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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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 […]
On Thursday, Parallels released version 8.0.18345 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 319 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Option to disable edge swipe gestures in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, for those who often accidentally swipe from the edges of the touchpad and activate features. – […]
You love Parallels. And you’re curious about Windows 8. Just use some caution before putting that chocolate/peanut butter combination together… Per the Apple Core, virtualization top dog Parallels has issued a warning advising users to exercise caution before upgrading existing virtual machines to Windows 8. The company has stated that the virtual machine could be […]
VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.1.22. The new version, a 96.6 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: – VMM: fixed a potential host crash triggered by shutting down a VM when another VM was running (only affected 32-bit hosts and 64-bit OS X hosts, […]