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Lilbits: Pixel 6 charging speed, a new Android PS2 emulator, and Nreal’s augmented reality glasses

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There’s a new PlayStation 2 emulator for Android in the works, and while a public beta won’t be available for a few weeks, a few lucky folks have had time to test a pre-release alpha and share some pretty impressive performance on a range of hardware (obviously games will run best on high-end hardware, but […]

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Running Windows on ARM? Now you’ll need Windows 11 for x64 app emulation

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on Running Windows on ARM? Now you’ll need Windows 11 for x64 app emulation

One of the challenges Microsoft faced when bringing Windows to computers with ARM processors was that many Windows applications were designed for x86 chips like the ones Intel and AMD product. So Windows on ARM has an emulation feature that uses software to get x86 apps to run on ARM. When Windows 10 on ARM […]

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RetroArch is now available from the Amazon Appstore (retro gaming on Fire TV and tablet devices)

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RetroArch is a popular, cross-platform tool that lets you play classic console games on a variety of operating systems including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. Now the developers have announced that RetroArch is also available from the Amazon Appstore, making it a little easier to play classic games on an Amazon Fire TV or […]

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Microsoft brings x64 emulation to Windows on ARM

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on Microsoft brings x64 emulation to Windows on ARM

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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RetroPie now works with the Raspberry Pi 4 (turn the $35 PC into a retro game console)

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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 […]

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Wine 3.0 released (Run Windows programs on Linux… and some Android devices)

by Brad Linder 6 Comments on 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 […]

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Wine 3.0 could bring Windows app support to Android by end of 2017 (sort of)

by Brad Linder 6 Comments on 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, […]