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Tag: virtualization

Moving Macs to ARM-based silicon could save Apple $2.2 billion annually

Monday, July 6, 2020 3:46 pmMonday, July 6, 202013 Comments

Apple’s move to drop Intel chips in Macs in favor of Apple-designed custom ARM-based silicon could save the company $2.2 billion per year…

Apple dumping Intel for their own chips in Macs is the company’s smartest move in years

Thursday, June 25, 2020 2:40 pm39 Comments

On Monday at WWDC20, Apple announced an historic transition for the Mac from Intel chips to Apple’s world-class custom silicon. The upgrade…

Apple announces Mac transition to Apple custom silicon

Monday, June 22, 2020 3:58 pm19 Comments

In an historic day for the Mac, Apple today announced it will transition the Mac to world-class Apple custom silicon to deliver industry-leading…

Macworld reviews Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac review: Metal makes this one for the gamers

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 5:34 pmWednesday, September 18, 2019No Comments

With Parallels Desktop, you can run Windows, Linux and other popular operating systems and applications on your Mac without rebooting.

Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac: Metal support delivers improved graphics performance

Friday, August 30, 2019 11:00 amFriday, August 30, 20192 Comments

Parallels Desktop takes a big step forward, utilizing Apple’s Metal API to add support for DirectX 11 for Windows software and games…


Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac launches, moves to Metal and ready for macOS Catalina

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 9:36 amTuesday, August 13, 2019No Comments

Parallels Desktop now features support for Apple Metal API for improved graphics. As part of the move to Metal, Parallels Desktop 15 supports DirectX 11, 10 and 9 on Metal…

Corel acquires Parallels

Thursday, December 20, 2018 7:49 pm6 Comments

Corel now offers the complete Parallels product line…

Corel is buying Parallels in all-cash deal

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 1:18 pmWednesday, November 28, 201814 Comments

Parallels, the virtualization software specialist with millions of users, is getting acquired by Corel…

Macworld reviews Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac: ‘Supercharged virtualization’

Friday, November 9, 2018 9:27 amFriday, November 9, 20185 Comments

It’s the fastest it’s ever been by as much as 80 percent…

iMore reviews Parallels Desktop 14: Windows on your Mac is now faster than ever

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 9:25 amTuesday, September 4, 20183 Comments

One of the best and easiest ways to run Windows on your Mac is with Parallels Desktop…

Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac launches, saves up to 20GB of virtual machine storage space, starts four times faster

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 11:36 amTuesday, August 21, 201812 Comments

Parallels Desktop 14 supports Dark Mode and support for additional Mojave features…

How to play Windows games on your Mac without Windows

Monday, August 6, 2018 9:15 pm12 Comments

The Mac has plenty of games, but it’ll always get the short end of the stick…

Give your old Mac software eternal life

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 11:05 amWednesday, May 16, 201815 Comments

Don’t fear the death of your old software, my friends…

VMware Fusion, Workstation team axed

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 6:38 pm26 Comments

The developers responsible for the virtualization company’s Workstation and Fusion desktop products have been laid off…

VMWare offers up to 55% off Fusion 8 and Workstation 12

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 12:26 pmWednesday, November 25, 20153 Comments

VMware is offering up to 55% on products including Fusion 8 & Workstation 12…

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac fully support OS X El Capitan

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 3:04 pm7 Comments

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac (build 11.0.2) supports El Capitan as both a host and guest, as well as Windows 10 and dozens of other operating systems as a guest…

When will Apple set OS X free?

Thursday, September 3, 2015 12:01 pmThursday, September 3, 201531 Comments

With iOS leading the charge Apple has become an enterprise company…

Benchmarks: VMware Fusion 8 vs. Fusion 7 vs. Boot Camp

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 1:28 pmTuesday, September 1, 201516 Comments

VMware Fusion 8, the latest version of VMware’s OS X virtualization software, launched last week…

Running Windows on your Mac: Parallels Desktop 10 vs. VMWare Fusion 7

Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:55 pmThursday, June 4, 201518 Comments

Installing Windows on your Mac…

How to run Windows 10 on your Mac for free

Friday, January 2, 2015 3:29 pmFriday, January 2, 201524 Comments

Before you get Windows on your Mac, you have to decide how…

IT Enquirer reviews Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac: ‘It’s a lot faster’

