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Parallels Desktop 9 announced, adds cloud support, Windows 8 Start button, other new features

Parallels announced its Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac client today, the new version of the virtualization software offering the following set of fixes and features: – Cloud storage optimizations for iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive. – Support for OS X Launchpad in Windows applications – Enhanced support for Apple’s forthcoming OS X 10.9 Mavericks. […]

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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 releases updated MacBook Air, cites 12-hour battery, Intel Haswell architecture

It’s the MacBook Air with the battery you always wanted. Per The Mac Observer, Apple introduced updated MacBook Air models on Monday during its World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco. The new ultra-light models sport what Apple called “all day battery life” and also run Intel’s Haswell UTC processors. The new 13-inch MacBook Air […]

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Intel announces Thunderbolt 2 protocol, looks toward 2013 launch

This could be really, really sexy. Per AppleInsider, Intel on Tuesday finally put a name to its next-generation Thunderbolt protocol as “Thunderbolt 2,” with the newly dubbed standard doubling the throughput of its predecessor while remaining backward compatible. Previously referred to by its codename “Falcon Ridge,” Thunderbolt 2 will boast a bandwidth of 20Gbps, which […]

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Apple releases Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.3 for all Thunderbolt-equipped Macs

Never doubt a good firmware update. Early Friday, Apple released its Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.3 for all Macs with Thunderbolt ports. The update, a 1.3 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – This update provides stability fixes for Thunderbolt and Target Disk Mode Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.3 requires and Intel-based Mac with a […]