News from Apples
Macworld 2009 has started, and the Phil Schliller’s keynote is set to start at 9am PST, 12pm EST. This will be Apple’s last Macworld appearance, at least in a keynote capacity. Live Feeds: MacRumors thread was hacked somehow. http://live.gizmodo.com/ MacRumors MacWorld 2009 Rumor Roundup Rumored Products/Updates: * iLife and iWork … Read more
On a more serious note, seeing as how we are all really into birthdays, don’t forget, Apple is celebrating their 31st birthday today – originally founded as Apple Computer, Inc, and now known (as of January 2007) as just Apple, Inc. Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne, along with Mike … Read more
It’s been a year since we heard about iRoots and iRoots Pro – has anybody heard about any updates since then? This is a partial reprint of the article linked above: Could Apple be getting into the genealogy software and DNA testing market? Apparently there will be two versions of … Read more
MacDailyNews mentions that today, March 24, 2007, is Mac OS X’s 6th birthday. They’ve posted the original press release online. “CUPERTINO, California—March 21, 2001—Apple® today announced that beginning this Saturday, March 24, customers can buy Mac® OS X in retail stores around the world. Mac OS X is the world’s … Read more
As you may or may not know, Apple has rolled out their iBook replacement, the MacBook, which is based on an Intel CPU. This replaces the iBook series (both the 12-inch and 14-inch), as well as the 12-inch PowerBook. It starts at $1099 US, and surprisingly, it is an Intel Core Duo – that is is, it’s a dual-core CPU – the equivalent of having two CPUs inside of your machine.
They are going with only one display for the MacBook, a “glossy” 13.3-inch widescreen display. It’s also back to being available in more than one color – black or white.
The hits keep coming: Parallels.com
It’s here! Parallels is proud to launch the Beta program the first virtualization solution specifically designed to work with Intel-powered Apple computers! Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta for Mac OS X is NOT simply a “dual-boot” solution; rather, it empowers users the ability to use Windows, Linux and any other operating system at the same time as Mac OS X, enabling users to enjoy the comfort of their Mac OS X desktop while still being able to use critical applications from other OSes.
Driven by full support for dual-core processors and Intel Virtualization Technology (included in almost every new Intel-powered Mac), virtual machines created using Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta offer near-native performance and rock-solid stability.
Their versions for Linux and Windows cost $50.
Keep in mind this allows you to run Windows inside of Mac OS X – it’s not a “dual-boot” solution like Apple’s ‘Boot Camp’ that came out yesterday, and it’s not limited to Windows XP, but everything from MSDOS/Windows 3.1 all the way up through Windows 98 and XP. It won’t be as fast as the dual-boot option, but for most of your applications, you won’t care.
This makes it extremly easy to get people to switch to Mac OS X – if they just have a few applications they can’t let go of, they can just pop open a window running Windows, access the application, and then exit out, without having to reboot.