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"&amp;lt;vc&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac officially launched to the public on Tuesday, offering new features like support for Apple's Retina display MacBook Pro, along with improved performance and faster startup times.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nThe new &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-5681521-11138980\"&amp;gt;Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; promises up to 30 percent faster 3D graphics compared to previous versions. In addition, users will be able to stop, start and resume Windows on their Mac more quickly, with boot times of the operating system improved by as much as 25 percent.\r\n\r\nParallels 8 allows Mac owners to run almost any operating system on their computers. The latest version has been optimized to work with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Apple's latest Mac operating system.\r\n\r\nThe software launched for existing Parallels users last week, but as of Tuesday it is now publicly available for all to purchase. &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-5681521-11138980\"&amp;gt;Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; costs $79.99 for new customers, $39.99 for students, and $49.99 for owners of previous versions. A free trial is also available, as well as the $99.99 \"Switch to Mac Edition\" for current Windows users.\r\n\r\nAlternatively, customers in the market for a new Mac can get Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac for free when purchasing their Mac of choice from Apple authorized reseller &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/browse/Apple/ci/13441/N/4232861776/BI/1717/KBID/2301\"&amp;gt;B&amp;amp;H Photo&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. To take advantage of the offer, shoppers need to simply click the link on B&amp;amp;H's Mac product pages that says \"Click Here To Select your Choice of FREE Software\" (pictured below) and then select Parallels 8 for $0.00. Customers also have the option of receiving a free copy of File Maker Bento 4 instead of Parallels. B&amp;amp;H's discounted Mac pricing can be seen every day in &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;AppleInsider's&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/mac_price_guide/\"&amp;gt;Mac Price Guide&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. \r\n\r\n&amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/browse/Apple/ci/13441/N/4232861776/BI/1717/KBID/2301\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://photos.appleinsider.com/bhpardeal120906.jpg\" width=\"694\" height=\"436\" alt=\"Parallels Deal\" border=\"1\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nParallels 8 takes advantage of features in Mountain Lion and applies them to Windows programs, like support for Launchpad, Dictation, Notification Center and Mission Control. Users can also drag and drop files from the desktop onto dock icons for Windows applications like Outlook.\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-5681521-11138980\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://photos.appleinsider.com/12.08.30-Parallels8-2.jpg\" alt=\"Parallels 8 Windows Apps\" height=\"313\" border=\"0\" width=\"550\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=\"minor2\"&amp;gt;Windows apps in OS X Launchpad and IE in Dock. | Source: &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-5681521-11138980\"&amp;gt;Parallels&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nWindows applications can also be added to the Launchpad in Mountain Lion, allowing users to quickly launch the Mac and Windows software they use the most.\r\n\r\nA new Parallels Mobile App also allows users to copy and paste, enjoy audio, and access their Mac and Windows programs with an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=\"hhttp://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-5681521-11138980\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://photos.appleinsider.com/12.08.30-Parallels8-1.jpg\" alt=\"Parallels 8 Multi-OS\" height=\"313\" border=\"0\" width=\"550\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=\"minor2\"&amp;gt;Parallels 8 multi-OS support. | Source: &amp;lt;a href=\"&amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-5681521-11138980\"=\"\"&amp;gt;Parallels&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nWith Parallels 8, multiple platforms, referred to as guests, can run at the same time. Guest applications can also be accessed across operating systems including Internet Explorer, which received its own toolbar button in Safari to be used when a user navigates to a web page not properly formatted for Apple's browser. As previously mentioned, IE or other non-native programs can be inserted into the Dock for easy access. \r\n\r\nThe virtualization software also features seamless trackpad gestures, such as pinch-to-zoom, swiping between full-screen apps and two-finger scrolling, which are now supported on the Windows side. Parallels 8 also features Bluetooth sharing and VM resource management assets."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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