Virtual Machine | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:11:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Virtual Machine | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Apple settles lawsuit against iOS VM provider Corellium https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apple-settles-lawsuit-against-ios-vm-provider-corellium/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apple-settles-lawsuit-against-ios-vm-provider-corellium/#respond Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:40:19 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=527339 Back in 2019, Apple filed a lawsuit against software company ‘Corellium’, for selling virtualisation software for iOS on the grounds of infringement. Now, rather than taking the case to trial, Apple has settled the lawsuit, possibly due to mounting pressure over the locked-down nature of iOS.  In Apple’s lawsuit filing, the company took issue with …

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Back in 2019, Apple filed a lawsuit against software company ‘Corellium’, for selling virtualisation software for iOS on the grounds of infringement. Now, rather than taking the case to trial, Apple has settled the lawsuit, possibly due to mounting pressure over the locked-down nature of iOS. 

In Apple’s lawsuit filing, the company took issue with Corellium’s marketing, which states that the product can create ‘virtual’ Apple devices while charging up to $1 million per year for private installations of the software. Apple said at the time that there “is no basis for Corellium to be selling a product that allows the creation of avowedly perfect replicas of Apple’s devices to anyone willing to pay”. Corellium responded with an open letter, stating that Apple's lawsuit should “give all security researchers, app developers and jailbreakers reason to be concerned”.

Earlier this week, The Washington Post reported that Apple has privately settled its lawsuit against Corellium, although specific details of the settlement have not been disclosed publicly at this time. Neither company has made public statements about the settlement at the time of writing.

Interestingly, a year before the lawsuit, Apple did attempt to acquire Corellium, but the offer was turned down. At this point in time, law makers are looking into ways to restrict anti-competitive policies for mobile platforms like iOS, following years of complaints from software developers and service providers, including the likes of Spotify and Epic Games.

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KitGuru Says: Given Apple's current legal predicaments, it is easy to see why it chose to take a step back here. Details on the settlement have not been revealed but we may learn more in the weeks to come. 

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Parallels is working on bringing Windows 11 to Macs https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/matthew-wilson/parallels-is-working-on-bringing-windows-11-to-macs/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/matthew-wilson/parallels-is-working-on-bringing-windows-11-to-macs/#respond Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:52:04 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=522186 If you've ever wanted to run Windows on a Mac, then chances are you've used Parallels for that task. The company has previously supported major versions of Windows and the company has now confirmed that it is working on bringing Windows 11 to Macs as well. The last major version of Parallels brought Windows 10 …

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If you've ever wanted to run Windows on a Mac, then chances are you've used Parallels for that task. The company has previously supported major versions of Windows and the company has now confirmed that it is working on bringing Windows 11 to Macs as well.

The last major version of Parallels brought Windows 10 over to Macs with the new Apple M1 processor. Speaking with iMore, Parallels SVP of engineering, Nick Dobrovolskiy, confirmed that the company is also looking to bring Windows 11 to Mac systems, saying: “Since Windows 11 has just been announced recently, the Parallels Engineering team is waiting for the official Windows 11 Insider Preview build to start studying changes introduced in the new OS to deliver full compatibility in future Parallels Desktop updates.”

The first Insider Preview for Windows 11 began rolling out earlier this week, but the new operating system has some odd system requirements, which has confused the upgrade process for many users. It is possible that some of these requirements will make it more difficult to get Windows 11 running on a Mac, but Parallels seems to be up to the task.

Unfortunately, there is no timeframe in place right now and the Parallels team also needs to things running on macOS Monterey, which is currently in beta. We should hear more later in the summer though.

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KitGuru Says: Do you prefer using a VM like Parallels or installing Windows directly via Boot Camp on a Mac? 

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Modders unlock GPU virtualisation on GeForce and Quadro graphics cards https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/modders-unlock-gpu-virtualisation-on-geforce-and-quadro-graphics-cards/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/modders-unlock-gpu-virtualisation-on-geforce-and-quadro-graphics-cards/#respond Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:06:24 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=511389 GPU virtualisation is officially exclusive to some Nvidia data centre and professional graphics cards, but a group of modders have been working on changing that. Through some tweaking, developers have managed to enable GPU virtualisation on GeForce and Quadro graphics cards.  Nvidia GeForce gaming graphics cards have always had the hardware requirements for GPU virtualisation, …

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GPU virtualisation is officially exclusive to some Nvidia data centre and professional graphics cards, but a group of modders have been working on changing that. Through some tweaking, developers have managed to enable GPU virtualisation on GeForce and Quadro graphics cards. 

Nvidia GeForce gaming graphics cards have always had the hardware requirements for GPU virtualisation, but Nvidia has kept the feature locked down to specific units through its driver software. Modders have now found a way to get around this, enabling GPU virtualisation on GeForce and Quadro GPUs.

