What's New in VirtualBox 4.3?
By Fat Bloke on Oct 15, 2013
Great news: Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.3 is available from today!
Let's take a quick look at what's new:
New Platforms
We're at that time of year when vendors are releasing new versions of their platforms, ready to be installed onto new hardware offerings for the upcoming holiday season. So welcome Mac OS X 10.9 ( "Mavericks" ), Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, and all the new Linux distributions too.
And so it is only natural that VirtualBox 4.3 should add support for these new platforms too.
But sometimes that is easier said than done. For example, some of the new platforms are designed for tablet, or laptop/tablet hybrid platforms and so use a multi-touch interface to navigate around the system. This all means that VirtualBox has to deliver a multi-touch virtual device that the guests can use, which is exactly what we did in 4.3. So if you're looking to check out such a system, such as Windows 8(.1), remember to choose the correct pointing device:
