You can plug in your phone, download an emulator, or install the Google Play Store to access Android apps on your computer. Some tinkering may be required.

Windows will be presented as a core part of the Google Play platform with these updates. The mobile and web Play Store will ...

Google Play is getting a bunch of new PC-focused features, including a dedicated tab in the Store. “Buy once, play anywhere” ...

Google Play is boosting its PC gaming ambitions with game trials, a new PC storefront section, and cross-platform purchases for Android and Windows players.

In the name of convenience, many apps these days are designed to be cross-platform. They can run on both mobile and desktop, so you can readily switch between devices without starting from scratch. It ...

Google Play is associated with Android, of course, but Google's app store also supports native games on Windows.

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Google failed to become a formidable competitor to Microsoft and Apple in the desktop space with Chrome OS, but that hasn't made the Mountain View tech giant give up on its desktop effort. Google has ...

Google’s getting in on PCs, and it could mean we’ll finally have another option beyond today’s stable of operating systems. After letting ChromeOS moulder in a sea of its own inadequacies, the tech ...

Microsoft finally launched its answer to Apple Handoff. We tested the new Cross Device Resume features to see if they ...