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neilticktin writes “MacTech performed an exhaustive set of benchmarks comparing Parallels Desktop 4 to VMWare Fusion 2 to run Windows on a Mac. To tackle this problem, MacTech undertook a huge benchmarking project starting in December — over 2500 tests by stopwatch. The goal was to see how the recent versions of VMWare Fusion and Parallels Desktop performed on different levels of Mac hardware, using XP, Vista, 64-bit, multi-procs, games, etc. … As usual, results vary by what’s important to you.”

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Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef is a former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan. He spent almost four years in Guantanamo. He wears a black turban, has a thick beard, and is never without his Apple iPhone… said he has always been interested in technology despite his militant links. He used a laptop and satellite phone to access the Internet

palmsolo writes “The Amazon Kindle 2 just started shipping last week, but Amazon surprised everyone late on March 3rd by placing the Amazon Kindle software for the iPhone in the Apple App Store. With the Whispersync technology you can now keep your Kindle and iPhone ebooks in sync and read everywhere you go. Readers on the iPhone also now get access to over 200,000 ebook titles on the Amazon Kindle storefront. Check out the hands-on image gallery and video of the Amazon Kindle software on the iPhone and Kindle 2.”

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Accompanying updates to Apple’s line of desktops Tuesday is a new compact, wired keyboard with no numeric keypad. It’s included with each new iMacs by default, but can be swapped out for one that does include a numeric keypad at no additional cost (when ordering online).

The latest Apple release has to go down in history as the quietest. Apple just released new products, and the earth didn’t move on its axis, and satellites in space pretty much stayed their course.

Flying under the radar of Tuesday’s broad desktop overhaul were quiet updates to Apple’s MacBook Pro notebook line, which now includes a faster 15-inch model, new high-end chip options, and larger solid-state drive (SSD) choices that are also offered alongside the company’s 13-inch MacBooks.

After all that excitement in the run-up, Apple’s done just about the bare minimum that was expected in a Mac mini update. The new SKUs both run 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo processors and are backed up by the same NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics that’ve done wonders for the MacBook. For 0 you get 1GB of RAM and a 120GB hard drive, 0 nabs 2GB of RAM and a

Apple is poised to introduce new versions of its Time Capsule wireless backup appliance and AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless routers, regulatory filings with the Federal Communications Commission reveal.

The latest version of Apple’s popular iLife suite of media applications brings a number of new features, as well as tweaks to some existing functionality. Ars dives deep on two of the members of the suite: iPhoto and iMovie. If you’re wonder whether an upgrade is worth it, read on for our take.

A new photo claiming to show the retail packaging for Apple’s long-awaited Mac mini refresh has surfaced online, adding to speculation that March will serve as launch pad for several new desktop Macs.