Get Angry Birds Free on PC for Limited Time
Intel is offering Angry Birds for free to new users of its AppUp Center.
In an effort to get consumers into using its new AppUp Center, Intel is now offering the PC version of Angry Birds free for a limited time. The only catch is that fans must download and install the Intel AppUp Center client from Best Buy's website, and create a new account. The free app giveaway also only applies to US-based residents.
But as Intel warns, the new AppUp Center isn't for every computer, designed mainly for Atom-based netbooks. However, the client is compatible with some desktop and laptop computers running the 32-bit version of Windows XP and both versions of Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit). Netbooks are required to have Windows XP (SP3), Windows 7 Starter Edition, Home Basic or Home Premium installed.
Intel originally launched the beta of its app store for Atom netbooks during CES 2011 back in January. The initial batch of free and premium apps spanned across education, entertainment, games, health and others. Acer, Asus , Dell and Samsung were even among the first OEMs to jump on board, announcing their support for app stores based on Intel's new AppUp Center during the show.
Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini later stated that Intel and its partners expected to "expand the stores over time to include applications for other large categories such as PCs, handheld CE devices, smartphones, CE appliances, TVs and other devices based on future Intel processor families." But as of this writing, both Intel's AppUp Center client and Rovio's Angry Birds worked flawlessly on a notebook running Windows Home Premium 64-bit and AMD's dual-core Athlon II P340 processor (see screenshot). Of course, that doesn't mean every app will work correctly.
Currently Intel's app store features twenty-two separate categories including Security, Books, News, Intel Learning Series and lots more. Premium and free games include Slingo Deluxe, Raging Thunder 2, The Last Stand and even Age of Conquest 3. Intel said Angry Birds will be free while "supplies last," so go sign up for the AppUp Center here.
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Get Angry Birds Free
at first i was like
must download and install the Intel AppUp Center client from Best Buy's website
but then i was like
oh cock I just installed ultimate on my netbook...
Oh well I'll just play angry birds on my phone then.
I HATE Best Buy, I hope they get looted when the riots are back.
Always high prices and poor service never to forget the scams that were pulled on people expecting to receive what they purchased but instead got something else instead.
just to future milk
Free angry birds for your personal information... sounds like a great deal for best buy
just to future milk
Exactly. The key here is you have to create an account - which they will then promptly spam.
"Get Angry Birds Free on PC for Limited Time"
I would not install this game even if you paid me!!!
Angry Birds?!! Jisas Craist.........
If double post, than sorryyyy
Call me when it's about free Duke Nukem Forever of TES: Skyrim.
I'd rather pay $2 on Steam than to apply for Intel AppUp. I'm happy with Steam. I don't need another client.
Get Angry Birds Freeat first i was like must download and install the Intel AppUp Center client from Best Buy's websitebut then i was like
I kind of feel the same way
^Darn, the quote got messed up
Can't you already get 100 different physics knockdown games on the pc for free already?
darn, the birds won't be flying free with strings attached.
anyone else here sick of the word "apps"? Its like they need to shorten the word application because your not even getting a whole application and its not big enough to be considered software. Instead of downloading a game you download an "app". Im glad i dont use apps, id rather use software and play games. I hate apple soooo much for making this word popular.
UGH I want nothing to do with Best Buy..No Thanks.
Get Angry Birds Free
at first i was like
must download and install the Intel AppUp Center client from Best Buy's website
but then i was like
Only for netbooks with atom processors and running XP SP3, Win7 Starter or Home...
And i was like D=
No Ubuntu love? If it works on Android, it shouldn't be THAT hard to get it to work on Linux desktop...
the game got boring fast.
Amazon done it & now Intel is doing it,who's next...
At least someone can get something for free,even though I can't...
Get Angry Birds Free on PC for Limited Time...For a Price...
how the headline should have read.
This news coming right after the news that Intel's former head of Mobile(got fired, because even after 24 years of service a spokesperson only used one sentence to note his departure and replacement) makes me think that Intel really wants to get the word Atom back into people's mind.
Signed up (using my junk email address of course), downloaded the app (its from Intel not Best Buy). Can't sign in. May be due to it sucking or my company's firewall (why not on port 80?!). Either way FAIL
intel offer the same think couple weeks ago and I am running the game on a 17" laptop with W7 ultimate.works fine...and already finished the game
More bloatware. No thanks. Buy it from the dev's website, no? Support the company, don't buy it from a third party.
I installed just to see what it was like. Just uninstalled it, I expected Intel to be better at writing software. Thats a horendosly bad program.
I will not install an app center on a windows PC.
If i need software, i google or pricewatch a competitive price.
I used to love Intel, but the last 3 or 4 years have really jaded me to them.
An article about this makes me suspect the version I already tried out for a bit on my platform of choice was an illegal version, but, I already have tried angry birds on the PC, for free. I don't know if that is the same version with mobile, I just tried it out to see what was the fuss all about.
I may try Amazon & get it for free their,before Apple has it's way...
I have angry birds from this company, and it works nicely on a core2duo 1,66Ghz laptop with intel gma950 graphics.
But the one I downloaded for free from this intel app store works like crap!
I get 1fps out of that one, especially when the bird hits some objects and the objects are tumbling, 20fps when it's doing nothing.
That's pretty lame, and not optimized for atom, otherwise my core2duo should be able to do this game quite easily!
Cant sign in and when it gets halfway through the download it locks up! Waste of proggramming effort, and a waste of my time putting it on and then uninstalling it - not happy. BTW u dont need to D/L from Best Buys, but you DO need to sign up