You may not have Siri in OS X yet, but the new Parallels Desktop 11 release allows you to make use of Microsoft's Cortana virtual assistant.
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Along with your Mac and a copy of Parallels Desktop 11 you will also need an installation of Windows 10. Installation of Parallels Desktop 11 is a breeze (and it's even simpler if you are upgrading from a previous version), and even installing Windows 10 onto your Mac is a breeze.
You're then ready to use Windows 10 on your Mac.
When it comes to Cortana, Parallels Desktop 11 allows you to interact with the virtual assistant in three ways:
- From the Windows 10 desktop
- From Windows 10 with voice control
- From an OS X application
If there's a Windows 10 killer feature, Cortana is it, and with Parallels Desktop 11 you have direct access to it from the OS X desktop.
Along with tight integration of Cortana into OS X, Parallels Desktop 11 brings with it the following features:
- Quick Look viewer for Windows docs
- Travel Mode battery extender
- Use OS X Location Services in Windows apps
- Easy Windows 10 upgrade
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan ready
There's also numerous performance improvements:
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- Boot up and shut down times in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 up to 50 percent faster
- 15 percent increase in battery life
- Windows performance up by up to 20 percent (based on PassMark performance tests)
- Moving files between OS X and Windows is 5 percent faster
- Virtual machines suspend up to 20 percent faster
For developers who need access to Windows within OS X comes the new Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition. In addition to all the tools already built into Parallels Desktop 11, the Pro Edition adds:
- Support for popular developer and testing tools
- Advanced debugging and network tools
- Business cloud support sharing
- More powerful virtual machines (up to 16 vCPUs and 64 vGB of RAM)
Foe those wanting more support, centralized management, and unified volume licensing keys there's also a Business Edition available.
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Parallels Desktop 11 costs $79.99 (an upgrade from a previous version is $49.99) while the Pro Edition and Business Edition cost $99.99 per seat per year.
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