AMD and BlueStacks are also working with leading PC manufacturers to preload AppZone and popular Android apps on new PCs. Starting today, consumers can directly access the AMD AppZone through their online website at and browse through the featured apps that are free to download. The collaboration with BlueStacks with optimizations for AMD GPU and APU technology enables a superior experience through AppZone on AMD powered PCs relative to other app stores like AppUp. AMD AppZone is also available for AMD’s massive global installed base of Windows 7 based PCs. Powered by BlueStacks, the AMD AppZone Player brings hundreds of thousands of Android apps to the next generation of Windows 8 based slates, laptops, tablets and AiO desktop PCs. AMD is currently working with its hardware partners, and will probably be bundling the AppZone Player with new laptops and desktops soon.īlueStacks Powers AMD AppZone Player to bring 500000 apps to >100million Windows Based PCsīlueStacks Enables New Mobile-like Revenue Models for AMD’s PC OEM CustomersĬampbell, California, September 27, 2012.īlueStacks today announced a collaboration with AMD (NYSE: AMD) to launch AMD AppZone, the largest collection of Android apps which can be run on PCs. With AMD making a push towards the lower end of PCs, and an arguably touch-friendly Windows 8 on the horizon, BlueStacks may find a lot of brand new users before the year is out. Not everything is smooth and polished, but as a free download, the updated BlueStacks is very impressive.

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