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CrossOver Android Preview brings Windows apps to Chromebooks


CrossOver Android Preview brings Windows apps to Chromebooks
Codeweavers has announced that the Tech Preview of CrossOver for Android is now available, allowing ChromeOS users with Intel processors to run Windows applications on their laptops.The app uses WINE API translation technology and supports apps as sophisticated as Office 2010, Quicken and DirectX9 and Steam, but does not support every Windows application.Minimum specs are Android 5, the Google Play store on Chrome, an Intel, not ARM processor and 2 GB of RAM.






CrossOver for Android runs Windows programs on x86 Android tablets and Chromebooks


CrossOver for Android runs Windows programs on x86 Android tablets and Chromebooks
If you have ever used Linux, Mac, or another *nix operating system, you've probably heard of Wine.No, not the beverage - it's software that allows Windows programs to run on platforms that aren't Windows.Wine is one of my favorite open-source projects, under development since 1993 and having a massive community of developers and testers.






CrossOver for Android promises Windows app compatibility, but only on Intel


CrossOver for Android promises Windows app compatibility, but only on Intel
Codeweavers, maker of the CrossOver app that allows Windows applications to run on Mac OS X and Linux, has announced a preview program of the new edition of CrossOver for Intel-based Chromebooks and Android tablets.CrossOver for Android has been in development for "two years, nine months, two weeks, and a day," according to Codeweavers.Don't expect it to run all Windows apps out of the gate, but the company states it will run many popular titles, like Steam and Office 2010.






Ready to run Windows programs on Android tablets and Chromebooks?


Ready to run Windows programs on Android tablets and Chromebooks?
This article was originally published on our sister site TabTimes.CrossOver is a program that allows you to run Windows programs on non-Windows platforms.The developers have been trying to bring its functionality to Android over the past three years, and now it finally appears to be working.


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