I thought the Securable app was the trick until I read it can't fully detect if it's truely enabled on 64bit Windows. (post above mine)
I found that if you install.
Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=592
In Windows 8 you have to right click, properties, compatiblity mode, Windows 7
I then confirmed my new Mac Mini (late 2012) i7 machine has VT and it's enabled!
Time to play with VM's