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What is Google Cloud Platform?
Google Cloud Platform is a suite of cloud computing services that enable developers to build, launch, and manage applications
Every tech giant seems to have a cloud platform. Still, if you asked someone what the Google Cloud was, they would probably have no idea. The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) isn't a collection of Google's most popular apps and software. They call that Google Workspace, which used to be G Suite.
BlueStacks X launches in beta to bring your favorite* Android games to the cloud
*Well, not your favorites. But someone's, probably
BlueStacks is one of the better ways to use Android apps and games on your desktop PC — at least until Windows 11 blows us away with its upcoming Amazon Appstore integration. The app certainly has its flaws, but it’s still relied upon by millions of users every day. With its latest release, BlueStacks wants to eliminate the need to install apps altogether, with cloud streaming built right in.
Microsoft wants to stream Windows to all your screens, including your Android devices
It's like Xbox Cloud Gaming, but without the fun
Cloud-hosted virtual desktops aren't anything new, but Microsoft, as a first party to Windows, hopes to do the competition better with Windows 365. Built on Azure Virtual Desktop, the subscription service will be available to businesses starting next month.
OnLive makes a lot of headlines for its cloud gaming service. For the unitiated...get on the internet. For crying out loud, where have you been? OnLive renders games on cloud-based servers and streams the game video to your device and your control inputs back to the servers. The result: you can play games on your phone, tablet, or old computer you never would've been able to play before. Now NVIDIA is getting in on the action with the GeForce GRID, a cloud gaming server solution that the company is opening up to game developers.