Oracle has released VirtualBox 7.0 and the latest version of the popular open source virtualization software brings a number of new features that should make it easier to install Windows 11 in a virtual machine, an updated 3D graphics stack, and support for full disk encryption of virtual machines.
It’s also the first version of VirtualBox to feature a developer preview of a package for Macs with Apple Silicon… but it’s an unsupported feature at this point, so expect it to be buggy.
Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.
There’s also an unsupported developer preview package for Macs with Apple Silicon that allows you to install x86/64 virtual machines and virtual TPM 1.2 and 2.0 support for installing Windows 11 in a VM.
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) October 11, 2022
The first “gaming Chromebooks” announced today may be designed for cloud gaming. But Google has been offering experimental support for Steam on Chromebooks since earlier this year. Now more Chromebooks are supported, including models with Core i3 chips. https://t.co/oyZjqseCUa
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) October 11, 2022
CrackBerry is laying out its plans to return from the dead (or mostly dormant) state it’s been in for years. BlackBerry phones may be mostly a thing of the past, but there’s still plenty of room for the return of a classic niche tech blog and community. https://t.co/fcnUsbwJvx
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) October 11, 2022
MediaTek’s Dimensity 1080 is a new chip for 5G-ready smartphones with support for camera image sensors up to 200MP. It’s a follow-up to the Dimensity 920 and features 2 x 2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 CPU cores, 6 A55 cores @ 2 GHz, and Mali-G68 MP4 graphics. https://t.co/MghNXrdf7P
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) October 11, 2022
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