Parallels, developer of the popular Parallels Desktop app for Mac that allows you to run Windows apps alongside your Mac apps, has announced the release of Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac and Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition.
New Features Include:
- Users can now open Windows documents up to 48 percent faster
- Battery life is extended by up to 30 percent giving people additional work time when they need it most
- Virtual machines use up-to 10 percent less Mac memory
- New virtual machines with default settings launch Office 2013 applications up to 50 percent faster
- Virtual machine only takes as much disk space on the Mac hard drive as it needs. Real-time optimization automatically compacts virtual disk eliminating the need for periodic manual compacts.
- Free Disk Space Wizard allows to review and clean up space used by Parallels Desktop and Virtual Machines
When I try to start Parallels Desktop 9 in or, it gives me the following error. I have a Yosemite Beta install on a separate partition on one of my external hard drives for testing the new Photos app (iPhoto replacement). But, I have to restart and boot into it which is a hassle. So, I thought I would install Yosemite in Parallels virtualization software for ease of access. Parallels is pretty nice software, I have used. Parallels Remote Application Server; Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition; Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition; Parallels Mac Management for SCCM; Parallels Desktop for Mac; Parallels Toolbox for Mac & Windows; Parallels Access.
Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac also offers one-click optimization of virtual machines, based on what their primary usage is: productivity, games, design or development.
Users can also share files, text or web pages from Windows using accounts already configured on their Mac, including Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo, Flickr; or send them via email, AirDrop and Messages.
Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac is available beginning Aug. 20th, as an upgrade for current Parallels Desktop for Mac users. The full version will be available to new customers on www.parallels.com/desktop starting Aug. 26th. Packaged software will also be available worldwide starting on Aug. 26th.
The standard retail price (SRP) of Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac is $79.99, and the Student Edition is available for $39.99. Upgrades for existing Parallels Desktop 8 or 9 for Mac customers are US$49.99. Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac customers receive a complimentary three-month subscription to the Parallels Access app (www.parallels.com/access) for up to 5 Macs and PCs and an unlimited number of iOS and Android mobile devices.
For more information, visit www.parallels.com/upgradepd10/.
Mac Yosemite Update
New Features Include:
- Users can now open Windows documents up to 48 percent faster
- Battery life is extended by up to 30 percent giving people additional work time when they need it most
- Virtual machines use up-to 10 percent less Mac memory
- New virtual machines with default settings launch Office 2013 applications up to 50 percent faster
- Virtual machine only takes as much disk space on the Mac hard drive as it needs. Real-time optimization automatically compacts virtual disk eliminating the need for periodic manual compacts.
- Free Disk Space Wizard allows to review and clean up space used by Parallels Desktop and Virtual Machines
When I try to start Parallels Desktop 9 in or, it gives me the following error. I have a Yosemite Beta install on a separate partition on one of my external hard drives for testing the new Photos app (iPhoto replacement). But, I have to restart and boot into it which is a hassle. So, I thought I would install Yosemite in Parallels virtualization software for ease of access. Parallels is pretty nice software, I have used. Parallels Remote Application Server; Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition; Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition; Parallels Mac Management for SCCM; Parallels Desktop for Mac; Parallels Toolbox for Mac & Windows; Parallels Access.
Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac also offers one-click optimization of virtual machines, based on what their primary usage is: productivity, games, design or development.
Users can also share files, text or web pages from Windows using accounts already configured on their Mac, including Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo, Flickr; or send them via email, AirDrop and Messages.
Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac is available beginning Aug. 20th, as an upgrade for current Parallels Desktop for Mac users. The full version will be available to new customers on www.parallels.com/desktop starting Aug. 26th. Packaged software will also be available worldwide starting on Aug. 26th.
The standard retail price (SRP) of Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac is $79.99, and the Student Edition is available for $39.99. Upgrades for existing Parallels Desktop 8 or 9 for Mac customers are US$49.99. Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac customers receive a complimentary three-month subscription to the Parallels Access app (www.parallels.com/access) for up to 5 Macs and PCs and an unlimited number of iOS and Android mobile devices.
For more information, visit www.parallels.com/upgradepd10/.
Mac Yosemite Update
Parallels has a long history of smashing together competing operating systems to help platform-blending organizations move easily between OSes and get things done. The company will do it again with the newest Windows operating system (or service) Windows 10 and OS X Yosemite (yes, Yosemite), but this time with a twist.
Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac brings Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant to the OS X desktop. Obviously, the OS-virtualizing software is also bringing a bunch of other stuff in version 11 (is there any sadness that there will never be a Windows 11?).
See also: Apple OS X El Capitan preview: Better Spaces, transit maps and more
If you haven't used Parallels software before, it performs the neat trick of putting a fully virtualized version of, now, Windows 10 on a Mac OS X Yosemite system (El Capitan support is in the 'experimental' phase). This allows you to run a licensed version of the OS on a Mac and access all the apps that would normally run only in Windows. Bootcamp, by contrast, allows you to run Windows on a Mac, but in a completely separate environment.
It goes further, though, by blending Windows 10 elements into OS X in ways that make them seem almost like part of your Mac. For example, Cortana can pop up from the OS X dock when you say 'Hey, Cortana.' You can use it in all the ways you normally use Cortana (news, weather, Web search) and to launch Mac apps. It also adds the new Windows Notification center to the Mac desktop — it sweeps in from the side of the screen, just like on Windows 10. Video converter mp4 for mac.
Parallels Desktop 11 also brings Mac features to the virtualized Windows system, like Quick Look, which you access via the space bar. And if your MacBook has a Force Touch-supporting touchpad, you can use that to quickly access word definitions in Microsoft Word for Windows.
You can also see all files on your Mac in Windows and, according to company representatives, transferring files between the OSes is easy. If you print a Windows file, you'll have access to the full Mac print dialog box.
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The company also promises that this will be the fastest Parallels ever with 50% faster boot and shut down times and a 20% speed bump for task management.
Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac, which is available Wednesday, will support new licensed Windows 10 installations and migrations from existing machines (which will basically ghost the whole system onto your Mac). Standalone Parallels Desktop 11 for the Mac costs $79.99. Upgrade pricing for those using versions 9 or 11 is $49.99. A Pro edition, which adds, for instance, integration with developer tools and cloud storage access, is $49.99 a year.
