Today, Parallels announced the availability of their virtualization software Desktop version 4.0. It has a slew of new features, such as Modality, Smart Mount, 64 bit support and Speech Recognition. It’s also said to be 50% faster than version 3.0. You can buy the package for $79.99, or upgrade from version 3.0 for $39.99.

I’ve been using VMware Fusion now for almost a year, but the new features included in Parallels Desktop 4.0 are tempting me a bit to switch. Here’s the breakdown of why I’m tempted…

It seems that Mac application bundles are the new fad, and I’m not complaining. If you act quickly, you can get a super deal on a collection of 9 Mac apps from Parallels.

They’re calling it the Green Bundle. App details and pricing after the break.