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Video: HTC HD2 has multi touch enabled Remote Desktop

By: , IntoMobile
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 2:35 AM

If you’re a network administrator then brace yourself for this video. What you’re about to see is the HTC HD2 running a modified version of the Remote Desktop application for Windows Mobile. This tweaked version takes advantage of the capacitive touch screen that the HD2 has to enable multi touch zooming. On the 4.3 inch, with 800 x 480 pixels of resolution, it looks absolutely stunning. Check out Will’s review of the Touch HD2 if you’re interested in more details about the device. It’s expected to launch in America during the first quarter of 2010.

For those of you unfamiliar with Remote Desktop, it allows you to take over another computer. On your display you see the screen of another machine, and whatever you type on your keyboard will be sent to that remote machine. As a former network administrator I can’t emphasize enough how important Remote Desktop is as a tool when troubleshooting computers and settings things up when deploying new machines.

[Via: Pocket Now]

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • GlackLaw

    this shows how close HTC and MSFT are working with each other.

  • sara

    i was curious… my boyfriend has the htc and has the remote desktop set up… can he view what i am doing on our laptop at anytime because he is the administrator? or can he only access the computer but not actually see me in real time? thanks so much.. just curious

  • Nospam000

    Hi Sara…If he has full remote access to your PC he can control all aspects of your PC. If it has a camera he can turn it on and view the camera remotely. Note: Your PC will also display what is happening on the screen at the same time.

    You can also type Shift control Delete key to view the Task manager and select the last tab (Users) to see if anyone else is connected to your PC…

    Hope this helps you..