VMware released an update to version 1.1 of their OS X based virtualization software called Fusion. The update includes new features and bug fixes.

  • Experimental support for DirectX 9.0 3-D graphics (without shader support)
  • Improved USB support for syncing an iPhone with a MS Windows VM
  • Improvements to Unity; Show/hide taskbar in View menu, Launch Applications window no longer appears if no Unity windows are open, Improved support for Vista 32/64-bit and XP 64-bit.
  • Improved Boot Camp partition detection to work around an issue which the partition is incorrectly set.
  • Eject key now automatically ejects the optical drive, even if the optical drive is attached to a VM
  • VMware Shared Folders created with Windows Easy Install now defaults to “Read Only” access of the Mac’s home directory for maximum security.
  • Option to hide the VMware Fusion status bar to take advantage of more screen real estate.
  • More obvious status bar indication that VMware Tools are not installed or are out of date.
  • More obvious indication that virtual machines must be first powered off in order to change most virtual hardware settings.

For a complete list of features and bug fixes VMware has a list of everything on their website.

VMware Fusion Beta 1.1 Beta 1 Release Notes