Motorola was one of the first companies to introduce an Android phone that you could also use as a pseudo laptop. But the Motorola Atrix 4G and its WebTop laptop dock were a short-lived experiment (although the lapdock found new life as folks used it with Raspberry Pi devices and other mini PCs). Maybe nobody […]
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Microsoft’s Remote Desktop app adds ARM64 support
Early reviews of the Surface Pro X suggest that Microsoft’s new $1000 tablet looks great, gets decent battery life, and performs well… when you’re running apps that have been ported to run on Windows devices with ARM-based processors. Things slow down a bit when you want to run 32-bit x86 apps, because emulation is required. […]
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 […]
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, […]
Google Chrome Remote Desktop now available for iOS
Want to use your iPad to remotely control your PC? Google’s Chrome Remote Desktop app is now available for iPhone and iPad. The free app is available from the App Store, and it lets you use a mobile device to login to just about any Windows or Mac computer that has the Chrome browser installed. […]
Google launches Chrome Remote Desktop for Linux (beta)
Google’s remote desktop app which lets you log into one computer from another (or from a smartphone or tablet) is now available for Linux. Chrome Remote Desktop for Linux is still in beta, but it now supports Ubuntu, Debian, and related Linux-based operating systems. That means you can use a Linux system to log into […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Google launches Chrome Remote Desktop for mobile
Want to remote control your PC from your phone or tablet? You could use a VNC app or a dedicated tool like TeamViewer or SplashTop. But if you’re using the Chrome browser on your desktop, now there’s a new option: Google has launched Chrome Remote Desktop for mobile. You can install the Android app on […]