Consumers and professionals alike are wondering about the latest rumors surrounding new technologies from both Apple® and Microsoft®. At Parallels, we are consistently curious about the decisions and technical aspects of the iPhone®, iPod®, iPad®, and Mac® platforms. We make every effort to stay informed and always prioritize fact over fiction.

In that spirit, I’ll outline three interesting rumors surrounding Apple’s latest innovations, in an effort to distinguish fact from fiction:

iOS Device Docked into MacBook

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Paying close attention to patents provides valuable insights on whether rumors are fact or fiction. Above, you’ll see a visual concept of this patent application from Apple, Inc. This could further extend iOS device capabilities such as data transfer, AR gaming, and even use as a touchpad with the latest iOS installation of Force Touch. It seems like Apple hasn’t lost its innovative edge with this potentially factual rumor.

Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac Launches and is the First to Bring Windows Apps to the Mac Touch Bar and Windows People Bar to the Mac More than 30 tools are now available for Windows and Mac that enable users to complete tasks with a single click – from Drive Cleaning, to Presentation Mode, and Screen Recording.

• Upgrades are starting Aug. 28 for existing Parallels Desktop 7 or 8 for Mac customers for US$49.99. For a limited time, Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac customers receive a complimentary six-month subscription to Parallels Access for the Mac where Parallels Desktop 9 is installed and activated, a $39.99 value.
• Discussion in 'Windows, Linux & Others on the Mac' started by yg17, Apr 26, 2007.

iPhone 8

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Curved iPhone screen: Samsung and Apple have agreed on a two-year contact with Samsung Display to supply iPhone OLED panels that are curved. The above image of a Samsung phone is very similar to what we will be seeing with the iPhone 8. With this agreement, both Apple and Samsung are completely saturating the OLED supply, which effectively pushes out other manufacturers from having curved displays (from Samsung.) The new iPhone 8 will be super slick.

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Additionally, the iPhone release date has been delayed due to a desire to find a similar fingerprint solution to the existing Touch ID® supply issues. The overall design of the iPhone 8 still remains a mystery. However – a popular graphic designer, Benjamin Geskin, created a beautiful render of what the iPhone 8 could look like. The demand is high…will Apple deliver?

iMac Pro: Power Boosted by Users

Mac Release Dates

Apple recently announced upgrades to the Mac Pro® “trashcan” and plans to provide new displays after this year. This announcement comes after Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned in a 2016 internal memo that Apple had “desktops in [its] roadmap.” Quoted from 9to5Mac: “The company research shows that a full 30% of Mac owners use at least one “Pro” app—those used for things like music creation, video editing, graphic design, and software development—half of these more than once per week. This 30% is what Apple considers its pro market.” Does this mean the new iMac® will target power users? What does that mean for current Mac Pro users? This type of transparency is what Apple should practice more of so Apple loyalists are not wading through rumor muck. Apple has already confirmed it’s working on the new iMac models for release in late 2017, and these are to include a “server-grade” model toward the tail end of 2017.

Coincidentally, all this rumor commotion led Apple enthusiasts to connect the downfall of a third-party Apple display and the promise of an updated desktop model to theorize about the potential for an iMac Pro. Interested in this hype? There have been some incredible concepts designed by Curved/labs in Germany. Hopefully, Apple will include more screws and less glue in design, so users have the ability to upgrade their own devices as in hardware past.

Parallels For Mac Release Date

Since the inception of Parallels Desktop® for Mac in 2006, we have stayed up to date with the latest releases from tech leaders such as Apple and Microsoft to consistently provide a premium product for our customers to enjoy. We look forward to supporting both Apple and Microsoft in their latest innovations! Let us know what you’re looking forward to in the comments below or tweet at us @ParallelsMac

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Parallels is at it again. For several weeks, beta testing of its latest version of Desktop for Mac has been taking place. And now that it has concluded, the company is ready to release the Official Update of Parallels Desktop for Mac to the public. Parallels is proud to call it the first solution that enables users to run Windows, Linux and OS X simultaneously on any Intel-powered Mac without the need to reboot.

The official update is free for all Parallels Desktop users, and it includes a number of important, performance-enhancing features that include:

• Full support for new quad-processor Mac Pro towers and Core 2 Duo Macs with any memory configuration
• Guest OS support for Microsoft Vista Beta1, Beta2, and RC1
• Host OS support for developer builds of OS X 10.5 'Leopard'
• Better USB support, including support for webcams and Windows Mobile 5 devices
• A hard disk caching tool that improves OS X performance when running Parallels
• Improved sound and video quality in virtual machines

A full list of new features and product improvements can be found on the company's Web site.

'This Official Update offers complete compatibility with any Intel-Mac with any memory configuration, includes support for Windows Vista, and adds a number of important enhancements for sound, video, and USB support, as well as overall performance for both the host Mac and guest Windows machines' said Benjamin Rudolph, Marketing Manager, Parallels. 'We value the user feedback that has helped us deliver the best solution for running Windows on Macs.'

Active Parallels Desktop users should note that upgrading to the Official Update will not require a re-install of any guest operating systems or any applications. After upgrading, users should re-install Parallels Tools.

Parallels For Mac Free Download

Parallels offers new users a free 15-day trial version of the product as a free download.