For those unaware of GPU virtualisation, it's the ability to divide a GPU into multiple virtual parts (vGPUs), allowing various users to use the GPU simultaneously. This feature comes in handy in situations where someone has a workstation equipped with, for example, an RTX A8000. Instead of assigning that workstation to a single user, GPU virtualisation would allow better use of resources by virtualising into multiple vGPUs for distinct users.

Broadly explained, for GPU virtualisation to work on GeForce graphics cards, you just have to replace the device ID with another that natively supports the feature. There are a few requirements for the bypass to work, including having python 3 installed with the “frida” package, DKMS, and the Nvidia GRID GPU driver. As for the supported graphics cards, any card sharing the same physical chip as a Tesla works. Those interested can find the project on Github.

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KitGuru says: Most consumers won't need this type of feature, but this is still an interesting development regardless. Have any of you used GPU virtualisation before? Are you interested in trying it out on a GeForce GPU for the first time? 

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Microsoft and AMD partner up to bring EPYC processors to Azure Cloud https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/matthew-wilson/microsoft-and-amd-partner-up-to-bring-epyc-processors-to-azure-cloud/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/matthew-wilson/microsoft-and-amd-partner-up-to-bring-epyc-processors-to-azure-cloud/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:10:38 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=356766 It looks like AMD is gaining more traction with its server-oriented EPYC processors. These 32-core Zen-powered behemoths came out of the gate with wide support from tech companies and we even saw Dropbox sign a deal to start using EPYC to power its cloud storage platform. Now, AMD has scored another big partner, with Microsoft …

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It looks like AMD is gaining more traction with its server-oriented EPYC processors. These 32-core Zen-powered behemoths came out of the gate with wide support from tech companies and we even saw Dropbox sign a deal to start using EPYC to power its cloud storage platform. Now, AMD has scored another big partner, with Microsoft signing on to use EPYC processors in its Azure Cloud system.

Microsoft Azure has deployed AMD EPYC processors in its data centers in preparation for its latest series of Virtual Machines for storage workloads. The Lv2 VM family from Microsoft will take advantage of EPYC's high core count and connectivity options. They will use the EPYC 7551 processor, which runs at 2.2GHz with a 3.0GHz single core boost. With support for up to 128 lanes of PCIe connections per processor (EPYC boards can support two), AMD offers 33 percent more connectivity compared to a dual-Xeon solution.

Speaking about bringing EPYC to Microsoft's cloud platform, AMD's GM and VP of Enterprise solutions, Scott Aylor, said: “We are extremely excited to be partnering with Microsoft Azure to bring the power of AMD EPYC processors into their datacenter. There is tremendous opportunity for users to tap into the capabilities we can deliver across storage and other workloads through the combination of AMD EPYC processors on Azure. We look forward to the continued close collaboration with Microsoft Azure on future instances throughout 2018.”

Microsoft's new L-series virtual machines are high I/O, dense storage offerings resulting from Project Olympus. Throughout this project, Microsoft has been working closely with AMD on integrated hardware and that partnership will continue into the future.

KitGuru Says: Microsoft was one of the first companies listed to be supporting EPYC at launch and it seems to have worked out well for AMD. Between this and the Xbox family of consoles, the two companies seem to have forged a strong relationship.

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Parallels 10 brings Windows 10 to Mac https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/operating-systems/matthew-wilson/parallels-10-brings-windows-10-to-mac/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/operating-systems/matthew-wilson/parallels-10-brings-windows-10-to-mac/#respond Sat, 14 Feb 2015 12:41:38 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=235729 You can now throw the Windows 10 Technical Preview on your Mac with the latest version of Parallels. Parallels Desktop 10 now gives Windows 10 as an option for the virtual machine, alongside Ubuntu and the older Windows 7/Windows 8.1 ISOs. Parallels works by creating a virtual machine on your Mac, removing the need to …

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You can now throw the Windows 10 Technical Preview on your Mac with the latest version of Parallels. Parallels Desktop 10 now gives Windows 10 as an option for the virtual machine, alongside Ubuntu and the older Windows 7/Windows 8.1 ISOs.

Parallels works by creating a virtual machine on your Mac, removing the need to dual-boot with Bootcamp, although it can come with a performance hit. With Windows 10 running on Parallels you will have access to all of the new features and monthly updates as Microsoft works on improving its latest OS before release.

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The program does come with a two-week trial but after that it is going to cost you. If you don't own a previous version of Parallels, you will have to shell out $79.99, which works out as just over £50 here in the UK.

If you do own a previous version of the software, upgrading will cost you $39.99 or around £25 here in the UK.

Windows 10 became available as a Technical Preview towards the end of last year. Since then Microsoft has been constantly updating with new features, the most recent of which is the Cortana Digital Assistant for desktop. Additionally, the latest versions of Microsoft Office are now available.

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KitGuru Says: Parallels is a fairly expensive bit of software for casual users. Although if you don't feel like dual booting your system, it is worth a try. How many of you guys use OS X? Do you prefer using a VM or Bootcamp? 

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