Friday, August 22, 2014 12:01 pmFriday, August 22, 201415 Comments

Parallels announced the tenth version of Parallels Desktop for the Mac…

Parallels Announces Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac with OS X Yosemite integration

Wednesday, August 20, 2014 10:02 amFriday, August 22, 201417 Comments

New built-in intelligence and support for Apple’s latest operating systems…

Parallels Access brings remote desktop access to iPhone

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 10:01 amTuesday, June 17, 20147 Comments

Parallels today introduced a major update to its…

Parallels says key to success is cloud virtualization, not Mac desktop virtualization

Monday, December 16, 2013 2:02 pmMonday, December 16, 201312 Comments

Parallels is perhaps best known for its popular desktop virtualization product…

Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac the highest-performance virtualization package for OS X

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 1:31 pmTuesday, December 3, 201324 Comments

One of the great things about using a Mac is its ability to run the world’s largest software library…

Apple Retail Stores initiate push to sell Macs to businesses that run Windows with new Parallels/Windows 8 demos

Wednesday, September 4, 2013 12:29 pmWednesday, September 4, 201327 Comments

Apple is pushing its business-focused Apple Retail salespeople to sell Macs…

VMware releases VMware Fusion 6, promises ‘the ultimate Windows-on-Mac experience’

Wednesday, September 4, 2013 11:01 amWednesday, September 4, 20137 Comments

VMware Fusion 6 offers more than 50 new features to deliver the ultimate Windows-on-Mac experience…

Parallels releases Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac with up to 40% performance improvement

Thursday, August 29, 2013 12:46 pm17 Comments

Parallels today launched the all-new Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac, which lets customers run Windows applications on a Mac…

Best performing Windows PC on the market? Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro, of course

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 2:01 pmWednesday, April 24, 201321 Comments

The sample consisted of 224,144 crashes and 84,251 blue-screens over a course of 3 months…

Running Windows on Mac: Parallels Desktop 8 vs. VMware Fusion 5

Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:01 amSunday, April 21, 201330 Comments

Running Windows on a Mac or a MacBook is simple with virtualization software…

Parallels Desktop, not VMware Fusion, is the best virtualization software for most Mac users

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 1:30 pmMonday, February 11, 201329 Comments

If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of running Windows on your Mac…

The best way to pollute your Mac with Windows

Thursday, December 27, 2012 5:30 pmThursday, December 27, 201222 Comments

Ever since Apple switched to Intel architecture back in 2006…

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac $10 off for the holidays for a limited time

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 2:30 pm3 Comments

For a limited time, Parallels is offering…

Black Friday: Parallels giving away MacBook Pro with Retina display, offers 20% off Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac today through Nov. 27th

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 2:16 pmWednesday, November 21, 20124 Comments

Parallels is giving away a MacBook Pro with Retina Display…

Parallels Desktop 8 updated with expanded support for Windows 8

Thursday, November 8, 2012 1:46 pm4 Comments

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is lets you seamlessly run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side…

Macworld review: Parallels Desktop 8 vs. VMware Fusion 5

Friday, September 28, 2012 12:31 pmFriday, September 28, 20122 Comments

Virtualization apps for the Mac have matured a lot…

Macworld UK reviews Parallels Desktop 8.0: Does a slicker job than VMWare’s Fusion

Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:04 amWednesday, January 30, 20131 Comment

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is lets you seamlessly run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side…

Mossberg reviews Parallels Desktop 8: Works well; superior to VMWare Fusion

Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:43 pm21 Comments

Parallels 8 does a fine job of running Windows on a Mac, especially Windows 8…

CNET reviews Parallels Desktop 8: New features put it above competitors

Thursday, September 6, 2012 12:05 pm8 Comments

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is lets you seamlessly run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side…

Apple Macs continue to invade the enterprise

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 12:40 pmWednesday, September 5, 201214 Comments

Much to the chagrin of IT doofuses worldwide, Apple’s superior Macs continue to invade the workplace…

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac now available

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 11:36 amTuesday, September 4, 20128 Comments

Parallels today launched Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac the newest version of the No. 1-selling software…

New VMware Fusion 5 optimized for OS X Mountain Lion, Windows 8 and Apple’s latest Macs

Thursday, August 30, 2012 4:00 pmThursday, August 30, 20126 Comments

VMware Fusion 5 with 70 new features delivers an unparalleled Windows on Mac experience…

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