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VMWare Releases Fusion 3.1

On Wednesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 3.1 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]

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Strange Knowledge Base article points to potential Boot Camp update for mid-April MacBook Pro

This is interesting. Per CNET, Apple has released a knowledge base article outlining a Boot Camp update for the 2010 13″ MacBook Pro notebook. The update is for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of windows, and addresses a problem where the Boot Camp Control Panel would display warnings when changing the display brightness, as well […]

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Apple Releases EFI Firmware 1.4 for Early 2009 Mac Pro

Albeit mobile devices are important, never forget your home desktop machines. Late Monday, Apple released EFI Firmware 1.4 for the early 2009 Mac Pro desktop workstations. The update, a 1.9 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Improves compatibility with virtualization products utilizing VT-d. – Improves storage performance under Windows XP for Boot […]

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Current Version of Boot Camp Will Lack Support for Windows 7 on Some 2006 Mac Models

In a recent memo to retail partners, Apple has announced that it will deliver support for Windows 7 in Mac OS X Snow Leopard’s Boot Camp utility by the end of the year via a software update, but exclude support for some Macs sold in 2006. Per AppleInsider, the drivers provide native support for Mac-specific […]

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Boot Camp Sound Bug Found for 13″ and 15″ Unibody MacBook Pro Notebooks

A number of owners of Apple’s latest 13″ and 15″ unibody MacBook Pro notebooks have reported speaker failures when running Windows via Boot Camp according to an article on MacNN. The problems have affected many gamers who use Mac OS X for daily computing, then switch to Windows to play games. The problem appears to […]