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QOTD: Boot Camp, Parallels Or Fusion?

4:09PM Nick Broughall | I’m sitting here with my MacBook Pro and a copy of Windows 7, wanting to combine the two into the ultimate blogging machine. But how to do it? More »
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Parallels Switch To Mac Edition Transfers Windows Programs For You

5:04PM Danny Allen | Aside from letting you run Windows and OS X apps side-by-side, the latest version of Parallels has a cool migration wizard that copies Windows programs and files to the new Mac via a USB cable linking the two machines. More »
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VMWare Fusion vs. Parallels Desktop for Mac: Which Is Faster?

10:00AM Matt Buchanan | Ironically, it’s one of the biggest decisions you make when you get a Mac: How should I run Windows on it? Parallels or Fusion? An exhaustive battery of benchmarks by MacTech reveals a clear winner. More »
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Parallels 4 Now Available In Australia

3:18PM Nick Broughall | Just a quick note for Mac users lusting for some PC software functionality: Local distributor Conexus today announced Parallels 4 for Australia. New users can pick it up for $140, and if you happen to own a previous version the upgrade only costs $70. If you picked up Parallels 3 after September 1 this year though, you’re eligible for a free upgrade to the latest version, which as you remember purports to be 50% faster. [Conexus] More »
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Parallels 4 Out Now: 50% Faster Than Parallels 3

12:45AM Mark Wilson | Those running Intel Macs are probably at least familiar with Parallels, the famed virtualisation software allowing you to run Windows alongside OSX. Well now the company has just announced their fourth revision of the software, Parallels 4, that promises to run 50% faster than the previous version. More »
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Low-end Windows Vista Editions Now Allowed to be Run Virtualized on Macs

6:32AM Jason Chen | Remember that completely arbitrary rule by Microsoft limiting virtualisation (which lets you run Windows concurrently with OS X on a Mac) to only the more expensive versions of Vista? It’s now gone. More »

New Parallels Ads Ape Mac Spots, Actually Feel Fresh

5:30PM Seamus Byrne | While poor PC users still get the insulting end of the stick as Mac cozily snags their features, overall these spots feel less mean than Apple’s and surprisingly un-stale. John Hodgman’s presence is missed, but the Mac guy comes across as slightly less smug than Justin Long (probably ’cause he’s way old). Complete collection after the jump. More »

Parallels 3 Goes Live

11:00AM Seamus Byrne | Remember when we gave you deets on the new Parallels 3.0 last week? Good news: it’s done and released already. So if you’ve been waiting for it with sweaty anticipation, clean yourself up and go grab a copy. Tally ho, dual OS cowboys! –Adam Frucci AU: Yay! We gave THEM some news this morning. ;-) Product Page [via Gizmodo Australia] More »

Parallels Desktop 3.0 goes live

6:34AM Seamus Byrne | These guys are fast. They announce one week, then deliver the next. Parallels Desktop 3.0 is now ready to roll, with all those juicy features we talked about last week. Product Page [Parallels] More »

Exclusive: More Details on Parallels Desktop 3.0

7:21AM Seamus Byrne | We had a chat with the Parallels guys earlier today, and got some new information that should be very interesting to people who are even the slightest bit interested in running Windows on your Mac. We went over some of the stuff we covered yesterday, but there’s lots of new stuff and even one major feature we didn’t mention: Snapshots. More »