Broadcom tried to hit AT&T with a 1,050% price increase for VMware products
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VirtualBox 7 gets a modern look, expands Oracle Cloud integration
VirtualBox's refreshed UI brings a more modern feel, including a switch from simplified controls for beginners to full settings for experienced users, and more.
AT&T sues Broadcom for refusing to honor existing VMware service agreements
VMware parent now wants "hundreds of millions" in subscription fees to continue offering support
VMware Workstation 17.6 updated with new OS support
VMware Workstation has been updated with support for Windows 11 23H2, Server 2025, Ubuntu 24.04 and Fedora 40. Also, the vmcli command-line tool allows users to create new virtual machines, VM templates, power on VMs, and more settings through direct access to the hypervisor.
Run Windows and Linux virtual machines for free with VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation lets you run Windows, Linux, and a host of other operating systems side-by-side on the same PC. Switch between OS instantly, share files between VMs with drag-and-drop functionality, create clones and more.
Windows 11 will offer new secure application "enclaves" to protect sensitive data through virtualization
Much VM, Very Secure: Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) is a controversial security feature enabled by default during Windows 11 installation. By turning the OS into a virtual machine running on top of the Hyper-V hypervisor, data protection and integrity are greatly enhanced, though performance is negatively impacted.
AWS now offers a monster 896-core cloud instance averaging $263 per hour
Serious performance uplift for cloud apps, but priced accordingly
Windows Server 2025 gets VM-based GPU partitioning for AI workloads
The result of Microsoft's team-up with Nvidia
VMware price hike forces Australian company with 24,000 virtual machines to jump ship
Computershare was served a bill 10 to 15 times higher than previously agreed
VMware Workstation and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisors are now free for personal use
A welcome silver lining emerging from Broadcom's messy VMware acquisition?
Google is working to add ChromeOS support to Android devices
With a bit of virtualization magic, an Android phone can run ChromeOS
An old and unreleased beta build of Windows 7 has leaked online
A trip down memory lane and into Microsoft developers' mind
VMware forced to patch dangerous vulnerabilities in discontinued products
Flaws so severe, the company felt the need to update the now-abandoned ESXi hypervisor
Broadcom is discontinuing VMware's free type-1 hypervisor ESXi, too
Users of the bare-metal hypervisor will have to migrate to competing products, or get a license
ScummVM lets you play classic games on systems they were never designed for
Instead of an emulator, ScummVM replaces the executable files provided with the games, allowing these games to be played on different platforms. ScummVM supports classic titles like Sam & Max, Monkey Island, Broken Sword, Myst, Blade Runner, and more.
Broadcom will not axe desktop hypervisor Workstation products after VMware acquisition
Broadcom will keep VMware's popular desktop hypervisor alive and kicking, after all
Running Windows apps on ChromeOS just got easier thanks to Cameyo's virtualization platform
Turning desktop applications into browser-based apps?
VMware Fusion can now use full 3D acceleration for Windows 11 Arm on Apple Silicon chips
The virtualization platform got much better at supporting Windows on modern Macs
You can now run Windows 11 virtual machines in GPU memory
Run your whole system from your GPU
Play Nintendo Wii and GameCube games on PC and Android
Dolphin Emulator will become available on Steam soon, but you don't need to wait. Download it here for free, available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and even Android.
ChatGPT was made possible thanks to tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs, which Microsoft is now upgrading
Microsoft used hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Nvidia A100 GPUs and is now upgrading to H100s
Calibre is an e-book manager for organizing your virtual library
In addition to organizing, Calibre lets you edit, modify and create e-book from scratch. It syncs your library with almost every e-reader, phone or tablet, as well as any Windows, Mac and Linux device.
VirtualBox hits 7.0 with improved Windows 11 support
Oracle has released VirtualBox 7 with support for SecureBoot and TPM 1.2 / TPM 2.0 for improved Windows 11 performance. The latest version now lets you fully encrypt all virtual machines.
Virtual computer built inside Minecraft can now play Minecraft
Would you like some Minecraft with your Minecraft?
Android 13 virtualization runs Windows 11 on a Google Pixel 6
Windows 11 can run Android apps... now Android can run Windows 11