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This rarely discounted app lets you access your desktop on your phone
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If you’ve ever been in a situation where you really needed to access an important file and/or hilarious video from your desktop, but you were nowhere near home, you need Parallels Access. Parallel Access allows you to easily connect to your laptop or desktop from your mobile device with one tap, granting access to all your at-home or work apps and files.
Their proprietary Applification technology allows you to use any of your desktop apps as if they were native apps on your iPhone, iPad, Android device, or Kindle Fire using nothing but a standard internet connection. Android users can even add desktop apps to their mobile device’s home screen for quick access.
With the Parallels Access Universal File Manager, you can view and manage any file you have saved in the Cloud or on up to five remote or local Macs or PCs. So no matter where you are, that important PDF, Word doc, or spreadsheet is right at your fingertips. You can also access and play certain games with the experimental control editor — so it’s not all business.
Unlike similar remote desktop apps, Parallels Access offers optimized screen resolution for your mobile device, so your desktop never appears distorted and unnavigable. It also offers the intuitive Lock’n’Go Magnifying Glass, so you can stay focused on exactly what you want without the need to constantly pinch and zoom.
Mashable readers can get a one-year subscription to Parallels Access for $9.99, which is 50% off the standard $19.99 price tag. This app never goes on sale, so you’ll definitely want to take advantage.
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