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Do you have some favorite apps and games on your Android device that you’d love to run at full screen on your laptop or desktop computer?
Well, thanks to a fantastic Android emulator called BlueStacks, you can!
BlueStacks will allow you to run thousands of popular Android apps and games right on your Mac or Windows PC. [Read more…]
Question from Kelly: I’ve heard it’s possible to run Android apps on a Windows computer.
I have a couple of questions:
1 – Is that true?
2 – If it is, how do I do it?
I have a couple of apps on my phone that I use a LOT and I’d love to be able to use them on my Acer laptop with Windows 10.
Rick’s answer: That’s a great question, Kelly. And as it turns out you can indeed run Android apps on a Windows PC! [Read more…]
Have you ever wished you could schedule a text message to be sent at a future date and time?
I have, and there are plenty of situations where such a capability would come in handy.
For example, let’s say you have a friend whose birthday is coming up in a few days and you want to make sure you don’t forget to send him a “Happy Birthday” text.
Or perhaps you need to remind your wife about an upcoming doctor appointment but you’re afraid you might forget about it yourself before the appointment date arrives. [Read more…]
CCleaner has been the preferred system cleanup utility for millions of PC and Mac users for quite some time.
Now you can get many of the same benefits of the PC and Mac versions of CCleaner on your Android phone or tablet.
CCleaner for Android will clean the junk out of your device and make it run faster and with fewer hang-ups and glitches. I’ve been using it on my phones and tablet for a while now, and I love it.
Here are a few of the ways CCleaner for Android can help optimize and speed up your Android device: [Read more…]
If you have an Android device you probably already know about the countless apps and games that you can download for free from the Google Play Store.
The thing is, many of those “free” apps and games aren’t really free at all since they come with ads and/or require in-app purchases to unlock some of the best features. [Read more…]