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Hardware Nirvana [ hahrd -wair nir- vah -nuh] 1. A state characterized by freedom from or oblivion to pain, worry, and the limitations of hardware  set forth by restrictive ecosystems. It is a beautiful thought isn’t it? Pick the device you want. PC, Tablet, Phone. Don’t worry about whether it has Android, Windows 10, Windows Mobile, or iOS. You don’t worry because you know that all the software you use will be available and easily installed. But can it be done?     

First, a confession. I am a Google whore. If there is one company whose products and services I completely swoon over, it’s Google. From Search to Google+, I use them all. I love the tight integration across apps and services. And all for my favorite price...FREE. I also adore Android. What a great OS! So well woven into all of Google’s services and apps that I can’t imagine using any other OS for my phone. I’ve had a slew of Android phones and tablets. All of which have done everything I could hope for at the time except for one glaring detail... I am an artist. I love to draw. At home, I had a standard desktop computer and a Wacom Cintiq 12wx drawing tablet. As an artist, there was nothing better than being able to create right in my computer. Except being able to create wherever I wanted, whenever I wanted. It’s because of this desire that I said goodbye to my Cintiq 12wx, my Nexus 7 tablet and invested heavily in a Surface Pro 2. As an artist, this devic...

What started off as a homebrew fighter made by ONE guy in 2009 and has caught steam ever since is now available on the OnLive service thanks to eigoMANGA! What this means is that not only can you play it on a PC, but any platform the OnLive service runs on.... Including Android! For those that don't have great internet service, you can also purchase the game on Amazon for $5 !!

Capcom announced today that Street Fighter X Tekken for Windows PC is now available at retail stores across Europe and worldwide on all major digital download sites. Read the full PR after the jump!

Greetings Geeks, BlueStacks is a program that allows users to play Android Apps right in their Windows Operating System. The App Player can virtually run over 450,000 Android apps in Windows. This latest beta release allows x86-based machines to run apps written for ARM all with hardware graphics acceleration! The beta build also features mock accelerometer support, and access to the AppStore. Full PR and Video after the jump

You all remember Onlive? The streaming game service. Well, it's got a streaming desktop service that has been making waves. And now its available for selected Android tablets. Check the link. Onlive Desktop comes to Android tablets, brings Microsoft Office along for the ride