On Wednesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 3.1 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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If you’re still being told that the Mac is on its way out (a la the mantra of the 90’s), a new set of statistics released today show that the market share of Mac OS X in Web use has grown by 29.4% in the last year, while Windows has decreased 3.8%. According to AppleInsider, […]
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VirtualBox 3.1 Released
VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 3.1. The new version, a 65 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and changes: – Teleportation (aka live migration); migrate a live VM session from one host to another (see the manual for more information). – VM states can now be […]
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Parallels Desktop 5.0 Released
Parallels Desktop 5.0 for Mac shipped today, its developer citing that the latest version of the virtualization software runs 64-bit Windows 7 22% faster than its nearest competitor on a MacBook Pro. Per AppleInsider, the developer said that the tests, conducted by Crimson Consulting Group, also found that the new Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac […]
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VLC Updated to 1.0.3
Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 1.0.3 over the weekend. The new version, a 41 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: Video outputs: – Fixed video quality when resizing the video on Windows Vista […]