Admit it: You once owned a crazy multifunction remote. It had a black-and-white touchscreen and was supposed to let you control every entertainment device in your house from the comfort of your couch.

Controlling your PC remotely from your smartphone sounds useful in theory, looks cool as an experiment, and generally proves impractical in everyday use. By contrast, controlling your PC remotely from ...

In today’s highly connected world, remote access to our devices provides much-needed flexibility in our daily lives. The ability to control computer with phone, or vice versa, enables us to access ...

With Unified Remote, your phone becomes a wireless keyboard, mouse, and control center, useful for controlling your PC from a distance. Former Vice President of Content, CNET Studios As vice president ...

I hope you had the chance to follow along last week’s Android customization post, where we used Tasker to put one-click action buttons and custom system info right on your Lollipop lock screen. We are ...

Gmote is a remote control for your PC. Or rather, it turns your Android phone into one by connecting your phone to your PC over a WiFi connection. Here’s how it ...

Intel quietly launched a free Android app over the weekend, that lets you use your phone as a keyboard and trackpad for your PC. Intel Remote Keyboard was designed for use with mini PCs that are about ...

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Kodi is a popular streaming app that is compatible with the Windows operating system and most other devices like Android, iOS, Linux, etc. Kodi is ideal for home entertainment and is designed to be ...

A free self-hosted tool replaced my paid remote-access software completely.

There are a lot of apps out there that let you take remote control of your Android device. Most require you to install another app on your device. Some of them can be ...