Try Windows 8 in VirtualBox without Compromising Existing Windows 7 Installation

Windows 8 is generating lot of buzz lately, with over 400 million copies of windows 7 sold, Releasing Windows 8 early can be risky for folks over at redmond, but several Windows 8 builds are already out it the wild,

Now you can test one of these builds on virtualbox also…

Follow these simple steps to enjoy windows 8.

1. Download Virtual Box (If You Haven’t Already).
2. You also need a build of windows 8, grab one here.
3.  Make sure your computer support Hardware Virtualization Technology – Read more information about Virtualization Technology.
4.  Create a new virtual machine in Oracle VirtualBox. Select ‘Windows 7’ as OS version.
5. Enable VT-x and Nesting Paging options Under system in settings.
6. Enable PAE/NX under processor settings. You can change the processor numbers according to physical processor cores, (I set to 2, because mine is Intel Core2duo)
7. Enable IO APIC under motherboard settings of virtual machine.
8. Enable 3D Acceleration, you can enable 2D Acceleration also.
9. Maximize the display memory size

Start virtual Machine and enjoy windows 8..

via BetaArchive

Nokia Taking Chinese Route for Its Windows Devices

Nokia plans on launching Windows Phone 7 handsets through China’s largest mobile phone carrier as the handset maker tries to fend off competition from Android devices and Apple’s iPhone.

The smartphones would operate on China Mobile’s 3G network using the TD-SCDMA standard, said Nokia executive vice president Colin Giles during a speech in Beijing on Friday. China Mobile has more than 600 million users or about two-third of the country’s total mobile phone subscriber base.

Giles, however, did not give a specific launch date, and only said the phones would be introduced some time in the future.

Nokia reigns as the top selling handset manufacturer in China. But the company has struggled to maintained that position as sales for Android devices and Apple’s iPhone grow, according to analysts.

Nokia’s move to launch smartphones through China Mobile will allow the company to tap a vast user base, said C.K. Lu, an analyst with research firm Gartner. But the devices may not appeal to most customers given their estimated high price.

“Nokia’s strategy is to use Windows Phone to position its smartphones as higher-end devices,” Lu said. “But if you want the mass market, you have to drive down the price.”

“I think this Windows Phone 7 will help them, but I don’t think it will have a big effect,” he added

Originally Posted at PC World.

Take That Microsoft, Apple and RIM….. Android Will Stay Open

As we all know that there is an ongoing Patent war between google and its competitors, Just as we were thinking that google is down and out in this war by loosing nortel patents and war of words with Microsoft, Google fired back and this time google is well into game with a bang.

Google today announced that it is acquiring Motorola Mobility. The search and online advertising company is buying the company for approximately $12.5 billion (or $40 per share), in cash. The price represents a premium of 63 percent to the closing price of Motorola Mobility shares last Friday. Google had about $39 billion in cash at last count.

Now here comes the important part, According to PR

The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a dedicated Android partner, will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. Motorola Mobility will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate business.

The Motorola Company holds approximately 14,600 granted patents and 6,700 pending patent applications, worldwide.

Acquiring Motorola Mobility Gives necessary strength to google in order to compete with the likes of Microsoft, Apple etc.

It also brings Google at par with Apple, as google will now have its own hardware and Software…

We are not sure how other big android players like Samsung, htc etc will react to this, but we know one thing for sure that it is not a good news for Microsoft in terms of Patent War.

Read Full Press Release Here.