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Posted September 30, 2012 by Jake Emen in Technology
 
 

AMD Partners with BlueStacks to fetch Android Apps to Windows 8

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Boston (Avauncer.com) - For its new AppZone, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will make use of App Player technology from BlueStacks. This new technology will open up AMD-powered Windows personal computers to over 500,000 Android apps. AMD is entering into a joint venture with BlueStacks, a software startup company to provide a solution to optimize Android apps’ performance on AMD-based Windows computers.

On September 27th, both the companies announced that the new App Player software, which allows Android apps to function on Apple’s Macs and PCs, will be the one powering the new online marketplace, AMD AppZone- this gives notebook players and PC desktop access to over 500,000 Android apps.

The solution of BlueStack already lets users to run Android apps usually used on tablets and smartphones running Intel and AMD x86 chips or on Macs from Apple using OS X. But, by influencing the LayerCake technology of BlueStacks to run AMD AppZone Player, AMD can give users a faster and better experience on AMD-powered Windows computers, as stated by Gabe Gravning, AMD app ecosystem marketing’s head.

This innovative technology from BlueStacks is a feature known as Cloud Connect, which refers to a server that lets users to sync their SMS messages and apps with an Android device. Graving told that the users can gain access to the app player by downloading it directly or downloading any one of the apps, which inturn will download the player to the PC automatically.

AMD will incorporate the new capabilities of BlueStacks in computers working on Windows 7 and Windows 8, which is enhanced to function on tablets and is slated for release on October 26th. The main advantage of the App Player software is that it provides Windows computers users the access to over 500,000 Android apps. With the optimization of Windows 8 for tablets, Microsoft has been persuading programmers to build apps for the OS. In August, the software giant offered Windows 8 final edition to developers, providing them over 2 months to come up with the apps before the launch of OS.

As per some reports, with just a month remaining prior to the launch, there are only around 2000 plus apps in the Windows apps store. The technology from Bluestacks could also make the conditions choppier for Microsoft by deducting the incentives of developers to create Windows-specific apps. It would be more sensible to create an Android app that can also find way to Windows PCs.

Gravning told that offering all those Android apps will improvise AMD-powered Windows PCs.


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Jake Emen

 
Jake Emen is a writer residing in Houston, Texas. He has written numerous articles, some for the Washington Post, USA Today, the LA Times, and the Houston Chronicle. One of AC s Top 100 Content Producers, Carly Hart s interests include news, politics, parenting, frugal living and consumer related issues. He acted as a customer advocate and has extensive experience working on Wall Street. As a highly acclaimed industry leader, he has been a catalyst for public education and accessability of financial services.


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