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When Windows Vista, Parallels and Virtualization Collide

According to an article on Mac Observer, Parallels, makers of the popular Parallels Desktop for the Mac, is alerting its customers that they’ll run into End User License Agreements (EULA) when running Windows Vista in a virtualization-based environment such as the one Parallels provides. According to Vista’s agreement, which the user essentially signs when they […]

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Skype 2.5 for Mac Released

On Wednesday, Skype announced that Skype for Mac 2.5 has gone gold according to an article on Macworld News. The new version of the software is capable of sending Short Message Service (SMS) messages to mobile phones (i.e., “text messaging”), supports audio-based conference calls between as many as 10 people and supports one-on-one videoconferencing. Skype’s […]

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iLounge Provides Additional Details About New iPod Shuffles

The folks at iLounge have published a quick guide as to the differences between the original silver matchbook-sized iPod Shuffle and the new colored units released yesterday. While almost everything remains identical and the flash-based MP3 player is still available for $79, the piece does mention that Apple has included a higher quality set of […]

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C|Net UK Reviews 17″ MacBook Pro

The folks over at C|Net UK have published a full review of Apple’s 17″ MacBook Pro laptop with a 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and two gigabytes of RAM. The review highlights the good and the bad of the laptop and the PowerBook generally winds up being considered very favorably. Selling points included […]

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Rayner Software Releases iBatt 2.0

Rayner Software has releases version 2.0 of its battery analysis and diagnostic program. The new version, a 405 kilobyte download courtesy of MacUpdate features a rewritten back end, new interface and Universal Binary compatibility. The program takes available battery data and presents it as a series of gauges and line graphs displaying battery history. The […]