Not that I'm there very much, but now I can run Instagram, fully functional, on my desktop.

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

We get an early look at one of the screens Google is planning to use to introduce Android desktop users to their OS.

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 ...