BlueStacks 5 beta is now available for download. The Android emulator has been rewritten and now uses 40 percent less RAM. BlueStacks 5 beta supports ARM devices, including the Surface Pro X.

BlueStacks, a free desktop Android emulator that lets users play any mobile game or app on the big screen with a mouse and keyboard, has mostly been limited to PC users until today. But Mac users are ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. BlueStacks started off life as an Android emulator for Windows more than 10 years ...

A little backstory on BlueStacks: the company's app player enabled you to run Android apps on your PC for testing (or merely for giggles), with several companies impressed with the results. AMD has ...

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BlueStacks already has a pretty intriguing deal for people interested in its GamePop Android game console -- sign up for a monthly subscription by the end of June and you'll receive the console and a ...

The race to disrupt traditional game consoles already has a few hopefuls, including Ouya, Gamestick and Nvidia. Now, you can add GamePop to the list. GamePop is an Android-based console from ...

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