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Install Windows 8 from a USB Drive, Dual-boot with XP, Vista and 7
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 Back when the Windows 8 Consumer Preview hit the Web, we offered a basic guide on configuring a virtual machine. With Windows 8's Release Preview available and the final version inching toward completion, we figure it's a great time to offer a similarly easy step-by-step walkthrough on installing Windows 8 with a USB drive.
If you're familiar with the process, there isn't much for you to see here, but this should serve as a quick confidence booster for anyone who hasn't installed an operating system recently.
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Apple's iOS 6: What's New and What's Missing
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As was the case with every iOS release before it, Apple is promising some fairly major enhancements and new features with iOS 6. iOS 5 was a major release in its own right, but a year has past, and at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco last week, the veil was removed from iOS 6.
Apple apparently has a thing for offering "200 new features" in their operating systems; iOS 6 seems to be following Mountain Lion in that regard. 200 tweaks may sound like a lot (and it is), but there are a few key additions, updates and changes with iOS 6 that deserve a closer look...
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Hands On With Windows 8 Release Preview @ TechReviewSource.com
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This is an early look at Windows 8 Release Preview, Build 8400, installed on a slick and slim Samsung Series 9 ultrabook. Our take on the latest publicly available version of the next Microsoft operating system follows, but at the outset you should realize one thing: In appearance, it`s nearly identical to the Consumer Preview released late last February."
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Windows 8
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TR's Cyril Kowaliski shares his trepidations about Windows 8 in his latest blog post.
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Ubuntu Developer Summit 12.10 Recap
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The weeklong Ubuntu Developer Summit for the Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal wrapped up on Friday in Oakland, California. There was a lot of interesting notes shared on Phoronix from the UDS-Q event, so here`s a summary of the most prominent happenings last week as the future of Ubuntu Linux was plotted."
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ARMv7 Linux Performance Gains
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Earlier in the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin development cycle I noted some performance improvements happening on the ARM side, particularly for Texas Instruments OMAP4. Namely, Ubuntu 12.04 was ARMing up for better performance with ARM hard-float support and the performance becoming more compelling for the PandaBoard ES hardware with proper cpufreq support. In this article is a comparison of the Ubuntu 11.10 and Ubuntu 12.04 ARM performance."
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Windows is found on Mac computers
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"Mobile devices are just as at risk. The phone creator gives
you reduced permissions to attempt to prevent you from installing
untrusted code. If you have ever heard of someone jailbreaking their
phones then you know that there exists a process to remove admin
privileges from the phone creator and give them to yourself.
Jailbreakme.com allows you to seize permissions from your iOS device
just by browsing a website -- imagine a different website which gave
the permissions to someone other than you?"
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Microsoft Windows 8: Mostly A Crap Wreck
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"For the past few days I have been trying out the Microsoft
Windows 8 Consumer Preview. For the most part, I would call Windows 8 a
crap wreck, but it is not without a few advantages over Linux."
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Ubuntu 12.04 vs. Windows 7: Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge Loses On Linux
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Here`s a comparison of the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS versus Microsoft Windows 7 performance when it comes to using Intel Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processors with integrated graphics. While the Sandy Bridge graphics performance was once faster when it came to OpenGL with the open-source Linux driver, that`s no longer the case. The Linux OpenGL performance for both Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge hardware is now slower in most GL workloads than Intel`s Windows 7 x64 driver."
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS KVM Virtualization Battles 8.04.4 10.04.4 LTS
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While recent testing has shown how Ubuntu 12.04 LTS KVM/Xen/VirtualBox virtualization compares between Intel`s Sandy Bridge and AMD`s Bulldozer platforms, in this article is a different look at the KVM virtualization performance of the forthcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS operating system. In this review is a look at the KVM virtualization performance of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS compared to the earlier Ubuntu 10.04.4 and Ubuntu 8.04.4 Long-Term Support releases."
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Hands On With Windows 8 Consumer Preview @ TechReviewSource.com
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First Developers got a look, now it`s time for the rest of us to try out Windows 8. Today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the leading OS maker unveiled Windows 8 Consumer Preview, making it available for the public to download and install on any Window 7-capable PC. Before you try it out, check out our first impressions."
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Ubuntu 12.04 KVM/Xen Virtualization: Intel vs. AMD
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With the upcoming availability of Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin being a Long-Term Support (LTS) release that will be quickly making its way into many enterprise environments, here`s a look at the virtualization performance of this popular Linux distribution. In particular, being looked at is the Linux virtualization performance of KVM, Xen, and Oracle VirtualBox compared to bare metal when using Intel Sandy Bridge Extreme and AMD Bulldozer hardware."
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The Windows 8 Power Struggle: Metro vs Desktop
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We've been looking forward to Windows 8's Consumer Preview for months. This, after all, is Microsoft's big chance to show what they've been working on and unveiling bit by bit for the past year; a chance to evaluate the sum total of changes and advancements baked into the next-generation operating system. We'll discuss some of the features of Metro and Desktop (aka Classic) separately, but our overall focus will be on how the two environments interact with each other.
Metro, Microsoft's new UI, is bold, a dramatic departure from anything the company has previously done in the desktop/laptop space, and absolutely great. It's tangible proof that Redmond really can design and build its own unique products and experiences.
Now, let's consider Desktop mode and then look at how they mesh, or don't.
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Configuring a Windows 8 Virtual Machine
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With the launch of Windows 8's Consumer Preview, you're probably itching to spend some quality time with Microsoft's latest operating system. Although you may have already downloaded the ISO, we bet some of you haven't decided how you're going to install it.
Fortunately, running Windows 8 in a virtual machine solves all that: it won't remove your current OS, you can access it anytime you want without rebooting and it doesn't require any extra hardware. What's more, the test OS can be deleted in only a few mouse clicks.
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Installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview In A VirtualBox Virtual Machine
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The new virtual machine is all ready to use and powered by Windows 8. Depending on your hardware and how much memory and processing power you were able to allocate, the experience may nor many not be the smoothest. Nevertheless, it should give you a good idea of what the OS looks like and how it operates. Then, using that information, if you think the new beta operating system is for you, you can start planning a bare metal install on some physical hardware."
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