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VMWare releases Fusion 6.0.1 update

Late Tuesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 6.0.1 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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Hack: 2013 11-inch MacBook Air owner deciphers means of using adapters to access external graphics card, improve performance sevenfold

It ain’t pretty, but it apparently works really well. Per MacRumors and Mac|Life, TechInferno contributor Larry Gadea was able to hook up a powerful graphics processor to his 11-inch MacBook Air with the help of several adapters. Gadea first used a Thunderbolt to Express Card adapter which was then connected an Express Card to PCI-Express […]

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Apple apparently unwilling to release Windows 8 version of iTunes

Well, this is kind of a new one. Per Mac|Life and CNN Money, Microsoft has apparently been pushing Apple for a Windows 8-native edition of iTunes, which currently only runs in traditional Desktop mode on the company’s Metro-style software — and not at all on the tablet-centric Windows RT. “You shouldn’t expect an iTunes app […]

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13-inch MacBook Pro determined as “best performing Windows laptop” according to PC services company Soluto

You’re gonna either love or hate this. Per CNET, Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro is the “best performing” Windows laptop. The MacBook Pro won out over established PC makers like Dell, Acer, and Lenovo, according to Soluto, which was quick to explain its finding. A main factor in this machine’s metrics is the fact that every […]

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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 […]