If you ever wished for
Windows 7 on your
Android
tablet, OnLive offers an instant solution with its Desktop Plus app.
OnLive's Desktop Plus service turns your tablet into a virtual Windows 7 PC. The app-based service rolled out to iPad customers last week, and today made the jump to Android tablets.
The Desktop Plus app is a free download, though the service costs $4.99 per month. For the price, you get a full Windows 7 desktop hosted remotely on OnLive's servers and connected to the Web over a Gigabit Ethernet connection. On top of that, OnLive provides 2GB of cloud storage, which can be used to back up any documents created on the virtualized Windows 7 computer.
Preinstalled applications include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Reader. Adobe Flash is also installed, allowing for a full desktop PC browsing experience, complete with streaming Flash videos, games, and for better or worse--ads.
The implementation and capabilities of OnLive Desktop Plus for Android
tablets is seemingly identical to the iPad's, with one exception.
Google's support for Bluetooth mice in Android means that Desktop Plus
users can take advantage of both a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse
to create a better approximation of a Windows 7 PC experience. Mouse
support is limited to only one button, so quash those right-clicking
instincts now.
OnLive's Desktop Plus app puts Windows 7 on your Android tablet for a monthly fee.
(Credit:
OnLive)
The Desktop Plus app is a free download, though the service costs $4.99 per month. For the price, you get a full Windows 7 desktop hosted remotely on OnLive's servers and connected to the Web over a Gigabit Ethernet connection. On top of that, OnLive provides 2GB of cloud storage, which can be used to back up any documents created on the virtualized Windows 7 computer.
Preinstalled applications include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Reader. Adobe Flash is also installed, allowing for a full desktop PC browsing experience, complete with streaming Flash videos, games, and for better or worse--ads.
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