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Google releases a tool for developers to launch Android apps on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS

Google releases a tool for developers to launch Android apps on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS Google has opened up its App Runtime for Chrome (ARC) to developers so they can run their apps on any desktop with a Chrome browser, reports Ars Technica. ARC is a project that allows Android apps to run

Samsung’s going to preinstall Microsoft Office on select Android tablets

Samsung’s going to preinstall Microsoft Office on select Android tablets samsung and Microsoft settled their Android royalties lawsuitlast month and now they’re really getting cozy. In the near future, you’ll find Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype preinstalled on “select Android tablets” from the South Korean manufacturer. The packages will start shipping in the

WhatsApp for Android now allows all users to make voice calls, iOS coming soon

WhatsApp for Android now allows all users to make voice calls, iOS coming soon   If you’ve been wondering when, oh when, someone will ring you via WhatsApp so you’ll get its new voice calling feature, you won’t have to sit by the phone any longer. Updating to WhatsApp version 2.12.5 via Google Play does

Microsoft Pens Deal To Preinstall Its Apps On Android Devices

Microsoft Pens Deal To Preinstall Its Apps On Android Devices A glimpse into the future? Microsoft have outlined a partnership with a number of hardware vendors to put a slate of it apps on Android smartphones and tablets. The companyannounced its deal with Samsung earlier today to preinstall Office on select Android tablets from the

New Tutorial Videos For Windows 10 App Developers

New Tutorial Videos For Windows 10 App Developers Along with releasing the new SDK tools for Windows 10 appdevelopers, Microsoft has also posted a series of instructional videos on how to code for the platform. You can read up on the anticipated release of these developer tools here. These allow Windows 10 Technical Preview users

Microsoft Still Thinking About Android Apps On Windows

Microsoft Still Thinking About Android Apps On Windows There are some things that just don’t go away. Whispers that Microsoft might allow the possibility of running Androidapps on Windows, natively, have been going on for more than a year now. And yet, the company is yet to confirm or deny this strategy. But there are

Android Apps On Windows 10? Microsoft Finds Another Way

Android Apps On Windows 10? Microsoft Finds Another Way But will developers pick it up, that be the million dollar question! Microsoft may not have talked much about Android apps on Windows 10, but the company is certain contemplating such a possibility. And according to unofficial reports, close to making a decision. However, there is more

Microsoft pursues Android users, preloading Office on Samsung, Dell tablets

Microsoft pursues Android users, preloading Office on Samsung, Dell tablets Credit: Mark Hachman The company’s eager to extend its services beyond Windows, but some users may see this freebie as bloatware If it can’t sell customers on Windows, Microsoft’s Plan B has been to bring its services to other platforms. Today, it did just that,

Review: 7 excellent mobile app builders

Review: 7 excellent mobile app builders Credit: Shutterstock Alpha Anywhere, AnyPresence, and Salesforce1 lead a rich field of low-code mobile development tools Over the last six months, I’ve been examining and testing a variety of mobile app builders and mobile back ends. In some cases, the app builders and back ends were part of a

Wanted: Easy database app dev tools for the Web

Wanted: Easy database app dev tools for the Web Credit: Pixabay Building database apps for a workgroup used to be a simple task. All we need is a new, modern set of Web tools to make that task easy again A friend of mine needs a simple database application to support his team. It’s fairly