Windows on ARM was supposed to deliver the best of the both worlds: the low power consumption, long battery life, and always-connected capabilities that come with ARM-based chips, and compatibility with millions of Windows applications. In practice, it’s been more of a mixed bag. Not all Windows applications have been compatible, and performance hasn’t always […]
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Hangover lets (some) Windows x86 apps run on Linux PCs with ARM or POWER chips
Want to run Windows apps on a Linux computer? WINE may be able to help. Want to run x86 bit applications on a PC with an ARM-based processor, or vice versa? Then an emulator like QEMU might be may be able to help. And if you want to do both of those things at once? […]
Microsoft is bringing x64 emulation to Windows 10 on ARM
Windows 10 can run on computers with x86 or ARM processors. But up until now Windows devices with ARM chips have had one major limitation: they couldn’t run 64-bit apps designed for computers with Intel or AMD chips. Now Microsoft has announced it’s bringing support for x64 emulation to Windows 10 on ARM, which means […]
Powkiddy A12 retro console is a mini arcade cabinet with a 9 inch screen
Chinese device maker Powkiddy has launched a new retro console that looks like a classic arcade cabinet, if you shrunk it down, slapped a 9 inch display on the front, and put a 4,000 mAh battery inside for gaming on the go. Available from AliExpress for about $100, the Powkiddy A12 is said to be […]
RetroPie now works with the Raspberry Pi 4 (turn the $35 PC into a retro game console)
RetroPie is an open source operating system designed to transform a Raspberry Pi into a retro game system. Version 4.6 is out this week, and for the first time it adds official support for the Raspberry Pi 4. RetroPie is basically what you get when you take the Raspbian operating system, load it up with […]
Wine 3.0 released (Run Windows programs on Linux… and some Android devices)
Wine is an emulation compatibility layer that makes it possible to run some Windows applications on computers using GNU/Linux, macOS, BSD, and similar software, and recently Wine developers have been working on bringing support for Windows applications to Android devices with x86 processors as well. Now Wine 3.0 is out, and the latest version includes […]
Wine 3.0 could bring Windows app support to Android by end of 2017 (sort of)
Developer of the open source Wine project have been making it possible to run some Windows applications on GNU/Linux and Mac computers for more than two decades. Now the team is getting ready to launch WINE 3.0. Among other things, the next major release will update the default version from Windows XP to Windows 7, […]
Seedi is a Retro game system that plays CD-ROMs (crowdfunding)
Want to play some classic console video games, but having a hard time getting your hands on an SNES Classic? There’s no shortage of ways to emulate classic game systems on a PC. You can even turn a $35 Raspberry Pi into a game emulation system with free software like RetroPie. But actually obtaining games […]
Intel makes not-so-subtle threat to Qualcomm and Microsoft over plans to emulate x86 tech for ARM chips
14 Comments on Intel makes not-so-subtle threat to Qualcomm and Microsoft over plans to emulate x86 tech for ARM chipsMicrosoft plans to release a new version of Windows 10 that runs on devices with ARM-based chips from Qualcomm. Unlike earlier versions of Windows-on-ARM, the new operating system will include an emulation layer that lets you run Win32 apps, which means that millions of programs which couldn’t run on Windows RT (or Windows 10 Mobile, […]
CrossOver is bringing Office 2013 support to Chromebooks
CrossOver Android is a utility that makes it possible to run some Windows software on Android devices with Intel processors. The developers at CodeWeavers released an initial beta last summer, and a new Tech Preview is coming soon. CodeWeavers president James Ramey says the update includes a new user interface and support for more apps […]
Qualcomm and Microsoft: ARM chips will support desktop Windows software in 2017
Soon you may be able to run desktop Windows software on devices with ARM-based processors. Rumors had suggested that Microsoft was working to add support for ARM chips to future versions of Windows 10 by making it possible for 64-bit ARM processors to emulate x86 chip architecture. Now Qualcomm has confirmed that this is true, […]
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 […]