

Especially popular were apps like Kakao Talk in Korea, Wordfeud in Germany and WhatsApp in the US. In those three months, it attracted over a million users in more than 100 countries such as the US, Korea, Brazil, Germany and China. The alpha test of BlueStacks ran from October through December of last year, and included a more limited app selection. We are excited to work with BlueStacks to make the emerging Android mobile apps market part of the broader computing arena, especially given that the beta-1 version has been localized for 10 different countries." It also leverages the advanced graphics capabilities of AMD APU and GPU platforms," said Manju Hegde, corporate vice president, Content, Applications and Solutions at AMD (NYSE: AMD). "LayerCake is a disruptive technology that enables PC manufacturers to bring the best of the Android ecosystem to their customers. Apps designed for high-end tablets that use graphics-intensive engines such as Unity can also run on the platform. These capabilities were not part of last year's alpha version. It also enables hardware graphics acceleration. LayerCakeTM enables apps written for ARM processors like Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja to run seamlessly on x86-based PCs. The beta-1 version now incorporates the company's patent-pending LayercakeTM technology. The software supports Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, and enables Android apps to run in windowed or fullscreen mode on PC. Ma– BlueStacks announced the availability of the beta-1 version of their App Player for PC today.


BlueStacks Brings 450,000 Android Apps to a Billion PCsĪfter 3-month alpha test attracts a million users and a Best of CES award, company releases beta-1 version of "App Player"ĬAMPBELL, Calif.
