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Qualcomm invests in BlueStacks Android player

Qualcomm invests in BlueStacks Android player

10 April 2012 by Discuss (3)

Have you tried out BlueStacks? If you’re reading this on a Windows PC, you really should – it’s an impressively simple way to get Android apps onto your full-sized computer, and ever since the software’s beta update, it’s only gotten better. BlueStacks’ success has not gone unnoticed: TechCrunch reports are surfacing that chip maker Qualcomm …

Bluestacks App Player hacked for root and Google Play Store access

Bluestacks App Player hacked for root and Google Play Store access

05 April 2012 by Discuss (0)

The Bluetstacks Android app player is already a pretty cool little service: after its recent upgrade to Beta status, it can handle just about any Android app on a Windows PC. The beta can sync apps from your Android phone or tablet, or download them directly from third-party apps stores, but like Steve Austin, it …

BlueStacks App Player for Windows enters beta

BlueStacks App Player for Windows enters beta

27 March 2012 by Discuss (2)

One of the more exciting non-hardware innovations to pop on the Android scene last year was BlueStacks, a comprehensive piece of Windows software that allowed Android apps to be downloaded and installed on standard PCs. The program has graduated from alpha and entered its first beta – download it from their website now. (Sorry Mac users – they’re working …

The amalgamated Android user: you guys really like blue jeans

The amalgamated Android user: you guys really like blue jeans

29 December 2011 by Discuss (3)

Generalizations are bad, especially when applied to people. (Generally speaking, of course.) But every once in a while they can be a lot of fun, too. To that end BlueStacks, the makers of the popular proprietary Windows software that runs Android apps, have  put together the amalgamated Android man. It’s a statistical view of the …

BlueStacks Android app player gets 550,000+ downloads

BlueStacks Android app player gets 550,000+ downloads

06 December 2011 by Discuss (0)

Just in case you were wondering, yes, ore excited about the prospect of running Android apps on their full-sized computer. BlueStacks, the startup software package that lets you easily run and sync Android apps to any Windows computer, has racked up more than half a million downloads since its  October debut. 550,000 downloads is an …

BlueStacks Android emulator expands to Windows XP and Vista

BlueStacks Android emulator expands to Windows XP and Vista

22 November 2011 by Discuss (4)

If you’re still holding on to your ancient Windows XP machine and you’ve got a hankering to try out the impressive BlueStacks app emulator, today is your lucky day. The software is expanding support to older Windows versions, XP and Vista, and it already supported Windows 7. Other than the expanded platform support there isn’t …

AMD invests in BlueStacks to bring Android apps to Windows tablets

AMD invests in BlueStacks to bring Android apps to Windows tablets

20 October 2011 by Discuss (3)

Android and Windows users had something to cheer about last week when start-up BlueStacks released the first version of their Android emulation software, which makes running and syncing Android apps on Windows easy. Now hardware giant AMD and virtualization software maker Citrix are investing 5.6 million dollars into the small company, hoping to spur development …

Android Community Weekly : June 4, 2011

Android Community Weekly : June 4, 2011

Welcome to another edition of Android Community Weekly! This past Sunday some press photos surfaced with a breaking leak to the Asus Padphone. Later on, as it becomes official, the group AlwaysInnovating accused Asus of copyright infringement. Notion Ink Adam sales open again, and this time the promise of Honeycomb June 27 is there to …