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HP kills its virtualization tool for using Win32 apps on Windows Mobile

The HP Elite x3 is one of the most powerful Windows 10 Mobile devices released to date, for what it’s worth. But while the phone has an operating system called Windows and supports Continuum, which gives you a desktop-like environment when you connect an external display, it doesn’t have native support for Windows applications developed […]

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Microsoft’s Remote Desktop app preview brings desktop apps to Continuum for phone (kind of)

One of the coolest new features in Windows 10 Mobile is Continuum for phone, which lets you connect some phones to an external display, keyboard, and mouse and use your mobile device like a desktop PC. But Continuum for phone is pretty limited: it only works on a handful of phones (including the Lumia 950, […]

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Dell’s tiny Cloud Connect computer learns new tricks

The Dell Wyse Cloud Connect is basically a PC-on-a-stick that runs Google Android and Dell’s custom software. There are dozens of similar devices from Chinese companies… but what makes Dell’s version different is the company’s emphasis on enterprise features that let you use the pocket-sized PC as a thin client, digital signage device, and more. […]

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Parallels Access brings remote desktop to Android, iPhone

Parallels launched an iPad app that lets you remote control a PC from your tablet last year. Now the company is adding support for smartphones with the launch of Parallels Access for Android and iPhone. You can use the mobile app to remote control a Mac or Windows computer while using a touch-friendly user interface […]

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Lilbits (4-23-2014): Control your PC from your phone

Remote controlling your desktop PC from your smartphone probably isn’t something you need to do very often. But from time to time it’s nice to be able to login from your phone and grab a file, open a document, or maybe even watch a video that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to access on your […]