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VMware, the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, today announced that VMware Fusion® 3 is now available. With more than 50 new features, VMware Fusion 3 makes it easier than ever to run Windows applications with Mac simplicity.
With the new built-in Migration Assistant for Windows, VMware [...]

Adobe yesterday unveiled Photoshop Lightroom 3 public beta making the download available for anyone with an Adobe ID.
According to information on the Adobe Labs website they’ve focused on what they believe are the fundamental priorities of their customers: performance and image quality. Lightroom has been rebuilt from its core to provide a performance architecture that meets the [...]

Microsoft released Windows 7 today and it promises to be their most successful operating system to date.
According to the company’s website Windows 7 has better ways to find and manage files—like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews. It’s designed for faster and more reliable performance, so your PC just works the way you want it [...]

Apple today unveiled an all new iMac line featuring brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminium enclosure. The new iMac line, starting at £949 incl. VAT, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 [...]

Apple today announced that the Mac mini is now faster, offers more storage and comes standard with double the memory. Starting at £499 inc. VAT, the entry level Mac mini features a faster 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, a 160GB hard drive, five USB 2.0 ports, [...]