Earlier this year Wyse launched a mobile line of remote desktop apps called PocketCloud earlier this year, allowing users to remotely control a desktop computer using an iPhone or Android device. Now the company has given its Android app a major overhaul, with improved security features and a new UI for tablets with high resolution displays. PocketCloud 1.1 for Android supports multitasking, can be installed… Read more »

TeamViewer provides remote desktop software that lets you quickly and easily login to a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer from another computer. Earlier this year TeamViewer released an iPhone app that lets you control a computer from an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Now there’s an Android app as well. TeamViewer for Android v6.0.1 is still technically a public beta, but it works quite well… Read more »

I’ve never really found the ability to login to my desktop computer and control it from a phone with a 4 inch or smaller screen to be all that exciting. I mean, sure it’s cool… but not all that useful most of the time, unless you really need to find a file that you left on your desktop computer while you’re out and about. But… Read more »

Sometimes you need to access files or programs on your computer, but you don’t want to leave your cozy spot on the couch. That’s where remote desktop apps such as RemotePC Lite come in. RemotePC Lite is a free iPad app that allows you to control your computer and access files over a local network connection. In order to use the app, you will have… Read more »

We’ve seen several apps that let you use an Android device to remotely control a computer. Droid VNC server does the exact opposite — letting you control your phone from a PC or Mac using a VNC client. You can use Droid VNC server to remotely login to your phone and control media playback, look up a phone number, or just impress your friends. There’s… Read more »

We’ve already seen that it’s possible to install Windows 3.1 on an Android phone by using aDOSBox. But if you’re looking for a slightly more modern alternative to Google’s Android operating system, Nexus One Hacks has a tutorial for installing Ubuntu Linux on a Google Nexus One Android smartphone. Installing Ubuntu doesn’t require wiping Android off of your device. Instead, Ubuntu runs as a sub-system… Read more »

Wyse PocketCloud is a remote desktop application for smartphones that lets you login to a computer and control it remotely using a mobile phone. the company offers an iPhone app for $14.99, and this week Wyse launched a public beta version of PocketCloud for Android. You can download it for free from the Android Market. PocketCloud for Android is designed to work with Windows computers…. Read more »