You can install the new Windows 8 beta in a virtual environment using the free Oracle VirtualBox or VMWare Player. Here's how. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

VirtualBox: VirtualBox is the free, multi-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac, and Solaris) virtualization app from Oracle. I'm using version 4.1.2. VMware Fusion: Recently updated VMware Fusion 4, for Mac ...

Microsoft offers a choice of a straight ISO file or a setup assistant that can tell you if your current environment is compatible with the new OS. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...

VMware on Thursday launched Workstation 9 and Fusion 5 as it steps up virtualization support for the latest round of new operating systems---Microsoft's Windows 8 and Apple's OS X Mountain Lion.

Upgrading to a new operating system can be an intimidating undertaking that massively disrupts your daily workflow. And considering the dramatic interface changes introduced in Windows 8, you may not ...

Though Windows 8 has received mixed reviews, it remains Microsoft’s latest operating system. If you own a Mac, and you want to use Windows, purchasing Windows 8 is likely the best option.

Redmond’s contentious Windows 8 is almost upon us, and the virtualization apps are already prepped for it with the latest incarnations of Parallels Desktop 8 and VMware Fusion 5. While the main focus ...