Android on Windows gets another supporter in AMD

Last week, we told you about Intel's plans to join Windows and Android at the hip, possibly launching a new brand of computer at this year's Consumer Electronics Show that can run both operating systems simultaneously. As it turns out, Intel is not alone. Chipmaker AMD has just announced a partnership with BlueStacks to do the same thing — and perhaps do it even better than its rival.

Similar to what we've heard about Intel's solution, BlueStacks will run Android within Windows, and in a way that's more or less seamless to the end user. In this case, you'll be able to launch individual Android apps from the Windows 8 Start Screen just like they were native Windows programs, and search for new apps using Microsoft's own Windows 8...

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