virtualisation
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Parallels 5 Runs Win7 Next To Snow Leopard With Multitouchiness
7:01PM Matt Buchanan | It’s a virtual war: VMWare Fusion 3 for Snow Kitty and Win7 popped out last week, and now here’s Parallels 5. It’s also fully 64-bit, with Windows apps that behave like native ones, including full multitouch gestures, and more zoomzoom. More »
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Want To Improve Your Web App Delivery?
3:16PM Kym Weathersten | A heads up for all you IT gurus; the Citrix NetScaler VPX conference will take place this Wednesday and Thursday in Sydney and Melbourne. Starting at 8am, the three-hour seminars will cover web app acceleration, dynamic layer 4-7 load balancing, ensuring availability of business-critical applications and application level firewalling. For more details, click through to the seminar web page and register. Did we mention it includes breakfast? [Citrix]
Computers
Sony Laptops Have Hardware Virtualisation Disabled
5:45PM Danny Allen | A user backlash is brewing after Sony confirmed it deliberately disables hardware virtualisation (required to run Windows 7’s XP Mode) on all current Vaio laptops, due to security concerns. More »
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Windows 7’s XP Mode to Require 2GB of RAM, True Processor Virtualisation
10:40PM Jesus Diaz | We talked about XP Mode—which runs programs that work in XP but not in Vista—in our Windows 7 RC1’s hands-on. Now Microsoft is coming up with details about what hardware and licenses this will need. 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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VMWare For Mobile Devices Lets You Run Windows and Android Simultaneously
8:33PM John Herrman | Ok, this is even cooler than we expected: a Nokia N800, loaded with VMWare’s MVP hypervisor, is seen here running Windows CE and Android, at the same time. This is a big deal! More »
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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.
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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.
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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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VMware Pushing Virtual Machines for Smartphones, Will Support Parallel OSes
9:56PM John Herrman | VMware, which consumers know mostly for their Fusion desktop virtualisation software, is moving into the mobile space, albeit surreptitiously. The company has announced VMware MVP, a thin layer of software that will interface between handsets’ hardware and operating system, allowing for a standardised development platform across any handsets that include it. What does this mean for regular consumers? For now, not much. If the tech finds enough support for hardware vendors, though, the consequences could be major. More »
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