Computer Business Review mentions that Intel is officially launching the quad-core Core 2s:
Intel Corp has officially launched its first desktop quad-core processor, codenamed Kentsfield, with new systems boasting the CPU set to be announced today. But for the average enterprise user, two plus two will not add up to four.
In launching Kentsfield, Intel beats rival [...]

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Apple released Mac OS X 10.4.8 a few days ago, for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.
Some of the fixes/changes that may benefit Mac users interested in virtualization/emulation:
- Improves Apple File Sharing client performance by changing the default AFP WAN quantum size.. More…
- Windows File Sharing now generates only one process, avoiding an issue that could [...]

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There is a new build of Parallels Desktop out for Mac Pro/iMac Core 2 Duo owners.
From the Parallels Forums:
We are continuing our efforts to deliver a Parallels Desktop for Mac version that fully supports Mac Pro and iMac Core 2 Duo.
There’s an updated internal build that is available for early testing which can be downloaded [...]

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Just a quick note about DOSBox (a DOS emulator for Mac OS X). According to a thread at VOGONS (official forums for DOSBox), they are working on making DOSBox perform much better on Intel-based Macs (it’s not too shabby as it is, but there are a few issues still remaining). It sounds [...]

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InfoWorld is running an article about Intel’s finally, truly, endorsing Apple, as well as what Apple has done for Intel (among other things, helping to create a market for Intel’s Core Duo CPUs). How is Intel doing this? By giving Apple two “feature sessions” at next week’s Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.
Excerpts [...]

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