0.14924.699487 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 289 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Add support for Windows 8 Developer Preview (new Windows 8 installation is recommended after installing the update). – Improve compatibility with Quicken 2011. – Improve support for Autodesk 3ds […]

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Parallels Desktop updated to 7.0.14922.693916

Updates: They tend to be useful. Late Wednesday, Parallels released version 7.0.14922.693916 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 289 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – New interface languages, including Czech, Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, and Chinese Traditional. – Option to choose Mac OS X Snow Leopard-style full screen mode […]