BlueStacks goes Metro with Windows 8
Run Android apps in Windows with BlueStacks LAS VEGAS--BlueStacks isn't a household name, but it's about to become arguably one of the most useful pieces of preinstalled software on Windows 8 computers. At the 2012 Consumer Electronic Show here today, BlueStacks revealed a functional demo that runs Android apps of all kinds on Windows 8. This follows last year's debut of the software and release ...
Does Kinect for Windows warrant a new hacker bounty?
The Kinect for Windows retail box, as seen on Amazon.com (Credit: Adafruit Industries) When Microsoft's mega-hit Kinect motion controller for the Xbox was released in 2010, its closed nature inspired a hefty bounty to hack it and come up with open-source drivers. But now that Microsoft has released an official version of Kinect for Windows , the team that offered that payout is wondering whether ...
CES 2012: BlueStacks Brings Android Apps to Windows 8
BlueStacks' app player will bring Android apps into Windows 8, enabling more than 400,000 apps to run on Microsoft's Windows OS.
CES 2012: AT&T Pushes Windows on LTE Network
AT&T announced its first LTE handsets will run Windows mobile platform, giving a boost to the beleaguered software in its fight with Apple and Google.
Ballmer promotes a reimagined Windows 8 in his final keynote speech
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer gave his final keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show today, promoting the “reimagined” Windows 8 operating system launching later this year. The software uses Microsoft’s Metro user interface from the Windows Phone platform, and it brings Windows up to date for the era of apps, touchscreens, and pretty new user interfaces. In that sense, Ballmer ...
