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MacTech finds Parallels beating VMWare Fusion again in annual virtualization rundown

by Mike Schramm (Jan 30th, 2013)

MacTech has posted its annual rundown of benchmarks between two of the most popular virtualization solutions out there on the Mac: VMware Fusion 5 and Parallels Desktop 8. Both are of course used to run Windows-compatible software inside of an OS X environment, and especially on the high end IT ...

VMware announces Fusion 5 with support for Windows 8

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 23rd, 2012)

Mac users that run Windows on their machines will be happy to know that VMware just updated its Fusion software to support Windows 8. The new Fusion 5 is also optimized for OS X Mountain Lion, so you can run the best of both desktop platforms when Windows 8 debuts later this year. The latest ...

VMware Fusion now virtualizes standard builds of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard

by Michael Rose (Nov 18th, 2011)

VMware released the latest dot update to its flagship Mac virtualization product today. The free update, Fusion 4.1, improves Lion full-screen compatibility, graphics performance and startup options; it can be downloaded immediately for all Fusion customers. While those changes are certainly ...

Daily Update for November 2, 2011

by Steven Sande (Nov 2nd, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

MacTech benchmarks Parallels and VMware Fusion

by Mike Schramm (Nov 2nd, 2011)

The 2011 MacTech Conference starts up here in Los Angeles today, and TUAW will have reports and interviews live from the conference all week. Before things begin, however, MacTech has been busy benchmarking (as usual). Its latest benchmarking showdown features virtualization software options ...

VMware Fusion gets an update with some important Mac fixes

by Mel Martin (Aug 16th, 2010)

VMware has pushed out an update for their virtual machine software for Intel-based Macs. Version 3.1.1 includes: Improvements to iSight Camera access Fixes an issue where an incorrect disk error message pops up after A Mac hard crash while working in VMware Fixes audio recording issues ...

Ask TUAW: Power adapters, Windows 7, iWork refresh, and more

by Mat Lu (Feb 4th, 2010)

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about MacBook power adapters, Windows 7 in Boot Camp and virtualization in general, resetting the Mac Setup Assistant, the next iWork refresh, and more. As always, your suggestions and questions are ...

VMware Fusion 3 supercharged for Snow Leopard

by Aron Trimble (Oct 6th, 2009)

The latest release of VMware's top-notch virtualization software "Fusion" has been announced and some of the new features are definitely worth taking a look. For the uninitiated, virtualization is the act of simulating a guest operating system while running a host operating system. Put simply, it ...

Installing Windows 7 RC1 on your Mac... for free

by Steven Sande (May 10th, 2009)

Sometimes you have to use Windows. Supporting clients in multiple-OS environments makes this a necessity for some Mac users, while others want to run applications that are available in Windows only. You can get a preview of the latest flavor of Windows, Windows 7, by running Release Candidate 1 of ...

Macworld 2009: Interview with VMware's Peter Kazanjy

by Chris Ullrich (Jan 12th, 2009)

In the world of desktop and enterprise virtualization for the Mac, two companies, VMWare and Parallels, top the list. Each offers a suite of products designed to meet the needs of virtualization aficionados -- whether they need to run a rack full of servers or just use Outlook to check email. At ...

Parallels Desktop 4 updated

by Mel Martin (Jan 8th, 2009)

Popular virtualization software Parallels has been updated to build 3810. The software offers many upgrades and fixes, including Windows DirectX 9.0 with Shaders Model 2 support, as well as "experimental" support for Snow Leopard and Windows 7 beta. The "experimental" caution, as you might surmise, ...

VMWare Fusion - 50% off, today only

by Chris Ullrich (Dec 1st, 2008)

As if all the deals from "Black Friday" weren't enough, the good folks at VMWare are keeping the love going through today with this stellar deal offered exclusively for "Cyber Monday." Here's all the details, directly from the virtual horse's mouth: Get 50% off automatically when you purchase VMware ...

Sun xVM VirtualBox 2 enhances the free virtualization experience

by Steven Sande (Sep 4th, 2008)

Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0 has arrived! We did a detailed review of VirtualBox 1.6 back in July, and now a shiny new version is available. If you want to set up a virtualization environment on your Intel Mac, but don't want to spend money on Parallels or VMWare Fusion, xVM VirtualBox 2.0 is a free and ...

VMWare Fusion 2 Beta 2 available now

by Christina Warren (Jul 30th, 2008)

The VMWare team has just released the second beta for VMWare Fusion 2.0, the company's popular virtualization program for the Mac. The new beta adds a TON of new features, as the video above demonstrates. I got a chance to talk to VMWare today about the new beta and it is HOT. I'll be posting a ...

TUAW Labs: VirtualBox

by Steven Sande (Jul 21st, 2008)

Running other operating systems on a Mac is nothing new, and with the advent of Intel-based Macs we've seen a flood of virtual machine software: Parallels Desktop for Mac, VMWare Fusion, and Codeweavers CrossOver Mac. These products enable you to run Mac OS X and another operating system ...