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BlueStacks, the company behind the software that allows users to run Android apps on their Windows PCs, is opening another front, having launched a version of its software for Macs. Still in public alpha, BlueStacks is free to download and comes with several apps from the company’s developer partners, such as HandyGames, Creative Mobile, HalfBrick, Evernote, Droidhen and Pulse. BlueStacks also posted a signup on its website for more developers who would like a “Mac version” of their app, hinting us this is just a start and that soon enough we’ll see even more apps bundled with the Mac OS app download.
The original PC version was launched in March of this year and has reached one million downloads in just nine days. It’s unclear whether BlueStacks will be able to repeat the success on Mac OS, considering that most/many Apple fanboys can’t stand Android and would rather die than get a non-iOS based smartphone or (even worse) tablet. Guess we’ll have to wait and see how this goes…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
