Special introductory price of $4.99 for a limited time

Sep 2, 2011 14:21 GMT  ·  By

Soon after updating its flagship desktop product for Mac users, Parallels Inc. released a new version of the mobile sidekick application Parallels Mobile, which now enables users to control their Mac just like they control their virtual machine.

Currently available at a special introductory price for a limited time, Parallels Mobile lets you access and use your Mac and Windows apps running in Parallels Desktop for Mac while on the go.

“Parallels Mobile allows you to remotely access all the applications on your Mac - both Mac applications and Windows programs - from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch,” the developer explains.

The software is compatible with iPhone 3G or later, iPod touch, and iPad, and requires iOS 4.0 or later. It also requires Parallels Mac 6 on the desktop end (specifically, build 12094 or later) but works best with Parallels Desktop 7, the newest version of the virtualization solution.

On the iOS front, Parallels Mobile 3.0.510 improves stability, performance, and general usability, and includes new features, according to the developers.

For example, users can now control their Mac just like they control your virtual machine, and they can now play back music and audio files remotely from their virtual machine.

This includes Flash content which, as you may already know, doesn’t run on Apple’s iOS devices natively.

The new Parallels Mobile enables you to copy and paste text between your mobile device and virtual machine. And it has been tweaked to connect to your Mac and virtual machines only when Wi-Fi connection is available.

Finally, the updated iOS app boasts improved support for external displays and keyboards.

Learn more about Parallels here, or download the new, discounted Parallels Mobile via the link below.

The software is 14.8 MB in size and arrives as the same binary for all supported devices, which means you only download one app, not a whole bunch of versions for each particular device model.

Download Parallels Mobile for iOS