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Mar 2, 2012 · As with the iOS version, the free OnLive Desktop app for Android tablets streams a virtual Windows desktop to the device, packing full "installed" programs like Microsoft Word, Excel and...
- Kevin Parrish
To get started with OnLive Desktop for Android tablets, you'll first need to create an account from OnLive's Web site. Unfortunately, you can't just create an account from within the app....
Mar 3, 2012 · Six weeks after it debuted on Apple's iPad, OnLive's free desktop app for tablets is now available to download from the US Android Market. This cloud-based PC desktop application enables Android tablet owners to instantly view, edit, and create documents using...
- Lauren Adamson
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Tablets have changed the way people use the internet at home and work, simplifying daily tasks. Along with that simplification however, come minor annoyances and omissions that can leave you scratching your head. The lack of Flash support on the iPad is one well-known omission. But even little things like needing to right-click in a browser to view...
Installing and accessing OnLive Desktop is as easy as downloading the free OnLive Desktop app from the Apple App Store or the newly-renamed Google Play Store. Once the app is downloaded, sign up for a free OnLive account and sign into your desktop on your iPad or Android tablet. The login screen is simple and adequate, but missing information as ba...
Once logged into OnLive Desktop, you’ll see a familiar Windows desktop, complete with Office 2010. The screenshot below shows the OnLive Desktop with on-screen keyboard. Files created in Microsoft Office are saved to your OnLive instance Documents folder and nearly immediately available for cloud access on other machines via the OnLive Desktop site...
For all intents and purposes, OnLive Desktop is simply a virtual Windows desktop attached to a crazy fast internet connection. How fast? I checked. All testing was done on an iPad2 with iOS version 5.0.1. The OnLive Desktop is advertised as "Gigabit-accelerated" browsing. The speed is shared between all OnLive users and it’s veryfast. So fast, that...
The Desktop itself is locked down well as evidenced by my attempts to install apps, load reg files, and run scripts. I was simply told I had no permission, which was expected and good. I had to dig into OnLive Desktop’s Privacy Policy to find information about data security. Along with the usual boilerplate assurance that "we… use industry standard...
Support options include a searchable online Answers section, support question submission and live chat. Chat is available for 16 hours a day (4am-8pm, PST / 12pm-4am, GMT). While the Contact Uspage provides a physical address in Palo Alto, neither phone number nor support email address is posted.
If you are looking for a way to have a remote Windows desktop available on your iPad or Android tablet and don’t want to open up your local network to the internet for something like RDP access, then the $4.99 OnLive Desktop could be for you. An added bonus is that it brings Flash playback to iPads for any site viewable by Internet Explorer. This e...
Mar 2, 2012 · At this time, OnLive Desktop requires Android 2.3 or later and is guaranteed to work on the Acer Iconia Tab A500, ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, Motorola XOOM, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, and HTC Jetstream. If you are interested, a download link has been provided below for your convenience. OnLive Desktop for Android. source: OnLive via BGR
- Nick Todorov
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- phonearena@phonearena.com
Mar 1, 2012 · OnLive Desktop lets Android tablet users access Windows 7 files and applications, including Microsoft Office, on the road.
1 day ago · Google has released a developer preview of a new “desktop windowing” feature that lets users view multiple apps at once by running each app in a window that can be resized and repositioned ...
