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CrossOver 16 lets you run Office 2013 on Mac or Linux

CrossOver is a compatibility layer that makes it possible to run some Windows software on Mac or Linux computers. It’s basically a commercial version of the open source WINE, and the two projects share a lot of code, but CrossOver usually has a few exclusive features and offers official support for customers. Today the CrossOver […]

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Wine to bring support for Windows apps to Android

Wine is an emulation a compatibility layer that makes it possible to run some Windows programs on Linux or Mac computers. And eventually Wine may also let you run Windows software on some Android or Chrome OS devices. That’s because Wine’s developers are working to bring code developed for CrossOver for Android to the free and […]

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Run Windows apps on a Chromebook (with CrossOver for Android)

There are a lot of things you can do with a Chromebook. While Google’s Chrome OS is an operating system based on a web browser, there are plenty of web-based games, office suites, email services, and other apps. And now that Google is bringing support for Android apps, there are more than a million app […]

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CrossOver for Android lets you run (some) Windows software on Android, preview launches August 25th

For years, CodeWeavers has been selling CrossOver software that lets you run some native Windows programs on Linux and Mac computers. Now the company is getting ready to bring CrossOver to Android, making it possible to run Windows software (including games) on Android phones or tablets, as well as Chromebooks like the Acer Chromebook R11. A […]

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CodeWeavers demos Windows apps running on a Chromebook (through an Android app)

CrossOver is a utility that allows you to run some Windows programs on a Linux computer. The company behind CrossOver has been working on an Android version that allows you to run Windows software on an Android phone or tablet… but now that Android apps can run on Chromebooks it turns out that installing CrossOver for […]

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Codeweavers demos Steam game client running on Android*

Crossover is a tool that allows you to run some Windows software on Mac or Linux machines. It’s developed by a company called Codeweavers, and it’s basically a commercial version of the open source WINE software, and last year Codewavers announced it was working to bring the software to Android. That means you could eventually run some […]